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In June 1962, three prisoners of the notorious Alcatraz Island escaped and mysteriously went missing. A plot devised by fellow prison Allen West saw Frank Morris, John Anglin and his brother Clarence spending two years digging an escape route through the cell walls and building a raft to sail to freedom. Dummies were placed in the three prisoners’ beds to fool the prison guards so it was not until the following morning that the guards discovered they had gone.Parts of the raft and life preservers were later found in the bay along with some of the prisoners’ personal effects, leading investigators to conclude that the men had drowned. The FBI officially closed the case on 31 December 1979, ARD align=center]
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In June 1962, three prisoners of the notorious Alcatraz Island escaped and mysteriously went missing. A plot devised by fellow prison Allen West saw Frank Morris, John Anglin and his brother Clarence spending two years digging an escape route through the cell walls and building a raft to sail to freedom. Dummies were placed in the three prisoners’ beds to fool the prison guards so it was not until the following morning that the guards discovered they had gone.Parts of the raft and life preservers were later found in the bay along with some of the prisoners’ personal effects, leading investigators to conclude that the men had drowned. The FBI officially closed the case on 31 December 1979, ARD align=center]