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On the night of the escape, the three men crawled through the vents and made their way to the roof of the prison, where they had previously gathered materials to build a makeshift raft. The raft, constructed from over 50 raincoats, was inflated with a bicycle pump and set adrift in the San Francisco Bay.

They vanished into the mist.

Days later, a paddle was found on Angel Island. A wallet belonging to the Anglins was found in the mud. A raincoat raft washed up on shore. escape+from+alcatraz+19791979

In 2013, a letter allegedly written by John Anglin was sent to the FBI, claiming that all three inmates had survived the escape and were still alive. The letter, which many experts believe to be authentic, reads in part: "I am writing to you about my and my brothers escape from Alcatraz. I'm not writing to hurt or brag, just to let you know we made it." On the night of the escape, the three