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

Case Not So Closed

prison escapee’s anonymous letter
IMAGE BY: Bettmann / Corbis

Authorities quickly realized that the letter, if real, could contain the first new clues in a case that’s been officially closed since 1979.

But it would take time and effort to authenticate that the letter really can from the hand of notorious Alcatraz escapee John Anglin…

Next: Who is John Anglin?

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