ALCATRAZ Ep. 5 | “The Greatest Escape”

Infamous America

Black Barrel Media

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime, History

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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In the waning days of the prison, three inmates perform arguably the greatest prison break in American history. It’s immortalized by Hollywood in the 1979 film, “Escape From Alcatraz,” starring Clint Eastwood. And the escape remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of American crime. For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Fever tree Mediterranean tonic water
0:02.9	Pfft!
0:03.9	Made with zesty lemon time from a small family farm in Provoz
0:08.7	and essential oils from herbs that grow in the Mediterranean sunshine.
0:13.5	So, if three quarters of your G&T is a Fever tree tonic,
0:18.8	maybe it's time to call it a T&G.
0:22.4	Fever tree. Mix with the best.
0:26.9	Ooh, that takes me straight to the mad.
0:41.9	In 1962, three inmates escaped from Alcatraz.
0:45.9	In 1979, their story was made into the feature film called Escape from Alcatraz.
0:52.9	Actor Clint Eastwood played Frank Morris,
0:55.9	who was allegedly the mastermind of the elaborate breakout.
0:58.9	The story was so incredible it was hard to believe, but it was true.
1:03.9	The three convicts were career criminals.
1:06.9	Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin
1:09.9	had multiple sentences and escape attempts between them.
1:13.9	A fourth prisoner, Alan West, also played a large role in the scheme.
1:18.9	The men all knew each other from previous stretches in prison.
1:23.9	To accomplish their goal, they spent months tediously chiseling out the air vents in their cells.
1:29.9	They built replicas of the vents so the guards wouldn't notice their work.
1:33.9	They developed amazing ways to drill through metal
1:36.9	and seal rubber to make it watertight
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