Frank Morris - Early years: Encyclopedia II - Frank Morris - AlcatrazOn January 20, 1960 Frank Morris was shipped to Alcatraz, he became prisoner #AZ1441. Allegedly Frank Morris began scheming his escape as soon as he arrived at Alcatraz. He was not alone in his attempt; there were three others John Anglin, his brother Clarence Anglin, and Allen West(who never went through with the escape attempt).
The escape attempt was extremely complicated, over a period of two years Morris and the Anglins created a raft, lifelike dummies and had stolen a number of tools to dig with. By May of 1962 they had already dug through the vents at the back of the cells. They took it in shifts to work, with ...
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