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Trump Says Alcatraz Prison Is Unbreakable. History Says Otherwise
US President Donald Trump declared "nobody ever escaped from Alcatraz," outlining plans to reopen the island prison. It was shut down more than six decades ago. As far as Trump's claims are concerned, ...
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 ...
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As Trump calls for reopening Alcatraz, its most famous escape is still a mystery
(CNN) — Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats. On June 11, 1962, three prisoners – Frank Morris and brothers Clarence ...
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 ...
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Alcatraz Was Surrounded by Water, but That Didn’t Stop These People From Escaping
The history behind the secluded, maximum-security prison Alcatraz is both intriguing and a little mysterious. Maybe it’s the fact that it’s perched on an island in the middle of San Francisco ...
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As Trump calls for reopening Alcatraz, its most famous escape is still a mystery
Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats. On June 11, 1962, three prisoners – Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and ...