Carter Roy

The Anglins were transferred in from Leavenworth Prison in Kansas, where they'd been held for separate crimes. In Leavenworth, John had tried to break Clarence out by putting him in an enormous bread box. He and another inmate attempted to carry the box outside. but got caught straining to lift something that should have been lightweight.

The Anglins were transferred in from Leavenworth Prison in Kansas, where they'd been held for separate crimes. In Leavenworth, John had tried to break Clarence out by putting him in an enormous bread box. He and another inmate attempted to carry the box outside. but got caught straining to lift something that should have been lightweight.

Meanwhile, Frank Morris had attempted escape from the maximum security Louisiana State Prison five years earlier. While cutting sugar cane on work duty, he and another inmate vanished. Later, the warden admitted he had no idea how they did it.

Meanwhile, Frank Morris had attempted escape from the maximum security Louisiana State Prison five years earlier. While cutting sugar cane on work duty, he and another inmate vanished. Later, the warden admitted he had no idea how they did it.

Meanwhile, Frank Morris had attempted escape from the maximum security Louisiana State Prison five years earlier. While cutting sugar cane on work duty, he and another inmate vanished. Later, the warden admitted he had no idea how they did it.

Frank spent a few months on the lam, even burglarizing a bank outside New Orleans before being recaptured and sent to a number of federal prisons, eventually arriving at Alcatraz for the remainder of his sentence. And though Allen West was mostly talk, he'd successfully broken out of a Florida prison after managing to steal a gun. But, of course, he, too, ended up in Alcatraz.

Frank spent a few months on the lam, even burglarizing a bank outside New Orleans before being recaptured and sent to a number of federal prisons, eventually arriving at Alcatraz for the remainder of his sentence. And though Allen West was mostly talk, he'd successfully broken out of a Florida prison after managing to steal a gun. But, of course, he, too, ended up in Alcatraz.

Frank spent a few months on the lam, even burglarizing a bank outside New Orleans before being recaptured and sent to a number of federal prisons, eventually arriving at Alcatraz for the remainder of his sentence. And though Allen West was mostly talk, he'd successfully broken out of a Florida prison after managing to steal a gun. But, of course, he, too, ended up in Alcatraz.

Drawing on past failures, the foursome concocted a plan that could actually work. At the back of each prison cell was a small grate. Behind each grate was an old, unsealed corridor used for utility work. If they chiseled the wall around the cell grates, enough to squeeze themselves through, they could access the corridor.

Drawing on past failures, the foursome concocted a plan that could actually work. At the back of each prison cell was a small grate. Behind each grate was an old, unsealed corridor used for utility work. If they chiseled the wall around the cell grates, enough to squeeze themselves through, they could access the corridor.

Drawing on past failures, the foursome concocted a plan that could actually work. At the back of each prison cell was a small grate. Behind each grate was an old, unsealed corridor used for utility work. If they chiseled the wall around the cell grates, enough to squeeze themselves through, they could access the corridor.

And if they could climb the pipes inside the corridor, they could access the roof. Then just one more climb down the outside of the building, a quick sneak past the guard towers and a bolt for the beach. All they needed was proper tools and to not get caught. Conveniently, Alan West had years worth of intelligence about the inner workings of Alcatraz.

And if they could climb the pipes inside the corridor, they could access the roof. Then just one more climb down the outside of the building, a quick sneak past the guard towers and a bolt for the beach. All they needed was proper tools and to not get caught. Conveniently, Alan West had years worth of intelligence about the inner workings of Alcatraz.

And if they could climb the pipes inside the corridor, they could access the roof. Then just one more climb down the outside of the building, a quick sneak past the guard towers and a bolt for the beach. All they needed was proper tools and to not get caught. Conveniently, Alan West had years worth of intelligence about the inner workings of Alcatraz.

He knew the cement in the cell block was rotting and porous. He could break it with a spoon. So he smuggled one from the kitchen mess and fashioned it into a chisel with a nail clipper. The Anglin brothers and Frank followed Alan's lead. They stole metal scraps from the prison workshops and made homemade saw blades.

He knew the cement in the cell block was rotting and porous. He could break it with a spoon. So he smuggled one from the kitchen mess and fashioned it into a chisel with a nail clipper. The Anglin brothers and Frank followed Alan's lead. They stole metal scraps from the prison workshops and made homemade saw blades.

He knew the cement in the cell block was rotting and porous. He could break it with a spoon. So he smuggled one from the kitchen mess and fashioned it into a chisel with a nail clipper. The Anglin brothers and Frank followed Alan's lead. They stole metal scraps from the prison workshops and made homemade saw blades.

After careful observation, the men learned they had about a 45 minute window every day between guard rotations after dinner and before lights out. With all inmates in their cells, there was a general din, instruments, radios, conversations. So each evening, under the cover of after-dinner noise, they angled small hand mirrors out of their cell bars as a lookout.

After careful observation, the men learned they had about a 45 minute window every day between guard rotations after dinner and before lights out. With all inmates in their cells, there was a general din, instruments, radios, conversations. So each evening, under the cover of after-dinner noise, they angled small hand mirrors out of their cell bars as a lookout.

After careful observation, the men learned they had about a 45 minute window every day between guard rotations after dinner and before lights out. With all inmates in their cells, there was a general din, instruments, radios, conversations. So each evening, under the cover of after-dinner noise, they angled small hand mirrors out of their cell bars as a lookout.