Three Alcatraz prison inmates escaped in 1962 without a trace and thought to be dead. The FBI says the area at the lower right is believed to be the way the inmates went to launch their raft. In that scenario, they most likely survive and make it to the north side of the Golden Gate bridge.”In 2015, the History Channel filmed a documentary about the case — with the participation of the family, Esslinger and the Marshals Service — that yielded several big clues.The family allowed investigators to dig up the remains of another brother, Alfred, to compare them with some bones that washed ashore in 1983 and authorities had believed could be one of the escapees.The DNA test proved it wasn’t an Anglin — shattering what many thought they knew about the case, Esslinger says, including him.“I always thought that was a powerful piece of evidence,” he said.The Anglins also revealed during the show that in the 1990s, a drug smuggler and family friend told them he’d run into John and Clarence at a bar in Brazil in the 1970s — and gave them a photo apparently showing the two as middle-aged men, at a farm they’d bought down there.The Marshals don’t think it’s legitimate, but a forensic expert on the documentary found it was “highly likely” that they’re the same men.“When you work these types of cases, there’s a feeling you get when stuff starts to fall into place,” Art Roderick, the retired US Marshal who was lead investigator on the case for 20 years and who worked on the documentary, told The Post at the time.But looking back on the show now, Widner is livid that investigators he worked with never told the family about the 2013 letter — and if his uncle was really out there dying from cancer, he hopes it isn’t too late.“It’s inhumane to not let the family know they received a letter, whether it was him or not,” he said.“At least we would have known it could possibly be John reaching out. I’m 83 years old and in bad shape. The three inmates who famously broke out of Alcatraz prison... This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, .
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Morris died in 2008 and Clarence in 2011, it claims.“John” says he’s reaching out to the feds because he needs a doctor to treat his cancer.“If you announce on TV that I will be promised to first go to jail for no more than a year and get medical attention, I will write back to let you know exactly where I am. Amy B Wang. While the rafters failed due to their raft being unseaworthy and had to be rescued by a motorboat that was shadowing their progress, the swimmer succeeded in making it to shore. The station said it obtained the letter from an unnamed source.The FBI tested the letter in 2013 for fingerprints but reportedly said results were inconclusive.The three prisoners were serving sentences for bank robbery when they executed their escape plan using stolen spoons, dummy heads and a raincoat raft. per hour, an almost olympian effort. This is no joke.”The US Marshals — which has kept the case open for decades — says the FBI performed a forensic handwriting analysis on the letter, but the results were “inconclusive.”Family members tell The Post it doesn’t look like his handwriting — but they do believe all three men survived the breakout and that John is still out there.“The handwriting don’t look anything like it. The letter was sent to the San Francisco Police Department’s Richmond station in 2013, the report said.
A letter emerged Tuesday that was purportedly written by a former inmate at Alcatraz who — along with two others -- managed to escape the island prison only to vanish without a trace.The running theory about the inmates' fate is that they died shortly after stepping foot into the cold waters that separated the prison and San Francisco. Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories? Now a new letter emerged, allegedly written by one of the prisoners, reveals new details about the escape and their survival. Amy B Wang. Thanks for contacting us. A man claims three Alcatraz prisoners ‘barely’ survived a 1962 escape — and that he’s one of them. They’re pretty intelligent, they know the deal with fingerprints,” says John’s nephew David Widner, 51.The Marshals say the letter yielded no leads, but the case remains open — even if the agency doesn’t seem thrilled about the possibility that three thieves have evaded their clutches for more than five decades.“There is absolutely no reason to believe that any of them would have changed their lifestyle and became completely law abiding citizens after this escape,” the agency huffed in a statement to CBS.But experts say credible new evidence continues to emerge suggesting that the men survived.“I definitely believe, with a lot of new evidence that has come to light, that it’s possible,” says Michael Esslinger, a historical researcher who has penned several books on the escape and has been studying it for decades.“For the first 20 years I was doing research, I was very adamant they had died.
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We've received your submission.The fate of the three inmates who successfully escaped from San Francisco’s Alcatraz prison in 1962 is one of America’s greatest unsolved mysteries.Their bodies were never found and the manhunt is still on 54 years later. But their bodies were never found and their story remains a mystery.Prison officials and federal agents insisted at the time of the escape that the inmates — brothers John and Clarence Anglin and Frank Morris — perished.“My name is John Anglin,” the letter reads. 'Back to the Future' star backs claims of 'mean' Ellen behaviorAdele is unrecognizable as she praises Beyoncé's 'Black is King'Obama's half-brother rips 'cold and ruthless' ex-presidentTrump-loving grandma outs Portland 'bomber' — her own grandsonClint Eastwood as Frank Morris in “Escape from Alcatraz”'Back to the Future' star backs claims of 'mean' Ellen behaviorAdele is unrecognizable as she praises Beyoncé's 'Black is King'Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan recovers from coronavirusBollywood star Amitabh Bachchan recovers from coronavirusJames Corden might be ‘in line’ to replace Ellen DeGeneres: reportJames Corden might be ‘in line’ to replace Ellen DeGeneres: reportActor Wilford Brimley, known for ‘Cocoon’ and diabetes ads, dead at 85Actor Wilford Brimley, known for ‘Cocoon’ and diabetes ads, dead at 85Heather Locklear Claims ‘First Wives Club’ Co-Star “Outlined Her Areola” On SetHeather Locklear Claims ‘First Wives Club’ Co-Star “Outlined Her Areola” On Set