Alcatraz prison’s 1962 escapees could be alive, say families

After creating realistic papier-maché heads to leave in their beds they shimmied through a tiny hole in the wall before climbing onto the roof. John and Clarence Anglin escaped the infamous prison along with Frank Morris using a raft they crafted out of raincoats.

The image will be revealed in a new History Channel documentary on the escape. Thier famous escape has been the subject of debate and speculation since that fateful June night in 1962.

Prison authorities maintained that the men never made it to land, drowning in the dark waters of San Francisco Bay.

They claim that not only did the brothers survive the escape, they were alive and well up through at least the mid-1970s – and may still be alive today.

“Alcatraz: Search for the Truth” will air Monday at 9 p.m. Eastern, 8 p.m. Central.

The Widner brothers said they wanted to come forward now to find out the truth of about their uncles while their mother, the escapees’ sister, was still living, said The Daily Mail.

Last year, experts claimed it was possible they survived the journey. The evidence they have includes Christmas cards, and even a photo showing that the two men were alive in the 1970s, rather than drowned at sea a decade before.

The lead USA marshal who worked on the case for 20 years wants to take the investigation to Brazil, where he believes the escapees fled.

“When you work these types of cases there’s a feeling you get when stuff starts to fall into place”, said Roderick. Frank Morris was convicted of his first crime at the the young ag of 13, and by the time he was an adult, his criminal record already listed a range of crimes, including armed robbery.