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

Assigning Roles

The Anglin brothers were in charge of making the dummy heads. They used soap wax, toilet paper, and real human hair stolen from the Alcatraz barber shop. Morris was in charge of modifying an instrument to inflate the raft and life vests.

Digging Out

They were each supposed to dig out of their cells and unscrew the bolts on the vents. They made picks and wrenches out of spoons from the caf and wood from the workshop. They would work every single day from 5:30 PM to 9 PM chipping away at the hole.

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