The Baffling Mystery of 3 Men Who Escaped From Alcatraz Prison and Disappeared

The Raincoat Raft

John Anglin’s mugshot colorized. (WENN)

Morris and his team used 50 raincoats to stitch together some life preservers and a raft that measure 6 feet by 14 feet. Then they used a musical instrument to inflate everything. They also needed paddles, which they made out of wood. After that, it was just a matter of actually escaping…

Next: The men find a way out of Alcatraz.

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