Carter Roy

It's possible Ralph and Ted also escaped alive and made new lives as free men. And the problem with one allegedly successful escape is that it inspires copycats. In late 1962, mere months after Frank and the Anglins disappeared, two more convicts attempted a breakout. One gave up when he saw the bay. The other dove in.

The next day, authorities discovered the escaped inmate lying on the rocks beneath the Golden Gate Bridge. He'd actually made it across the bay, but was suffering from exhaustion and hypothermia by the time he got to land. He couldn't go any further. But he'd proven one thing. Swimming from Alcatraz to the Marin Headlands was possible, even without a raft or life vest.

The next day, authorities discovered the escaped inmate lying on the rocks beneath the Golden Gate Bridge. He'd actually made it across the bay, but was suffering from exhaustion and hypothermia by the time he got to land. He couldn't go any further. But he'd proven one thing. Swimming from Alcatraz to the Marin Headlands was possible, even without a raft or life vest.

The next day, authorities discovered the escaped inmate lying on the rocks beneath the Golden Gate Bridge. He'd actually made it across the bay, but was suffering from exhaustion and hypothermia by the time he got to land. He couldn't go any further. But he'd proven one thing. Swimming from Alcatraz to the Marin Headlands was possible, even without a raft or life vest.

It seemed the inescapable prison was actually quite escapable. And to that point, Alcatraz shut down the next year in 1963. So if we assume the men made it out and it was covered up, the big question is, where did they go? Since the escape, a few independent investigations have tried to recreate the escapees' circumstances.

It seemed the inescapable prison was actually quite escapable. And to that point, Alcatraz shut down the next year in 1963. So if we assume the men made it out and it was covered up, the big question is, where did they go? Since the escape, a few independent investigations have tried to recreate the escapees' circumstances.

It seemed the inescapable prison was actually quite escapable. And to that point, Alcatraz shut down the next year in 1963. So if we assume the men made it out and it was covered up, the big question is, where did they go? Since the escape, a few independent investigations have tried to recreate the escapees' circumstances.

In 2003, Mythbusters hosts Jamie Heinemann and Adam Savage attempted to build an identical raft and paddle it across the bay at night. A camera crew and safety personnel watched as the hosts and an assistant took off from the waters near Alcatraz. They paddled through the darkness, refilling the air in their rubber raft whenever it started sinking.

In 2003, Mythbusters hosts Jamie Heinemann and Adam Savage attempted to build an identical raft and paddle it across the bay at night. A camera crew and safety personnel watched as the hosts and an assistant took off from the waters near Alcatraz. They paddled through the darkness, refilling the air in their rubber raft whenever it started sinking.

In 2003, Mythbusters hosts Jamie Heinemann and Adam Savage attempted to build an identical raft and paddle it across the bay at night. A camera crew and safety personnel watched as the hosts and an assistant took off from the waters near Alcatraz. They paddled through the darkness, refilling the air in their rubber raft whenever it started sinking.

It was exhausting, but eventually they made it to land. They washed up near the Golden Gate Bridge over three miles from the rock. Years later in 2016, experts at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands used computer simulations to track a possible escape. they determined if the escapees cast off between 11.30 p.m.

It was exhausting, but eventually they made it to land. They washed up near the Golden Gate Bridge over three miles from the rock. Years later in 2016, experts at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands used computer simulations to track a possible escape. they determined if the escapees cast off between 11.30 p.m.

It was exhausting, but eventually they made it to land. They washed up near the Golden Gate Bridge over three miles from the rock. Years later in 2016, experts at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands used computer simulations to track a possible escape. they determined if the escapees cast off between 11.30 p.m.

and midnight, they would wind up at the Marin Headlands, underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, just like the Mythbusters team. And according to the model, if Frank Morris and the Anglins reached the Marin Headlands and tossed the oars back into the water, they would have probably floated back towards Angel Island, roughly where authorities discovered the ore.

and midnight, they would wind up at the Marin Headlands, underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, just like the Mythbusters team. And according to the model, if Frank Morris and the Anglins reached the Marin Headlands and tossed the oars back into the water, they would have probably floated back towards Angel Island, roughly where authorities discovered the ore.

and midnight, they would wind up at the Marin Headlands, underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, just like the Mythbusters team. And according to the model, if Frank Morris and the Anglins reached the Marin Headlands and tossed the oars back into the water, they would have probably floated back towards Angel Island, roughly where authorities discovered the ore.

However, if they left much earlier or later than midnight, they would have been swept out to the Pacific Ocean or toward Oakland. In either case, it would take hours longer to make landfall. But according to accounts from Alcatraz prisoners that night, they did leave around this midnight window.

However, if they left much earlier or later than midnight, they would have been swept out to the Pacific Ocean or toward Oakland. In either case, it would take hours longer to make landfall. But according to accounts from Alcatraz prisoners that night, they did leave around this midnight window.

However, if they left much earlier or later than midnight, they would have been swept out to the Pacific Ocean or toward Oakland. In either case, it would take hours longer to make landfall. But according to accounts from Alcatraz prisoners that night, they did leave around this midnight window.

And according to the Anglin family, the trio didn't even have to make it as far as the Golden Gate Bridge. As the Anglins tell it, Alan West was definitely lying. And they know exactly where Frank, John and Clarence went.