An alleged photo of the Anglin brothers hiding out in Brazil about 13 years after they vanished was shown during a special on The History Channel that aired in 2015.
Conspiracy Theories. The biggest conspiracy theory surrounding the fate of the inmates is that the trio survived the daring escape. But in the half-century since they vanished, other theories have attempted to solve where the men went into hiding and their activities since.
The escape, which the Federal Bureau of Prisons bestowed with the name “Hollywood,” was turned into the 1979 movie “Escape from Alcatraz,” starring Clint Eastwood as Morris. Several weeks after the escape, a body in blue clothing similar to a prison uniform was found washed ashore near San Francisco.
This modern iteration was operational for nearly 30 years, from Aug. 11, 1934, to March 21, 1963. Alcatraz was thought to be an inescapable prison.
Three Alcatraz prison inmates escaped in 1962 without a trace and thought to be dead. Now a new letter emerged, allegedly written by one of the prisoners, reveals new details about the escape and their survival.
In their place were dummy heads crafted from plaster, flesh-toned paint and real human hair – a clever arts-and-crafts project that apparently tricked the night guards, according to the FBI.
The report said the letter had been sent to the San Francisco Police Department’s Richmond station and handed over to the FBI in 2013. The FBI tested the letter in 2013 for fingerprints but reportedly said results were inconclusive. The letter had been kept from the public for five years.