They Said No One Could Escape From Alcatraz But These Men Did

Published on 09/05/2019
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Too Close For Comfort

This letter revealed that John Anglin was supposedly “Living in Southern California now.” It was hard to believe that this fugitive was allegedly living only several hours away from San Francisco. The person who wrote this letter was very ill and clearly desperate for help, even if it meant serving jail time. Could it really be from John Anglin? At the end of the letter, the person offered the authorities a deal…

Too Close For Comfort

Too Close For Comfort

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His Offer

The letter ended on this note: “If you announce on TV that I will be promised to first go to jail for no more than a year and get medical attention, I will write back to let you know exactly where I am. This is no joke…” The authorities decided to investigate the letter some more before even considering the deal. They wanted to check if it was authentic, so they ran it through an intensive analysis.

His Offer

His Offer

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