Return to Alcatraz 50 years later

[Catbird]

Fifty years ago today, 3 men escaped from The Rock. No one knows if they survived or were killed in the attempt to make it to the mainland. This will probably always remain as another of histories mysteries.

NPR:

"The legend has always held that if the men are alive, they will return to Alcatraz on the 50th anniversary of their breakout. There's little chance that's going to happen. But the anniversary is Monday, and I'm headed to the island to see if they show up. The U.S. Marshals say they will be there, too."

NYT:

"Mr. Morris and the Anglin brothers were officially declared dead in 1979, when the F.B.I. closed its books on the case. But it was reopened by the United States Marshal’s Service in 1993 after a former Alcatraz inmate, Thomas Kent, told Fox’s “America’s Most Wanted” that he had helped plan the breakout but had backed out because he could not swim.

Mr. Kent said Clarence Anglin’s girlfriend had agreed to meet them on shore and drive them to Mexico. Officials were skeptical because Mr. Kent had been paid $2,000 for the interview. Nevertheless, Dave Branham, a marshal’s service spokesman, said, “We think there is a possibility they are alive.” "