Recent Evidence Has Revealed More Information About the Famous Alcatraz Prison Break

Nowadays...

Alcatraz isn't actually a functional prison facility anymore, partially because of the 1962 prison break that caused the Department of Defense to want to shut down the facility. Nobody knows exactly how the escape went down in the moment. But, it seems like the story of the inmate's experience likely didn't end with them drowning in the harbor...

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