The Daring Escape from Alcatraz Prison: An Ingenious Plan

🔍The inmates' escape plan involved deceiving the guards with lifelike dummy heads made from soap and concrete.

🔧Using handmade tools, the inmates created small holes in the ventilation grates, eventually expanding them to fit through.

🚪Through a hidden landing area, the inmates climbed up to the ceiling and reached an air vent they had pried off.

⛵Using a rubber raft made from prison raincoats, the inmates sailed across San Francisco Bay to reach the mainland.

🔒The escape remains a mystery, as the fate of the inmates and whether they survived the treacherous waters is unknown.

How did the inmates create the dummy heads?

—The inmates created lifelike dummy heads using a mixture of soap, concrete, and hair, which they placed in their beds to deceive the guards.

How did the inmates escape from their cells?

—By drilling small holes in the ventilation grates and gradually expanding them, the inmates were able to remove sections of the wall and crawl through to a utility corridor behind their cells.

Did all the inmates successfully escape?

—Three of the four inmates successfully escaped from Alcatraz prison. Allen West was unable to break through the last portion of the wall and was left behind.

How did the inmates inflate the rubber raft?

—The inmates used a converted musical instrument, a concertina, to inflate the rubber raft they had made from raincoats.

What happened to the inmates after they escaped?

—The fate of the inmates is unknown. While it is believed they intended to steal a car and clothing on the mainland, their survival in the treacherous waters of San Francisco Bay remains a mystery.

00:00Introduction to the thrilling escape from Alcatraz Prison.

01:47Introducing the escape crew: the Anglin Brothers, Frank Morris, and Allen West.

06:14Phase one: Deception - the inmates create dummy heads to fool the guards.

06:53Phase two: Breakout - the inmates expand holes in their cells' ventilation grates to escape.

09:50Phase three: Escaping the island - the inmates sail across San Francisco Bay in a rubber raft made from raincoats.

11:38Aftermath and mystery - the fate of the inmates remains unknown.