Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and the 1962 escape

Alcatraz Island housed a federal penitentiary from 1934 to 1963 and is managed by the National Park Service. The 1962 escape by inmates Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin, who used a homemade raft and dummy heads, is a well-documented event; their fate remains officially unknown and debated. The prison's cells, guard towers, and escape story have made Alcatraz a frequent subject of ghost stories and paranormal tours, though such claims are anecdotal and not substantiated by official records.