Alcatraz escapees survived - this is what a new study by Dutch scientists claim, and though it seems to be impossible, the justification of the research may have the answers to the big question whether the prisoners survived or died in their way to escaping from Alcatraz.
According to USA Today, in the study, the scientists used interactive models that traced how the Alcatraz escapees survived.
Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin reportedly fled for freedom back in 1962, and if the models in he study were right, they may have made it across 1.5 miles of Bay waters and safely reached the mainland.
However, the study claims that the Alcatraz escapees survived only if they executed their escape at the right time, rowing in one direction using their makeshift raft.
As per FBI records, the prisoners created a raft using 50 raincoats and used hand-made wooden paddles.
The scientists studied the strong ties of the San Francisco Bay and drafted the possible routes of the prisoners, reports Fox News.
Based on their findings, it's very likely that the Alcatraz escapees survived by finding shelter on an outcrop located near the Golden Gate Bridge.
For nearly three decades of active operation, Alcatraz was home to the most notorious criminals of the 20th century, including Al Capone, Whitey Bulger and Mickey Cohen.
The FBI says o14 escape attempts were made involving 36 prisoners in the past, but nearly al of the Alcatraz escapees were caught or died except for the one in June 1962.
The 17-year investigation on this controversial case ended up concluding that the three escapees may have died by drowning.
The new study on how the Alcatraz escapees managed to leave the isolated prison does not really prove what took place, but it can help scientists assess the most plausible scenarios that time, the BBC has learned.
The Alcatraz escapees survival effort was materialised by Clint Eastwood in the film "Escape from Alcatraz."
To this date, the escape of the three prisoners still remains to be the longest-enduring mysteries in the country.
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