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~ ~ - — _ — 7) FD-202 (Rev. 1-25-80) (| FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA 5 \-} June 20, 1962 72 an inmate of the U. kD Penitentiary, C . ornia ‘ing Alcatraz number and who resides in cell at that institution was intefviewe at Alcatraz. Date At the inception of the interview, was advised that he need not furnish any information, and if game could be used against him in a court of law. He was told of his rights to consult an attorney. He voluntarily furnished the following information. t the first part of February 1962,, of Alcatraz having cell adjacent in trying to escape. vised him that the all inmates residing in the first tier of B cell block, obtaining spoons and digging at the back of their cell under the sink around the ventilator. They were taking the cupped portion of the spoon off and sharpening that end of the spoon in the fashion of a screw driver which was utilized then in the digging. ae: started to dig holes in their celis. One wou. watch duri eevening while the other one du cell and the next night the procedure would be reversed. iiay h alked over the attempted break with the ANGLIN brothers en while at recreation periods in the prison recreation yard. ey would start digging at about 6:15 p.m work until Shas ilies the lights were turned off. told that worked around the cell block doing painting and! as of thi nion.that once they got through the cell walls into the utility corridor immediately behind it they could proceed to the top of the cell block and break out through the ventilator aroa on to the roof. About the first of April, 1962, the ANGLIN brothers indicated that they had completed making the holes in their cells near the ventilator area. They indicated that they had proceeded to the roof and checked the ventilator area and the ieved they ~ could break through the lid and on to the root, CMR statee that 6/19/62 Alcatraz, California File # 76-2887 a YY 6/20/62 Date dictated loaned to ‘This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and ts loan your agency; it and its contenta are not to be distributed outside your agency. 62+