Three Men Escaped Alcatraz. Then They Vanished.

Three fake sleeping faces. Three missing men. The 1962 Alcatraz escape left an unsolved question: did Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers survive the bay? Survival was possible. It has not been proved for these three men. Watch the full documentary on Stateside Explained. SOURCES https://www.fbi.gov/history/cases-and... https://www.bop.gov/about/history/alc... NARRATION & VISUAL CONTEXT This documentary uses synthetic narration. The script, research and edit are original. Investigation footage is from 1962; prison-closure footage is from 1963. Later location shots are dated. Maps show geography; the escapees' route and survival remain unconfirmed. ARCHIVAL / LOCATION CREDITS Universal-International News, preserved by the National Archives: 35-49 (June 14, 1962), 36-26 (March 25, 1963). Public domain. FBI/BOP/NPS official evidence and documents; Census 2024 coastline data. U.S. Navy bay footage: PO1 Travis S. Alston, September 30, 2018, public domain. Source audio muted; excerpts cropped/graded. Alcatraz (2011): Editor (@editor), CC BY 3.0, cropped/graded/muted. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Cell doors (2015): Michele Pierangeli, CC BY 3.0, cropped/graded/muted. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Early 1960s home movie: Prelinger Archives, CC BY 3.0, excerpts cropped/graded/muted. https://archive.org/details/HomeMovie... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Recreation-yard photo: Radomianin, 2019, public-domain dedication. Cell-vent photo: Benlechlitner, 2009, public-domain dedication. MUSIC 'Undertow' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/libra... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music excerpted, looped with crossfades, faded, gain-adjusted and mixed beneath narration. #Shorts #Alcatraz #History