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Relatives have ‘proof’ Alcatraz escapees are still alive
nypost.com ^ | october 10, 2015 | tim donnelly

Posted on 10/10/2015 11:56:29 AM PDT by lowbridge

The evidence is offered up by the Anglins’ nephews David, 48, and Ken Widner, 54, who are featured in “Alcatraz: Search for the Truth,” a History Channel special airing Monday. The evidence has pumped life into the cold case, and has investigators lining up new interviews and planning to search South America for signs of America’s most notorious escapees.

“This is absolutely the best actionable lead we’ve had,” Art Roderick, the retired US marshal who was lead investigator on the case for 20 years, tells The Post.

The Anglin family sat on those leads for years because, they say, they were spied on and harassed by the FBI for years. But a desire to see the case solved before Marie Anglin Widner — the Widners’ mother and the escapees’ sister — passed away, combined with the cockiness of Alcatraz officials, inspired them to come forward.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: alcatraz; california; marieanglinwidner; sanfrancisco
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To: Hot Tabasco

The articles you would have found, had you searched would have brought you to articles, posted today, about federal prisons.


21 posted on 10/10/2015 4:51:27 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: Cold Heart
The articles you would have found, had you searched ...

Since you performed the search yourself, what did they have to say about John and Clarence Anglin, the two escapees from Alcatraz that this thread was all about?

22 posted on 10/10/2015 5:13:05 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (<i>)
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To: Hot Tabasco

The articles said that if Clarence and John had gone back to federal prison they would not get pork.


23 posted on 10/10/2015 5:44:28 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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