Escaping Alcatraz: The Story Behind the Greatest Prison Break-Out

Not His First Sentence

Morris served a good amount of time in prison before heading to Alcatraz. He was serving 10 years for a bank robbery when he escaped and committed another robbery. That’s when they sent him to Alcatraz.

The Anglin Brothers

Morris knew he needed a good crew. He recruited two brothers, John and Clarence Anglin, and another guy named Allan West. The brothers were born in Georgia and raised in Florida. They were just two of 13 siblings working tirelessly on their parents’ farm.

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