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Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence

Touted as inescapable by officials, Alcatraz captured the public's imagination. And as...

[dramatic music] Touted as inescapable by officials, Alcatraz captured the public's imagination. And as the years passed, the Rock's mythology grew. ♪ ♪ But in 1962, the unthinkable happens. Brothers John and Clarence Anglin, along with Frank Morris, pulled off an ingenious escape, disappearing into the night

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Touted as inescapable by officials,
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Alcatraz captured the public's imagination.
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And as the years passed, the Rock's mythology grew.
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But in 1962, the unthinkable happens.
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Brothers John and Clarence Anglin,
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along with Frank Morris,
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pulled off an ingenious escape, disappearing into the night.
Duration
38 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:58
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Texas Crew Productions

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Movie Summary

The greatest prison break in history became America's most notorious cold case. The escape from Alcatraz in 1962 forced the government into a merciless manhunt. Still, the three inmates were never found.
- NEWSREEL NARRATOR: The escape triggered the greatest manhunt - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:05
- NEWSREEL NARRATOR: The escape triggered the greatest manhu...
- NARRATOR: With each passing day, the national scrutiny grew, - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:11
- NARRATOR: With each passing day, the national scrutiny gr...
That was Hoover's baby and they did not want people to believe - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:08
That was Hoover's baby and they did not want people to ...
- NARRATOR: Ken and David Widner are the nephews of - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:13
- NARRATOR: Ken and David Widner are the nephews of
- NARRATOR: As the feds insisted that the fugitive trio - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:23
- NARRATOR: As the feds insisted that the fugitive trio
- The FBI harassed the family so bad because they thought that, - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:08
- The FBI harassed the family so bad because they thought th...
- We don't trust the FBI and we do not trust the - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:06
- We don't trust the FBI and we do not trust the
- NARRATOR: Now, five decades removed from the escape, - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:13
- NARRATOR: Now, five decades removed from the escape,
To this day, it is widely believed that the three escapees - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:23
To this day, it is widely believed that the three escapees
We're doing this to prove that they actually did - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:05
We're doing this to prove that they actually did
They actually did survive that crossing. - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:05
They actually did survive that crossing.
- NARRATOR: To help pursue their evidence, the brothers - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:15
- NARRATOR: To help pursue their evidence, the brothers
It consumed his life for 25 years, - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:06
It consumed his life for 25 years,
- DAVID: We have information that I know he's gonna find - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:10
- DAVID: We have information that I know he's gonna fin...
- NARRATOR: The Widner brothers have asked Roderick to - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:18
- NARRATOR: The Widner brothers have asked Roderick to
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You know, he's gonna probably be freaking out a little bit - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:08
You know, he's gonna probably be freaking out a little ...
He's gonna wonder what is really up. - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:04
He's gonna wonder what is really up.
Because I want him to see, you know, hey, this is the - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:06
Because I want him to see, you know, hey, this is the
It's a good place to start this journey at. - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:04
It's a good place to start this journey at.