For years, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was considered inescapable. Many convicts attempted to break free, only to find themselves surrounded by sheer cliffs and freezing waters.
Yet, in the 1960’s, three convicts made a daring attempt to break out of the infamous prison known as “The Rock”… and succeeded. The case was never solved, but today, investigators have put together clues that reveal the secrets behind the daring escape…
1. The Rock
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was built in 1860 as a military citadel and prison and was once among the most dreaded prisons in America. It is a veritable fortress, perched on a rocky Island in San Francisco Bay. It is surrounded on all sides by ice-cold water and rimmed in jagged, dangerous rocks. The original builders of the prison were sure that the bay was the best guarantee that nobody would successfully escape. Though that didn’t deter prisoners from trying for their freedom.
This Mysterious Prison Escape Has Baffled Authorities For 50 Years… Until Now is an article from: LifeDaily