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Alcatraz Escape — Part 7

114 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jun 12, 1962 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Alcatraz Escape · 113 pages OCR'd
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4 sr 76-2307 WC. el SIZ, b20 After taking out the ventilator cril1cMiiiytnen had an area to the left and below the ventilator grille to knock out. This was also approximately three inches in depth, however, with the ventilator grille out MEP ovid place his arm throu six inch by nine inch opening and get better leverage, as of April 25, 1962, had practically f completed kKnoc out the gmall remaining portion of cement. He decided not to disturb the side of the cement adjacent PAID Btls 2h wwe 4 SVS 6S the plumbing, they might notice sane. JOHN ANGLIN had knocked his completely out by this time and one evening had crawled into the utility corridor. ANGLIN made a false cement back to cover the area he had knocked out of the wall leading into the utility corridor so it would not be noticed. JOHN then did work from the utility corridor side and assisted CLARENCE ANGLIN in completing his hole, tad le] cb =z i] 7] cr nh and jas re ‘¢ ie] o ry | a O i) ne i=) < he 5 cf =a qj Le} a E it) o = bb J = tag Qo = o a i~x @ ie ri] a m7 ri JOUN and CLARENCE ANGLIN then made a smaii dummy face out of cement and gave it a flesh color. They put hair and eyebrows on it with glue and they named it "Oink." “eae After CLAREIICE broke through his hole in the wall, they made a cummy back for the hole which couid be removed. This was made out of cardboard and painted, One evening CLARENCE ANGLIN went up the utility corridor to near the roof, using the network of plumbing in the corridor as a ladder. He crawled on top of the cell blecks. He used a screw driver and tried to take the screws out of the eighteen and one-half inch diameter metal coupling which was between the roof ventilator and the roof, He could not acc sh this by himseif and needed help. About this time in connection with his work detail, had to paint one da Hh the utility corridor and above the cell block area in the vicinity roof ventilator, While painting in that area that cay i took the screws out of the ventilator coupling. He had taken clemp from his bed and bolted them together and used them as a clasp, thus succeeding in loosening tha screws of the coupling. The coupling, although unscrewed, was still in place so no one would notice anything amiss, . About this time, CLARENCE ANGLIN made a second dummy head of cement which was stored on top oZ7 the cell biock next to the roof, This one was called "OSCAR" and was to be given to PRANK MORRIS, Then CLARENCE ANGLIN and FRANX MORRIS went up the utility corridor next to the roof on about three evenings and She VA2 eee
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