Hi Edubloggers,

 

Instead of talking about a different Taiko group, I will talk about my theory if the Anglin brothers survived and are still alive today. The Anglin Brothers, Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin, and John Anglin were the three possible survivors of the 1962 Alcatraz escape.

 

Scope Alcatraz Essay

 The 1962 Alcatraz Escape “Attempt” was one of the most daring escapes in history, being the only successful escape at that time. Alcatraz, prison, also known formally as the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was established in 1934 housing more than 200 prisoners. Like mentioned in the article, Alcatraz’s security system was very tight and by tight meaning counting the inmates many times a day, making escaping seem like a daydream. However, three brothers, Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin proved the world wrong by developing a plan so cunning, that it took the guards a day to find out they were missing.

The first piece of evidence is a note written by John Anglin sent to the FBI in 2013. According to the Washington Post, John claimed that they all survived the escape, and his brother and Frank Morris died way later. He also said in an interview that he lived in Seattle Brazil, Seattle, North Dakota, and currently resides in Southern California, extremely close to the prison.The final piece of evidence that was found in the news interview was the DNA check comparing the letter with a 1962 letter written by him having matching results. Though it might be a fake, it is the case is still inconclusive.

 

The next piece of evidence suggesting that the Anglin Brothers made it was the debris found by Angel Island, their intended location. Evidence from the book, Famous Crimes of the 20th Century, said that on June 14, a Coast Guard cutter found a broken paddle 50 yards south of Angel Island. They also found a wallet wrapped in plastic containing the names, relatives, and information of the Anglin Brothers. A week later, they found scraps of the raincoats used as the raft onshore. Despite the Mythbusters attempting and succeeding with the raft experiment, they drifted to San Francisco instead of Angel Island. Questioning if the Anglin Brothers actually made it to Angel Island.

The final, significant piece of evidence that could make a breakthrough was how their family was involved. According to the Anglin family, John’s girlfriend was supposed to drive them to Mexico. The only problem was that how they would have driven to Mexico since Angel Island is 2.5 miles from the mainland. Another piece of evidence that proves that they were included in the plan was that in the article on page 10, they said that they eventually made it to Brazil. We are certain they are not lying because there was a picture sent to the FBI showing the brothers disguised as someone else in Brazil. We also know that this is true because, in the 2013 letter from John, he said that he lived in Brazil, Seattle, North Dakota, and South California.Being involved with a section of the plan, we know that they were at least sightly involved.

Alcatraz, being the most secure prison of its time would seem impossible to escape, in fact some people still think that they didn’t make it with evidence such as “After their escape, the three brothers were never seen again (Scope Magazine: Escape From Alcatraz page 9),” and “A body was spotted floating in San Francisco Bay after the men’s escape attempt (***) (Scope Magazine: Escape From Alcatraz page 9).”However, there is still concrete evidence that they could’ve still made it.

 

Whew! This assignment was very tedious including ten hours of drafting, editing, and repositioning. However, I have a question for you guys. Do you think they escaped Alcatraz and the cause of the death of Frank Morris and Clarence Anglin was not by drowning or being gobbled by ravenous sharks, but by old age several decades later? Paste your comment in the section down below.

 

Bye,

 

HMSChad