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Getting away with murder: These fugitives fled prisons – and were never caught
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison, arousing few suspicions of an attempt to escape until he and a fellow ...
Two high-profile jailbreaks have grabbed headlines across the US. But Americans are used to being captivated by manhunts
On June 11, 1962, three prisoners escaped from the notorious Alcatraz prison, a former US military base located on a small ...
From 'Public Enemy No. 1' to 'Birdman,' these 5 Alcatraz inmates had Kansas ties
These men with Kansas ites were prison inmates on San Francisco Bay's Alcatraz Island, where President Trump suggests ...
Alcatraz thrives as tourist destination amid talk of reopening as a prison
According to the National Park Service, Alcatraz draws roughly 1.6 million visitors each year and generates about $60 million in tourism revenue annually.