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Alcatraz Escape — Part 5

120 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jan 20, 1962 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Alcatraz Escape · 118 pages OCR'd
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3 at a depth of two-three feet below the surface of the water. These packets contained pictures of JOHN and CLARENCE ANGLIN, amano atkhane ae walt ag namas and sAddreascen af nimerousa ews ef Wide ed be a chia WE Nat alin de ce BBC le fie a Nee a et — ie Tt a iw — a Individuals, The detutis eonceining this recovery have previously yveen reported. % MARIN COUNTY COASTLINE Special Agents of the FBI, using eight power cruisers, searched the Marin County dey coastline from Point Belvedere to the Golden Gate Bridg= and the avea surrounding Angel Island on June 12, 1962. Ovher Spectal Agents contacted Soat owners — operating in this area, as well as persons working on the shore- line the same day. Searches of this area by Special Agents con- tinued daily through June 22, 1962. NETGHBORHOOD Persons living on the Marin County Bay coast facing Angel Island and Alcatraz who lived in homes with a view of the water were interviewed June 14, 1962, by Special Agents. ‘This encompassed the shoreline from the north end of Tiburon to the southwestern end of Sausalito. AICATRAZ ISLAND Beginning on the morning of June 12, 1962, Warden OLIN G. BLACKWELL had his guards check all of Alcatraz Island, including all buildings and personal contact with the familtes of all prison employees and a search of their homes for the Escapees. In addition, prison guards were designated around the shore areas of the island to patrol the beach. The prison boat, together with guards in skin diving equipment, checked the beaches and water surrounding the island, as well as the numerous caves, These searches continued through June 17, 1962. In addition, through the use of telescopes, prison officials continued to check the riptides which pertodically form in the area of Alcatraz, for floating debris. Through this method they sighted one of the homemade life preservers on . June 22, 1962, and recovered same. Warden BLACKWELL advises that they will continue to look for debris possibly connected with the Escapees.
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