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For over a year, the trio chipped away at the concrete air vents in their cells using spoons reinforced with metal from a vacuum cleaner. They masked the holes with cardboard and paint. They built a life raft and life vests from over 50 raincoats, sealing seams with heat from steam pipes.

On the evening of June 11, 1979, the three inmates put their plan into action. They climbed up to the roof of their cells and entered the ventilation system, making their way to the northern edge of the prison. There, they had stashed their homemade raft and equipment. escape+from+alcatraz+19791979

The real-life escape remains a mystery. While the film implies their success, the FBI officially closed the case in 1979, listing them as missing and presumed drowned, although no bodies were ever recovered. For over a year, the trio chipped away