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Alcatraz Escape — Part 8

106 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jun 25, 1962 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Alcatraz Escape · 105 pages OCR'd
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The wooden block could be used as a chuck on an electric drill. The flashlight demonstrates the ingenuity of the . prisoners in utilizing available material to accomplish their purpose. The housing for the two penlight batteries (one battery is a spare) is a small rectangular plastic box which has a hole in one end through which the bulb is screwed so that the base of, the bulb contacts the center post of the battery. A fastener, similar to an Acco type file fastener, is employed as the means of carrying the electricity from the battery base to the side of the bulb and it also acts as the switch. There is no lens or other protection for the bulb. No pertinent information was developed from examining the electric motor, Q12, the steel scraping or digging tool, Q14, the electric cords of Q16 and Qi7 and the two pieces of steel in Q16. Specimen Q15 consists of three tablespoon handles, a homemade steel tool with a paper tape handle and some black fabric tape stored around part of a small Singer Sewing Machine book containing some writing. No significant information was developed concerning the tablespoon handles or the small tool. No bléod was identified on specimens Q4 and Q5. Page 5 PC=70654 GH ea
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