How 3 Men Escaped Alcatraz and Vanished

In June 1962, three inmates attempted one of the most famous prison escapes in history. Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin broke out of their cells at Alcatraz, climbed through a hidden service corridor, reached the roof, and disappeared into the cold waters of San Francisco Bay on a homemade raft. The FBI believed they most likely drowned. But their bodies were never recovered. Over the decades, strange sightings, alleged photographs, family claims and new evidence have kept one question alive: Did the Alcatraz escapees actually survive? In this episode of Crime Unknown, we reconstruct the escape plan, the fake heads left in their beds, the enlarged ventilation holes, the homemade raft, the journey across the bay, the massive manhunt that followed, and the evidence that still fuels the mystery today. Inside the cases you thought you knew. Chapters 00:00 The Alcatraz Escape 00:20 The Prison They Had to Beat 00:55 The Three Men 01:20 Months of Planning 02:00 Breaking Through the Cell Walls 02:40 The Hidden Service Corridor 03:20 Building Fake Heads 04:00 Preparing the Escape 04:40 The Night They Broke Out 05:20 Reaching the Water 06:00 The Homemade Raft 06:40 The Search Begins 07:20 Evidence Found in the Bay 08:00 Did They Drown? 08:40 The Mystery That Never Died #Alcatraz #TrueCrime #PrisonEscape #CrimeUnknown #UnsolvedMystery #CrimeDocumentary