The most famous escape attempt involved Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin, popularized in the film 'Escape from Alcatraz'. They disappeared from their cells on June 11, 1962 in one of the most elaborate escapes ever devised.
The prisoners made papier mache dummy heads to fool guards during their regular prisoner counts and escaped through enlarged air vents in their cells made by metal spoon and an electric drill improvised from a stolen vacuum cleaner motor (the noise was disguised by accordions played during music hour). The air vents led to the utility corridor and from there they managed to climb up onto the roof. They reportedly stole several raincoats and made life rafts to cross the bay. While I'm reading this, a woman next to me says to her friend 'Escaped on life rafts made of raincoats? I don't think so'. I can't help laughing. The bodies of the three were never found so it's not known whether they managed to escape or drowned.
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