The Only Successful Escape From Alcatraz

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Alcatraz. The Rock. The inescapable prison that held some of the most ruthless and colorful criminals the world has ever seen. Some of whom were notorious for escaping other prisons. But there’s only a handful of escape attempts at Alcatraz that could remotely be considered successful. Here’s the story of (and the mystery around) those attempts.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
1:19 - History of Alcatraz
4:19 - The Design of Alcatraz
5:30 - The Escape Plan
10:32 - Sightings, Hoaxes, and Rumors
13:30 - John K. Giles
15:20 - John Paul Scott
18:40 - Sponsor - Nebula