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es } FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-80) U FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA Date Bfigfoe2 resides is He advised that he has en an officer at Alcatraz Penitentiary for tated that he was presently on guard 3 ve andup count when came running up to his desk at er have a dead man ora dummy in the | cell block, °T can't wake him up, I patted on the pillow and fothing happened". "I went to the B cell block, number 150 which is the cell of inmate JOHN ANGLIN. I reached in to tap him on the head and it felt like it crumbled. I immediately slapped at the head and it rolled on the floor. I shouted to the other guards, 'it is a dummy!,and I immediately threw off the blanket and stepped to cell 152 and slapped off the blanket noticing this was also a dummy. I immediately checked the cell of FRANK LEE MORRIS number 138 and noted it was a dummy also. I immediately sounded hen. called the control center and alerted I then went to the corridor behind the B ce OC. cause it was obvious that the inmates had not eecaped through the front cell bars, I noted the rear air vent partitions on both the ANGLINs cells had been kicked out. I then noticed MORRIS' cell to be the same 80 noted that the air vent on inmate’ cell numper 80 loose and immediately alerted other guards 1 thet rently attempted to-escape al cell and a a. talki wher overheard Wai state t lown could ever discover: thidl ani was holding up a cardboard duplicate of the air vent and was ing it with his fist. I then heard some officers tn the corridor shout that the inmates had escaped through a vent in the corridcr roof behi: B cell block. I then returned to my ordinary duties! oe / 14/62 4 Alcatraz , Island File #2F 76-2887 iim © Date dictated S/8/62 ‘This document containa neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It 4s the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and ite contents are not to be distribute qutside your agency, 677