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

Where Was John?

“This is the real and honest truth. I could tell you that for seven years of living in Minot, North Dakota and a year in Fargo”, North Dakota until 2003. Parts of the letter were illegible but a report by the BBC interpreted the writing to say that he had lived in Seattle “for most of my years after the Escape.” The next piece of information in the letter proved to be a real bombshell…

Living in California

The letter supposedly by John Anglin ended by simply saying “Living in Southern California now.” It’s crazy, but he could have been living under their noses this entire time… At the end, the writer tried to negotiate an extremely unconventional deal with law enforcement. Would they agree to the writer’s terms?