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Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence

John and Clarence Anglin were Alcatraz inmates 1476 and 1485 respectively, but who were...

NARRATOR: John and Clarence Anglin were Alcatraz inmates 1476 and 1485 respectively, but who were these men and how did they get off the Rock? Much of the ingenuity of their feat is credited to the third escapee, Frank Morris, whose IQ was apparently measured at 133, a figure that placed him in the top 3% of the population. And while the escape and its
planning was a collective effort that included Morris, the Anglin boys played a central role in helping craft the plan. - That's one of the things that
always makes me so mad

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- NARRATOR: John and Clarence Anglin were
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Alcatraz inmates 1476 and 1485 respectively,
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but who were these men and how did they get off the Rock?
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Much of the ingenuity of their feat is credited
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to the third escapee, Frank Morris, whose IQ was
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apparently measured at 133, a figure that placed him
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in the top 3% of the population.
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And while the escape and its planning was a collective effort
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that included Morris, the Anglin boys played a central role
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in helping craft the plan.
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- That's one of the things that always makes me so mad.
Duration
39 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:16
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.
I hear all the stories about, oh, Frank Morris, you know, - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:06
I hear all the stories about, oh, Frank Morris, you know,
He's the one who came up with this plan, - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:09
He's the one who came up with this plan,
- Growing up, Mom said they could make anything - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:05
- Growing up, Mom said they could make anything
- KEN: They were the MacGyvers of the 1950s. - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:05
- KEN: They were the MacGyvers of the 1950s.
- NARRATOR: Over the course of 15 months, the Anglins tapped - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:17
- NARRATOR: Over the course of 15 months, the Anglins tapp...
We know that Clarence knew how to stitch. - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:04
We know that Clarence knew how to stitch.
- They made not only a boat out of it but they - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:06
- They made not only a boat out of it but they
They actually painted portraits of their girlfriends. - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:05
They actually painted portraits of their girlfriends.
Well, the only reason that they did that, - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:08
Well, the only reason that they did that,
So he took hair and dropped it, as he was cutting it, - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:10
So he took hair and dropped it, as he was cutting it,
- NARRATOR: By June 11th, 1962, with the holes in their cells - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 01:00
- NARRATOR: By June 11th, 1962, with the holes in their cel...
They, they had already started planning, I think, - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:05
They, they had already started planning, I think,
[energetic music] - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:44
[energetic music]
I want them to know that these were more than criminals. - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:05
I want them to know that these were more than criminals.
But what got them sent to Alcatraz is, - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:06
But what got them sent to Alcatraz is,
Let's put 'em in Alcatraz, we can keep them there." - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:09
Let's put 'em in Alcatraz, we can keep them there....
They had brothers and sisters who cared about them. - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:04
They had brothers and sisters who cared about them.
[seagulls squawk] - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:23
[seagulls squawk]
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