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Alcatraz Escape — Part 13

133 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Alcatraz Escape · 133 pages OCR'd
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1 Se ae wwe On the night of January 1 roximately 6:30 p.m., ANGLIN, along with inmate ained entrance to and secluded themselves in the institution's clothing room on the second floor at Kilby Prison. At approximately 8:00 p.m., that date, the indicator in the lobby at the prison indicated a ground on the high tension se wires surrounding the compound. Investigation revealed inmat ttempting to attract the tion of a guard on that floor, When the guard approached, ae: him that ANGLIN had come in contact with the electric wire outside the window. Examination revealed that two window bars had been sawed at the bottom and were bent upward, which had been done by a piece of one-and-a-half inch water pipe as a bender. A protective screen on the outside of the bars was also sawed through. ANGLIN was completely through the window with the exception of his geet, The inmate's face and body were lying on the flat roof of vhe Administration Offices, and his feet were “ gtill in the hole in the window when he came in contact with the high voltage security wire, thereby electrocuting himself. A search was made of the person of WB ana ANGLIN we and the area surrounding the scene. A hack saw in a crudely Lf) mana Prams 2 natn af wins ntiann fue satan nf famrnan winas designed for jumping the ignition of automobiles, a forged Alabama Driver's License, and approximately $16.00 in currency was found. Personal photographs were packaged in a water- proof container and @ list of addresses also starting locally and covering several states. It appeared that ANGLIN's clothing had become entangled on @ portion of the window. In bending and twisting in an attempt to release his clothing, he had raised up too high coming in contact-with the wire at a point about the middle of his back, thus causing his death, Following his death, the coroner at Montgomery, Alabama, was immediately notified of it. An examination was made by the coroner and a death certificate was filled out at the hospital, Kilby Prison, which certificate was sent to the coroner for his Signature. As it ig normally the case, the death certificate was forwarded by the coroner to Alabama Bureau of Vital Statistics, Montgomery, Alahama A record of the death was then filed wi th th Sees Swen & On eee Re ee Le ee eS Alabama Bureau of Vital Statistics and is on record, A death -i2- 1440
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