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‘Escape from Alcatraz’ gets anniversary attention

By Lisa Leff
Published June 12, 2012 2:27am ET
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‘Escape from Alcatraz’ gets anniversary attention
FILE - This 1962 file photo provided by the FBI shows Clarence Anglin 28, of Montgomery, Ala., in San Francisco. Anglin is a bank robber believed to have escaped from Alcatraz Island Federal Prison. Fifty years ago, three convicted bank robbers who had dug out of their Alcatraz cells with spoons boarded a tiny raft made of raincoats, pulling off an unlikely escape from The Rock that made its way into prison lore, a book and a movie. A lone U.S. marshal still is trying to find whether Clarence Anglin, John Anglin or Frank Morris survived the treacherous crossing of San Francisco Bay and are alive. (AP Photo/FBI, File) | Anonymous

ALCATRAZ ISLAND, Calif. (AP) — For 20th century crime buffs, few capers match the intrigue and ingenuity of the “Escape from Alcatraz,” the 1962 prison break three inmates pulled off with stolen spoons, dummy heads and a raincoat raft.

For Marie Widner and Mearl Taylor, the fabled flight from the Rock is all about family.

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