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| subject_name = John Anglin |
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| image_name = John Anglin - head shot - 01.jpg |
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| image_caption = John Anglin mugshot taken at Alcatraz, 1960 |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|5|2}} |
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| birth_place = ], ] |
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| birth_name = John William Anglin |
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| date_of_death = Unknown, possibly alive as of 1975 |
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| charge = ], attempted escape from prison |
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| status = Escaped, missing |
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| parents = George Robert Anglin (father)<br />Rachael Van Miller Anglin (mother) |
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| imprisoned = Last imprisoned at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary until escape on June 11, 1962 |
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'''John William Anglin''' (born May 2, 1930 – ?) is an ] ] and folk culture figure who took part in the infamous ]. |
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The three men who took part in the escape attempt are officially listed by the ] as missing and presumed drowned.<ref name="History.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.history.com/news/escape-from-alcatraz-june-11-1962 |title=Escape From Alcatraz: June 11, 1962 |last=Pruitt |first=Sarah |date=October 9, 2015 |website=http://www.history.com |publisher=A&E Television Networks, LLC |access-date=}}</ref> On October 12, 2015, however, a ] 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 in Brazil in the mid-1970s were provided to law enforcement by family members of the brothers. A retired investigator with the ] who formerly led the case in recent years had the photo analyzed by a ]. The forensic expert stated the photo was likely to be of the brothers. A ] investigator assigned to the case said the photo was worthy of further investigation.<ref name=SFGate>. Graff, Amy. ], 13 October 2015</ref> |
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== Early years == |
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John Anglin and his brother ] were born in Miller County (Colquitt) Georgia to a family with 14 children (7 boys and 7 girls), to George Robert Anglin and Rachael Van Miller Anglin, spent some of their life in ], Seminole County Georgia and then moved to Ruskin, 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.<ref>http://www.ruskinhistory.org/anglin-brothers.htm</ref> |
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== Alcatraz == |
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In 1958 John Anglin robbed the Columbia Alabama bank with a toy gun together with his brothers ] and Alfred.<ref>http://www.walb.com/story/18741310/alcatraz-50-years-later</ref> They were sentenced to prison for 35 years. John was sent to ] 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 ], ], and the Anglin brothers were planning an elaborate escape attempt. |
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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 ]s 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 ] without success. In 1962, the three were put on the ]. West did not make it out of his cell<ref>{{Cite news | title = Alcatraz escape remains a mystery | work = BBC | accessdate = 2012-06-12 | date = 2012-06-12 | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18404134 }}</ref> and no charges were pressed against him. |
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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.<ref>{{YouTube|cQw_Vx113yI|History Channel documentary}}</ref> According to ], a day after the escape a man claiming to be John Anglin had called a lawyer in ] and wanted the lawyer to arrange a meeting with the ]' Office. When the lawyer refused to do this, the person hung up. The sister of the brothers, Marie Anglin Widner, has told the media she believes that the brothers attented their mother's funeral in 1973, disguised as women.<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/12/us-usa-alcatraz-idUSBRE85B01E20120612</ref> On October 12, 2015, the ] 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 ]; 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 said he believed the photograph to be of John and Clarence Anglin.<ref name=SFGate/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/New-evidence-Alcatraz-inmates-suspected-dead-6566124.php#photo-3051288 | title=New claim: Alcatraz escapees might have survived. could still be alive | publisher=SF Gate | date=October 12, 2015 | accessdate=October 13, 2015 | author=Amy Graff}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.history.com/shows/alcatraz-search-for-the-truth/about | title=ALCATRAZ: SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH | publisher=The History Channel | accessdate=October 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://pix11.com/2015/10/12/50-years-later-new-evidence-suggests-3-alcatraz-escapees-may-still-be-alive/ | title=50 years later, new evidence suggests 3 Alcatraz escapees may still be alive | publisher=] | date=October 12, 2015 | accessdate=October 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.detroitnewstime.com/regional/105056-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.html | title=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 | publisher=] | date=October 12, 2015 | accessdate=October 13, 2015 | author=Staff Writer}}</ref> |
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== Popular culture == |
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{{main|Escape from Alcatraz (book)|Escape from Alcatraz (film)}} |
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In 1963, J. Campbell Bruce published his book '']'' about escapes from Alcatraz Island, including that of Morris and the Anglin brothers.<ref>{{cite book |title=Escape from Alcatraz |last=Bruce |first=Campbell J. |year= 1963 |isbn=1-58008-678-0}}</ref> The 1979 film '']'' starred ], ], and ] as Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin respectively. Allen West was played by ]; his character's name was changed to Charlie Butts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079116/ |title=Escape from Alcatraz (1979) |accessdate=2008-12-07 |publisher=]}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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== References == |
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*{{Find a Grave|74840507|John Anglin}} |
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