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Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence

Somebody sent me anemail, and said, "Have you seen this Now ahandwritten letter is again...

NARRATOR: While a groundbreaking new lead from outside the family... - ART: Somebody sent me an
email, and said, "Have you seen this
new letter?" - NARRATOR: ...could change the course of American history... - ANCHORMAN: Now a
handwritten letter is again raising questions about
whether the men survived the frigid waters and
deadly currents

Full Transcript

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- NARRATOR: While a groundbreaking new lead
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from outside the family...
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- ART: Somebody sent me an email, and said,
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"Have you seen this new letter?"
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- NARRATOR: ...could change the course of American history...
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- ANCHORMAN: Now a handwritten letter is again
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raising questions about whether the men survived
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the frigid waters and deadly currents.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:02
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.
- NARRATOR: Did three men break out of the Rock - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:05
- NARRATOR: Did three men break out of the Rock
[dramatic music] - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:13
[dramatic music]
- [on phone]: This is Ken Widner, - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:06
- [on phone]: This is Ken Widner,
- NARRATOR: The family of two of the three escaped prisoners - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:36
- NARRATOR: The family of two of the three escaped prisone...
- [on phone]: We're finally ready to share what we know - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:06
- [on phone]: We're finally ready to share what we know
[dramatic music] - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:19
[dramatic music]
- NARRATOR:...And was the most feared penitentiary in America. - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:04
- NARRATOR:...And was the most feared penitentiary in Ameri...
[dramatic music] - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:38
[dramatic music]
- 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