how many prisoners managed to escape from alcatraz and stay out of the hands of the police afterwards ?
2006-09-18 09:37:12 · 10 answers · asked by lu g 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ San Francisco
"As a Federal Penitentiary and from a total of 1,033 prisoners, thirty-four (34) men had attempted to escape in fourteen (14) separate attempts; of those, twenty-three (23) were caught, six (6) were shot and killed, and five (5) are missing and assumed by Prison Authorities to have drowned."
2006-09-18 09:48:54 · answer #1 · answered by sexylatinguy23 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
3
2006-09-18 09:44:22 · answer #2 · answered by Arch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3
2006-09-18 09:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by jp78 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In all there were 14 escape attempts made by a total of 36 men(2 tried twice).Of all of these men, only 5 are listed "missing and presumed dead". Of these, only 3 are thought to have any possible chance of survival according to skeptics.Frank Morris and Clarence and John Anglin escaped from Alcatraz on June 11, 1962. They escaped through a utility corridor behind their cellblock,up to the prison roof,and down a pipe to the shore. There they used life vests and a life raft fabricated from prison-issued raincoats to presumably make it to Angel Island. They had also fabricated life-like mannequin heads so as not to alert guards of their disappearance and provide precious time needed to make the escape. Although their bodies were never found, they are officially assumed drowned and none of the them were ever seen again.
2006-09-18 10:36:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
about 4 or 5
2006-09-18 09:44:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NONE !
During its 29 years of operation, the penitentiary never logged any officially successful escapes. Thirty-four prisoners were involved in fourteen attempts, two men trying twice; seven were shot and killed, two drowned, five unaccounted for, the rest recaptured. Two prisoners made it off the island but were returned, one in 1945 and one in 1962.
2006-09-18 11:21:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go rent the movie Pappilon (spelling?) It means butterfly in French. It is with Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen and is an escape from A. story.
2006-09-18 11:00:52 · answer #7 · answered by ontheroadagainwithoutyou 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only 3 have been known to escape. they were never found however.
2006-09-18 09:45:25 · answer #8 · answered by coolkidd2379 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
offcially zero, however three did manage to escape and avoid capture. spin on this howver is that the three bodies were never found and assumed they had drowned in the water.
2006-09-18 09:45:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
very likely none escaped alive (survived the Bay, that is)
2006-09-18 09:46:33 · answer #10 · answered by Wayne A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋