Reader Ad Slot
Reader Ad Slot placeholder
If you would like to support SpookStack without paying out of pocket, please consider allowing advertising cookies. It helps cover hosting costs and keeps the archive free to browse. You can change this choice at any time.
Alcatraz Escape — Part 4
Page 19
19 / 125
Memorandum to Mr. Eddy
RE: FRANK LEE MORRIS —- FUGITIVE, et al.
Dummy heads were also made to be placed in their
beds to fool the guards. The escapees made tools from clasps
fun o bed mhienah ¢haew haltad tre eathav £4 wee af eranshoaae in
order to remove screws from the ventilator grill, thereby
gaining access to the roof,
During May, 1962, J obtained a rubberized sine
from an inmate who was transferred to another institution,
Thereafter, he was able to obtain a number of rainc sich 67
had been temporarily placed aside by other ‘cates, ST a)
also made life preservers from this rubberized materia
sewing and gluing. This material was also vulcanized by
utilizing steam pipes as a source of heat. The raincoats
| end residue were hidden at the top of the cell block.
In April or May, 1962, Morris bought a concertina,
which instrument is allowed inmates at Alcatraz. The keya
were removed and a valve-type arrangement was made to use
this instrumeat as it bellows to inflate the life raft and
preservers,
WHR ctated that Morris contacted him at 9:30 p
Se
June 11, 1962
It was the belief of
he escapees le Alcatraz by 10:30 p.m., possibly no ater
than 11:00 p.m., June 1l, 1962.
Attached are a number of interesting photographs
of the items utilized by subjects,
ACTION —
The above is submitted for information.
Reveal the original PDF page, then click a word to highlight the OCR text.
Community corrections
No user corrections yet.
Comments
No comments on this document yet.
Bottom Reader Ad Slot
Bottom Reader Ad Slot placeholder
If you would like to support SpookStack without paying out of pocket, please consider allowing advertising cookies. It helps cover hosting costs and keeps the archive free to browse. You can change this choice at any time.
Continue Exploring
Agency Collection
Explore This Archive Cluster
Broad Topic Hub
Topic Hub
Related subtopics
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic