ALCATRAZ FAMILY SECRETS
John Anglin Clarence Anglin
On June 11, 1962, three bank robbers -- John Anglin, Clarence Anglin and Frank Morris -- broke out of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, and presumably drowned in the San Francisco Bay . . . or did they?​
Find out the story behind the story in our new book
Available for purchase
You can also check out a weekly podcast about the Anglin brothers and Alcatraz escape. Produced by Partners in True Crime, episodes are available on YouTube.
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You can also join in our discussions about the Alcatraz escape on our Facebook page:
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On the surface, this seems like a simple story – three inmates escape from prison and then disappear. But like many mysteries, there's what everyone knows, and then there's the story beneath the story. Who were these men and what life experiences and skills did they possess that made their escape possible? And just as important, those who played a part in their escape—famous mobster Mickey Cohen, James “Whitey” Bulger, Bumpy Johnson, exotic dancer Candy Barr, Fred Brizzi, Robert Anglin, and many others. And once out, how were John Anglin, Clarence Anglin and Frank Morris able to vanish without a trace, yet the official FBI report released in 2002 claims the three were sighted in various locations following the escape? The answers to these and other powerful questions are almost beyond belief, and all of them true.
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For the first time ever, the Anglin family reveals the secrets they've kept about the escape for over 60 years in our new book, Alcatraz: The Last Escape (written by Ken Widner and Mike Lynch), where you'll find out what really happened the night of June 11, 1962. Published by Rowman & Littlefield, it is scheduled to be released on May 7. We also have an audio version of the book published by Tantor Media also coming out on May 7.
"Based on my firsthand experience, knowledge and observation, the planning and execution of escaping from the cell block building and making it to the water displayed incredible ingenuity, discipline and preparation. The same level of planning and ingenuity must have been employed in negotiating the waters of the San Francisco Bay." -- Stewart Fillmore, ex-FBI agent and Alcatraz enthusiast
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"If it were me, I would round up the posse." -- Michael Streed, retired police sergeant and one of the world's leading forensic facial imaging experts
The Mercury News did a nice piece about the Alcatraz book. You can check it out by clicking the PDF file on the right.​​
The interview the two of us did at the Commonwealth Club. If you are interested in watching it, please click this link or the image.
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If you would like to see a clip from the TV show Expedition Unknown, where we participated with Josh Gates in the search for the escapees, please click the play button.
Check out Ken's interview with Mary Ann Hartley on the Gates' Nation Facebook site.
Check out Ken's interview with Carolyn on her Criminal Mischief podcast.
Check out Ken's Alcatraz interview with Sheryl McCollum on Zone 7:
Check out our interview about the Alcatraz escape on the When Would We Die podcast:
