John William Anglin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the American Civil War sailor, see John Anglin (Medal of Honor).

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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2008) John Anglin John Anglin - head shot - 01.jpg Born May 2, 1930 Donalsonville, Georgia Disappeared June 11, 1962 (aged 32) Alcatraz John William Anglin born (May 2, 1930) is or was an American criminal and folk culture figure who took part in the infamous June 1962 Alcatraz escape.

The men three men who took part in the escape attempt are officially listed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as missing and presumed drowned.[1] On October 12, 2015, however, a History Channel documentary, Alcatraz: Search For The Truth, provided new evidence in the case. A photograph and other items purporting to show Anglin and his brother Clarence on a farm somewhere in Brazil in the mid-1970s were provided to law enforcement by family members of the brothers. After forensic analysis was performed, the photo was determined to be authentic.

Contents [hide] 1 Early years 2 Alcatraz 3 Popular culture 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Early years[edit] John Anglin and his brother Clarence Anglin were born in Miller County (Colquitt) Georgia to a family with 14 children (7 boys and 7 girls), spent some of their life in Donalsonville, Seminole County Georgia and then moved to Florida. John and Clarence went to Michigan every May to pick cherries to help the family out financially and they learned to swim here in the icy waters. They usually robbed places that were closed to ensure that no one got injured, and the bank robbery was the only time they used a weapon which was a toy gun. [2]

Alcatraz[edit] In 1958 John Anglin robbed the Columbia Alabama bank with a toy gun together with his brothers Clarence and Alfred.[3] They were sentenced to prison for 35 years. John was sent to Alcatraz after being caught attempting escape from the state penitentiary; he arrived on October 21, 1960, as Alcatraz inmate AZ1476, and Clarence arrived on January 10, 1961, as Alcatraz inmate AZ1485. By September 1961, prisoners Frank Morris, Allen West, and the Anglin brothers were planning an elaborate escape attempt.

By late May 1962, Morris, West, and the Anglins had finished cutting through the walls of their cells. On June 11 the escape began with Morris and the Anglins climbing up the ventilation shaft through one of the chimneys and reaching the top of the roof. The trio then climbed down the rooftop, pumped up their rubber raft and then paddled away into the night, never to be seen again. The next morning police searched for the escapees on Alcatraz and Angel Island without success. In 1962, the three were put on the FBI's Most Wanted List. West did not make it out of his cell[4] and no charges were pressed against him.

FBI wanted poster The official report on the escape says the prisoners drowned in the bay but since then, there have been reports that there was an illegal boat in the bay on the night of the escape, that there have been sightings of the three men and that friends and family members have received many unsigned postcards and messages. The mother of the Anglin brothers received flowers anonymously every Mother's Day and two very tall unusual women were reported to have attended her funeral before disappearing.[5] According to Unsolved Mysteries, a day after the escape a man claiming to be John Anglin had called a lawyer in San Francisco and wanted the lawyer to arrange a meeting with the US Marshals' Office. When the lawyer refused to do this, the person hung up. If John Anglin survived the escape and is still alive, he would be 85 years old today.

Popular culture[edit] Main articles: Escape from Alcatraz (book) and Escape from Alcatraz (film) In 1963, J. Campbell Bruce published his book Escape from Alcatraz about escapes from Alcatraz Island, including that of Morris and the Anglin brothers.[6] The 1979 film Escape from Alcatraz starred Clint Eastwood, Fred Ward, and Jack Thibeau as Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin respectively. Allen West was played by Larry Hankin; his character's name was changed to Charlie Butts.[7]

On October 12, 2015, the History Channel premiered a documentary about the 1962 Alcatraz escape, focusing on John and Clarence Anglin and the possibility that their escape was successful. The program, Alcatraz: Search for the Truth provided viewers with evidence kept by the brothers' family that included: Christmas cards signed by "John" and "Clarence"; an audio tape of a childhood family friend, Fred Brizzi, telling the family in the early 1990s about a chance encounter in 1975 with the brothers in Rio de Janiero, Brazil; a photograph taken by the same family friend in 1975 of two men resembling John and Clarence Anglin. After presenting this evidence to Art Roderick, a former deputy U.S. Marshal who had been assigned to the 1962 cold case before his retirement, the evidence was examined by forensic experts. Among the experts was a photo and facial recognition analyst who determined the photograph of the two men to be John and Clarence Anglin.[8][9][10][11]

See also[edit] List of Alcatraz escape attempts List of people who disappeared mysteriously Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe References[edit] Jump up ^ Pruitt, Sarah (October 9, 2015). "Escape From Alcatraz: June 11, 1962". http://www.history.com. A&E Television Networks, LLC. Jump up ^ http://www.ruskinhistory.org/anglin-brothers.htm Jump up ^ http://www.walb.com/story/18741310/alcatraz-50-years-later Jump up ^ "Alcatraz escape remains a mystery". BBC. 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2012-06-12. Jump up ^ History Channel documentary on YouTube Jump up ^ Bruce, Campbell J. (1963). Escape from Alcatraz. ISBN 1-58008-678-0. Jump up ^ "Escape from Alcatraz (1979)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-12-07. Jump up ^ Amy Graff (October 12, 2015). "New claim: Alcatraz escapees might have survived. could still be alive". SF Gate. Retrieved October 13, 2015. Jump up ^ "ALCATRAZ: SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH". The History Channel. Retrieved October 13, 2015. Jump up ^ "50 years later, new evidence suggests 3 Alcatraz escapees may still be alive". WPIX-11. October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015. Jump up ^ Staff Writer (October 12, 2015). "The picture that 'proves' two inmates DID escape from Alcatraz: Notorious escapees didn't drown, body-surfed behind a passenger ferry to freedom and started a farm in Brazil, claims family". Detroit Newstime. Retrieved October 13, 2015. External links[edit] John Anglin profiled at America's Most Wanted.com The Great Alcatraz Escape John Anglin at Find a Grave Authority control WorldCat VIAF: 41010126 LCCN: n90723688 Categories: 1930 births1958 crimes in the United StatesMissing peoplePossibly living peopleAmerican bank robbersAmerican escapeesFugitives wanted by the United StatesInmates of Alcatraz Federal PenitentiaryFugitives wanted on robbery chargesEscapees from United States federal government detentionPeople from Donalsonville, GeorgiaEscapes and escape attempts from AlcatrazPeople from Colquitt, Georgia Navigation menu

1979-The Film "Escape from Alcatraz" [] Actor Frederick Ward (Freddie "Joe" Fred Ward) Played the role of John Anglin [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Ward]