But now comes a bombshell from Ken Widner and Mike Lynch, who use historical documents, expert-analyzed photo evidence and ...

Bulger had first met the Anglins in prison in Atlanta in 1958, Widner writes with co-author Mike Lynch in their new book Alcatraz: The Last Escape ... more supporting evidence of the Anglin ...

To further protect American interests as a result of its new found wealth ... there were some who still attempted to escape. There were 14 attempts to escape Alcatraz during the 29 years it ...

"My name is John Anglin," reads the letter. "I escape from Alcatraz in June 1962. Yes we all made it that night, but barely!" To this day, the three escapees remain on the most wanted list with ...

Colditz Castle, a notorious prisoner of war camp in Nazi Germany, was supposed to be escape-proof. But in the dark days at the end of World War II, a group of British officers dreamt up the ...

BBC Science travelled with the archaeologist team to Alcatraz in 2014 to see firsthand how their research was conducted. Armed with the new evidence, researchers are now planning to do more ...

The San Francisco race starts with a grueling 2km swim from the world famous Alcatraz Island before the competitors complete an 80km cycle and 18km run in the shadow of the iconic Golden Gate bridge.