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Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence

Basically what thetheory is is that rather than just get to the water's edgein the raft...

NARRATOR: With no definitive proof that the brothers lived or died, the truth remains elusive, and the possibilities have been hotly debated since 1962. The widely held assumption is that the men put a raft into the water and paddled into the abyss. But a re-examination of past interviews and documents, combined with the evidence the family has unearthed, has generated a shocking new theory. - ESSLINGER: Basically what the
theory is is that rather than just get to the water's edge
in the raft and go out towards the Golden Gate, they
actually went around the perimeter of the island

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- NARRATOR: With no definitive proof that the brothers
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lived or died, the truth remains elusive, and the possibilities
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have been hotly debated since 1962.
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The widely held assumption is that the men put a raft
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into the water and paddled into the abyss.
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But a re-examination of past interviews and documents,
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combined with the evidence the family has unearthed,
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has generated a shocking new theory.
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- ESSLINGER: Basically what the theory is is that rather than
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just get to the water's edge in the raft and go out towards
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the Golden Gate, they actually went around the
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perimeter of the island.
Duration
38 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:40
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.
There's an FBI document that indicates that when they were - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:07
There's an FBI document that indicates that when they w...
And what they stated was, was that the bloodhounds actually - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:06
And what they stated was, was that the bloodhounds actually
The only true caves on Alcatraz were actually on the west side - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:07
The only true caves on Alcatraz were actually on the west si...
- NARRATOR: Working their way around the island allowed the - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:10
- NARRATOR: Working their way around the island allowed th...
And then they went underwater, tied the electrical cord to the - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:09
And then they went underwater, tied the electrical cord to t...
So, that way, when the prison launch was coming out of the - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:11
So, that way, when the prison launch was coming out of the
- NARRATOR: The escapees could have known exactly - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:17
- NARRATOR: The escapees could have known exactly
There was three boats leaving that island that night - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:06
There was three boats leaving that island that night
It actually would bring them right to the very location that - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:05
It actually would bring them right to the very location that
You know, before, it seemed so random and there was no possible - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:14
You know, before, it seemed so random and there was no possi...
- If you take portions of what we got from Brizzi, - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:09
- If you take portions of what we got from Brizzi,
And I think the clincher is Officer Checchi seeing the - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:15
And I think the clincher is Officer Checchi seeing the
It makes it actually one of the most reasonable ways - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:06
It makes it actually one of the most reasonable ways
- NARRATOR: But who would agree to provide such help? - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:14
- NARRATOR: But who would agree to provide such help?
Roderick believes Anglin family friend Fred Brizzi - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:42
Roderick believes Anglin family friend Fred Brizzi
- NARRATOR: The search for the truth in the 1962 Alcatraz - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:45
- NARRATOR: The search for the truth in the 1962 Alcatraz
- NARRATOR: But that cop, for some reason, - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:07
- NARRATOR: But that cop, for some reason,
It's somewhere in this block here. - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:04
It's somewhere in this block here.
We had always believed that, you know, Checchi was dead. - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:05
We had always believed that, you know, Checchi was dead.
- NARRATOR: As Esslinger scours the bay area - Alcatraz Escape: The Lost Evidence 00:26
- NARRATOR: As Esslinger scours the bay area