The Escape | Criminal Podcast

In 1962, brothers John and Clarence Anglin, along with fellow incarcerated person Frank Morris, managed to escape the one prison in America that was supposed to be inescapable: Alcatraz. Alcatraz is surrounded by icy waters, so the men would’ve needed a raft in order to escape the island. When no evidence of the raft or the three men was found, the FBI concluded that the men had drowned and closed their case. But more than 50 years later, their 82-year-old sister, Marie Anglin Widner, and U.S. Marshal Michael Dyke believe that the brothers’ escape was actually a success.
Marie’s son, David Widner, has written about this escape in a book called Escaping Alcatraz: The Untold Story of the Greatest Prison Break in American History.
Music in the episode
“Journeys” by Podington Bear
“Shake It!” by Jahzzar
“Blipper” by Podington Bear
“Hidden Tiles” by Blue Dot Sessions
“Tweetstorm Gathering” by Podington Bear
“Relinquish” by Podington Bear
“Feel Good (Instrumental)” by Broke For Free
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Episode 77 originally published 10/20/2017
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I believe her brothers made it and went on to live as free men. It has to be hard for the family not to have the facts to prove what happened to them either way.