1 00:00:01,702 --> 00:00:03,736 [stewart fillmore] you know, no one gets off of alcatraz, right? 2 00:00:03,837 --> 00:00:05,504 -Right. -You can try, but you're not gonna be successful. 3 00:00:08,042 --> 00:00:09,308 [josh] wow, look at this. 4 00:00:09,310 --> 00:00:10,509 This is the cell. 5 00:00:11,212 --> 00:00:12,477 This is amazing. 6 00:00:12,479 --> 00:00:14,546 -This is where they tunneled through. -[stewart] yup. 7 00:00:14,648 --> 00:00:16,315 Right here. 8 00:00:16,317 --> 00:00:18,350 [stewart] and somehow these... These three guys 9 00:00:18,419 --> 00:00:19,852 Might've just pulled off the impossible. 10 00:00:22,456 --> 00:00:24,623 All three of them made it off that island... 11 00:00:24,625 --> 00:00:25,524 ...And made it ashore. 12 00:00:25,526 --> 00:00:26,358 100%? 13 00:00:26,427 --> 00:00:27,626 100% sure. 14 00:00:27,628 --> 00:00:30,829 This is a photo of john and clarence in brazil. 15 00:00:35,536 --> 00:00:36,535 It's gettin' real muddy. 16 00:00:38,105 --> 00:00:39,438 [bleep] 17 00:00:39,507 --> 00:00:40,606 I got a good hit here. 18 00:00:40,608 --> 00:00:42,241 -[men] oh, oh! -[josh] we got a coin! 19 00:00:42,309 --> 00:00:43,409 Hey, come here, we got a coin! 20 00:00:44,245 --> 00:00:45,244 [josh speaking] 21 00:00:46,914 --> 00:00:48,113 [man] hang on! 22 00:00:48,115 --> 00:00:49,148 [bleep] 23 00:01:00,061 --> 00:01:02,528 Alcatraz federal penitentiary, 24 00:01:02,530 --> 00:01:03,462 The rock, 25 00:01:03,531 --> 00:01:05,464 America's most secure prison, 26 00:01:05,533 --> 00:01:08,333 Where the worst of the worst did hard time. 27 00:01:08,435 --> 00:01:10,035 A former military fortress 28 00:01:10,037 --> 00:01:12,704 Surrounded by the frigid san francisco bay. 29 00:01:12,706 --> 00:01:16,141 Alcatraz was said to be escape proof. 30 00:01:16,210 --> 00:01:18,610 But on June 11th, 1962, 31 00:01:18,612 --> 00:01:21,413 Three men attempted the impossible. 32 00:01:22,049 --> 00:01:23,315 Plotting for months, 33 00:01:23,317 --> 00:01:25,350 Car thief frank morris... 34 00:01:25,419 --> 00:01:29,388 ...And bank robbers john and clarence anglin... 35 00:01:29,390 --> 00:01:31,623 ...Brazenly tunnel out if their cells 36 00:01:31,625 --> 00:01:34,359 And flee the prison on a makeshift raft, 37 00:01:34,461 --> 00:01:36,328 Never to be seen again. 38 00:01:36,330 --> 00:01:40,199 According to the fbi, no one could survive the treacherous crossing. 39 00:01:40,201 --> 00:01:42,935 And morris and the anglin's must have drowned. 40 00:01:43,437 --> 00:01:44,369 Or did they? 41 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:48,006 Legends have swirled for 60 years 42 00:01:48,008 --> 00:01:50,242 That the three inmates made it to the mainland 43 00:01:50,344 --> 00:01:53,045 And slipped into the fog of history. 44 00:01:53,047 --> 00:01:55,247 Some say they vanished into south america 45 00:01:55,316 --> 00:01:57,416 With a stockpile of mob money. 46 00:01:58,085 --> 00:01:59,718 Now new evidence has emerge 47 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,955 And a former fbi agent is re-examining the case. 48 00:02:05,326 --> 00:02:07,526 Working with members of the convict's family, 49 00:02:07,528 --> 00:02:10,295 A controversial photo is igniting a manhunt 50 00:02:10,297 --> 00:02:12,598 In the remote jungles of brazil. 51 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,266 Proof that the convicts survived 52 00:02:14,268 --> 00:02:16,401 Would shatter the rock's reputation 53 00:02:16,403 --> 00:02:21,039 And elevate the trio into the pantheon of criminal masterminds. 54 00:02:21,041 --> 00:02:22,741 But the only way to solve the case 55 00:02:22,810 --> 00:02:24,810 Is to retrace their steps, 56 00:02:24,812 --> 00:02:26,311 Follow the clues, 57 00:02:26,313 --> 00:02:28,547 And escape from alcatraz. 58 00:02:28,649 --> 00:02:31,717 The only question is: Are you in or out? 59 00:02:36,023 --> 00:02:37,623 My name is josh gates. 60 00:02:37,625 --> 00:02:38,557 Hello! 61 00:02:39,126 --> 00:02:39,925 Explorer... 62 00:02:41,061 --> 00:02:41,827 ...Adventurer... 63 00:02:41,829 --> 00:02:42,794 Amazing. 64 00:02:42,796 --> 00:02:44,362 Help! 65 00:02:44,364 --> 00:02:47,232 ...And a guy who ends up in some very strange situations. 66 00:02:47,334 --> 00:02:49,234 [bleep] woo! That was exciting. 67 00:02:49,336 --> 00:02:50,936 With a degree in archeology 68 00:02:50,938 --> 00:02:52,804 And a passion for the unexplained... 69 00:02:52,806 --> 00:02:53,838 Yeah! 70 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:55,207 ...I travel to the ends of the earth 71 00:02:55,209 --> 00:02:57,943 Investigating the greatest legends in history. 72 00:02:58,045 --> 00:02:59,044 Okay, let's punch it. 73 00:02:59,813 --> 00:03:01,947 This is expedition unkno. 74 00:03:08,622 --> 00:03:11,857 My manhunt for america's most infamous escaped convic 75 00:03:11,925 --> 00:03:15,627 Is kicking into high gear behind the wheel of a true icon. 76 00:03:17,932 --> 00:03:23,435 This is a 1968 mustang fastback in highland green. 77 00:03:23,537 --> 00:03:24,870 Whoo! 78 00:03:24,872 --> 00:03:27,039 This is the car that steve mcqueen raced through the streets 79 00:03:27,041 --> 00:03:29,241 Of the city by the bay in the movie bullitt. 80 00:03:29,310 --> 00:03:34,813 It's 460 horsepower v8 engine, is pure american muscle. 81 00:03:35,816 --> 00:03:38,350 Just like mcqueen, I do all my own stunts. 82 00:03:38,752 --> 00:03:39,851 Here we go. 83 00:03:45,626 --> 00:03:46,258 Big hill. 84 00:03:48,062 --> 00:03:50,062 Bigger hill! Ha ho ho! 85 00:03:56,036 --> 00:03:56,802 And I just stalled it. 86 00:03:58,339 --> 00:03:59,905 [engine starts] 87 00:04:01,342 --> 00:04:02,341 [engine revs] 88 00:04:02,409 --> 00:04:03,308 I got it now. 89 00:04:03,310 --> 00:04:04,442 [clears throat] 90 00:04:04,444 --> 00:04:06,311 All right, so maybe I'm no steve mcqueen. 91 00:04:06,947 --> 00:04:08,413 Let's face it, no one is. 92 00:04:11,051 --> 00:04:13,852 But in a few hours I'll be starting my own investigation 93 00:04:13,954 --> 00:04:15,053 Into the great escape. 94 00:04:16,690 --> 00:04:19,157 Immersed in fog well before sunrise, 95 00:04:19,226 --> 00:04:22,828 I head to the docks to meet retired fbi agent stewart fillmore. 96 00:04:23,564 --> 00:04:24,863 -Stewart! -Hey, josh. 97 00:04:24,932 --> 00:04:26,298 -How are you, my friend? -I'm great, how are you? 98 00:04:26,300 --> 00:04:27,399 Great to see you. 99 00:04:27,401 --> 00:04:28,834 Last time I saw you, we were in jail together. 100 00:04:28,935 --> 00:04:30,235 [laughs] we were. On the john dillinger case. 101 00:04:30,304 --> 00:04:31,036 I've always wanted to say that! 102 00:04:31,105 --> 00:04:31,803 [both] yeah. 103 00:04:32,506 --> 00:04:34,139 Stewart was a collaborator 104 00:04:34,141 --> 00:04:37,342 In my hunt for the infamous gunslinger john dillinger's lost loot. 105 00:04:38,145 --> 00:04:39,511 His latest passion project 106 00:04:39,513 --> 00:04:42,914 Involves the most infamous prison of all time. 107 00:04:42,916 --> 00:04:45,817 -You've work a lot of cases over the years. -I have, yeah. 108 00:04:45,819 --> 00:04:47,819 What got you interested in the alcatraz-- 109 00:04:47,821 --> 00:04:50,188 So, you know, even before I was in the fbi, 110 00:04:50,190 --> 00:04:52,424 This is a case that had fascinated me. 111 00:04:52,426 --> 00:04:54,960 Partly because, you know, I've... I've always, you know, 112 00:04:54,962 --> 00:04:56,662 Been into gangsters and gunfighters, right? 113 00:04:56,730 --> 00:04:58,263 -Right. -And, I mean, this is alcatraz. 114 00:04:58,299 --> 00:05:00,299 This is the rock. It had the worst of the worst. 115 00:05:00,301 --> 00:05:03,602 But the thing, really, about alcatraz is this famous escape. 116 00:05:03,604 --> 00:05:05,504 You know, no one gets off of alcatraz, right? 117 00:05:05,506 --> 00:05:07,639 -Right. -You can try but you're not gonna be successful. 118 00:05:07,741 --> 00:05:09,508 And somehow, these... These three guys 119 00:05:09,510 --> 00:05:11,310 Might have just pulled off the impossible, 120 00:05:11,312 --> 00:05:12,844 You know, and... And made the escape. 121 00:05:12,946 --> 00:05:13,945 So let's talk about these guys. 122 00:05:14,047 --> 00:05:15,714 They... They were not criminal kingpins. 123 00:05:15,716 --> 00:05:19,418 They were not, no. They were really small time crooks, really. 124 00:05:19,420 --> 00:05:22,554 [josh] since their adolescence, brothers john and clarence anglin, 125 00:05:22,589 --> 00:05:26,058 Teamed up to pull small job like break-ins and robberies 126 00:05:26,060 --> 00:05:29,828 Until they got busted shortly after a bank heist. 127 00:05:29,830 --> 00:05:32,864 They were sentenced to 35 years behind bars. 128 00:05:33,734 --> 00:05:35,500 Frank morris had a high iq, 129 00:05:35,502 --> 00:05:38,236 But a low career in small-time crime. 130 00:05:38,305 --> 00:05:40,639 With a rap sheet starting at age 13, 131 00:05:40,741 --> 00:05:44,843 Frank's habit of breaking and entering eventually landed him a 10 year sentenc 132 00:05:44,912 --> 00:05:46,611 In the louisiana state penitentiary. 133 00:05:47,715 --> 00:05:49,514 They were just run of the mill crooks. 134 00:05:49,516 --> 00:05:51,817 But they were exceptional escape artists. 135 00:05:51,819 --> 00:05:54,219 -So they had busted out of places before. -Absolutely. 136 00:05:54,221 --> 00:05:57,923 So when these guys were arrested again, the thinking was... 137 00:05:57,925 --> 00:05:59,157 ..."put 'em in a place they can't get out." 138 00:05:59,259 --> 00:06:01,259 Exactly. Put 'em in escape-proof alcatraz. 139 00:06:01,328 --> 00:06:02,160 -Got it. -Yup 140 00:06:02,162 --> 00:06:03,528 And I guess technically speaking 141 00:06:03,530 --> 00:06:05,030 They did escape alcatraz, right? 142 00:06:05,032 --> 00:06:05,831 They did, yes. 143 00:06:05,833 --> 00:06:07,099 -They got off the rock. -Correct. 144 00:06:07,101 --> 00:06:08,934 We just don't know what happened to them next. 145 00:06:08,936 --> 00:06:11,069 We don't know what happened after that. 146 00:06:11,071 --> 00:06:14,740 [josh] the fbi has steadfast maintained since 1962 147 00:06:14,808 --> 00:06:19,211 That the three inmates drown attempting to cross the san francisco bay. 148 00:06:19,213 --> 00:06:21,813 But stewart is taking a second look. 149 00:06:21,815 --> 00:06:24,049 Josh, this case may not be, as cold as you think. 150 00:06:24,051 --> 00:06:26,218 -Okay. -There's new leads, there's new evidence 151 00:06:26,220 --> 00:06:27,519 That could break this case wide open. 152 00:06:27,521 --> 00:06:28,920 Let's start at the scene of the crime. 153 00:06:28,922 --> 00:06:30,455 -To alcatraz. -Alcatraz. 154 00:06:33,093 --> 00:06:34,926 [josh] out of the darkness comes a tugboat 155 00:06:34,928 --> 00:06:37,429 That stewart has arranged to take us across the bay 156 00:06:37,431 --> 00:06:40,298 Before alcatraz opens to the public. 157 00:06:40,300 --> 00:06:42,033 That is, if we don't end up on the rocks. 158 00:06:42,803 --> 00:06:44,135 All right, into the fog. 159 00:06:47,307 --> 00:06:50,342 -A big part of what makes alcatraz so formidable-- -yeah. 160 00:06:50,411 --> 00:06:51,643 ...Is this, right? It's the bay. 161 00:06:51,745 --> 00:06:53,044 [stewart] it's the water, absolutely. 162 00:06:53,046 --> 00:06:54,746 Even once you get through the prison walls, 163 00:06:54,815 --> 00:06:56,915 You still have a mile and a quarter swim 164 00:06:56,917 --> 00:06:59,251 -To... To dry land, right? -Right. 165 00:06:59,352 --> 00:07:02,521 Alcatraz sits far from shore on a small rocky island 166 00:07:02,523 --> 00:07:05,557 More than a mile from the waterfront of san francisco. 167 00:07:05,625 --> 00:07:07,826 There's no bridge or tunnel to the rock. 168 00:07:07,828 --> 00:07:10,429 The only way on or off is by boat, 169 00:07:10,431 --> 00:07:12,030 Or a lethal swim. 170 00:07:12,032 --> 00:07:14,032 Uh, I mean, the water's freezing cold, 171 00:07:14,034 --> 00:07:15,567 So you're gonna have to fight hypothermia, 172 00:07:15,668 --> 00:07:18,036 And then, believe it or not, you... You have to watch out for sharks. 173 00:07:18,605 --> 00:07:19,604 Don't forget the sharks. 174 00:07:20,808 --> 00:07:22,340 That's right, sharks. 175 00:07:22,442 --> 00:07:24,609 Eleven different species in the bay, 176 00:07:24,611 --> 00:07:27,112 Including the occasional great white. 177 00:07:27,114 --> 00:07:31,616 So all... All told, how many escape attempts happened at alcatraz? 178 00:07:31,618 --> 00:07:33,718 So there were a total of 36 escape attempts 179 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:35,821 Over the 30 years that it was a prison. 180 00:07:35,823 --> 00:07:38,356 -And how did those work out? -Well, not too good. 181 00:07:38,425 --> 00:07:41,226 Over 20 were captured before they ever got to the water. 182 00:07:41,228 --> 00:07:42,194 -Right. -[stewart] okay. 183 00:07:42,196 --> 00:07:44,429 Six were shot and killed, two drowned, 184 00:07:44,431 --> 00:07:47,532 And then there are several unaccounted for that are presumed dead. 185 00:07:47,634 --> 00:07:49,701 -Including our three guys? -Including our three guys. 186 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,407 [josh] all right, we got a... We got a light coming out of the fog. 187 00:07:55,409 --> 00:07:56,842 Josh, that's alcatraz. 188 00:07:56,910 --> 00:07:59,711 -That it? -That's it right there. 189 00:07:59,713 --> 00:08:04,850 [josh] the island of alcatra was utilized as a u.S. Army fortress in the mid-1850s. 190 00:08:04,918 --> 00:08:08,153 And from there evolved into a full-time military prison, 191 00:08:08,222 --> 00:08:11,089 Before being turned into a civilian super priso 192 00:08:11,091 --> 00:08:13,058 For the country's worst criminals. 193 00:08:13,159 --> 00:08:16,561 Including high profile mobsters like machine gun kelly, 194 00:08:16,630 --> 00:08:17,929 Al capone, 195 00:08:17,931 --> 00:08:20,999 Whitey bulger and mickey cohen. 196 00:08:21,001 --> 00:08:23,802 And yet, somehow, three small time hoods 197 00:08:23,804 --> 00:08:27,672 May have beaten the prison' supposedly insurmountable defenses. 198 00:08:27,674 --> 00:08:29,107 Over a six month period, 199 00:08:29,109 --> 00:08:31,309 They chiseled their way out of their cells 200 00:08:31,311 --> 00:08:34,713 And made papier mâché heads to camouflage their absence 201 00:08:34,715 --> 00:08:36,615 They built a raft and life vests 202 00:08:36,617 --> 00:08:40,018 Before escaping the rock and disappearing without a trace. 203 00:08:42,022 --> 00:08:44,356 Josh, here we are. Do you want to say or do you want me to say it? 204 00:08:44,424 --> 00:08:45,724 I mean, is it okay if I say it? 205 00:08:46,527 --> 00:08:47,692 It's your show, go ahead. 206 00:08:47,694 --> 00:08:49,628 [imitates sean connery] welcome to the rock! 207 00:08:49,630 --> 00:08:51,396 It's not a great connery but it's all I've got. 208 00:08:51,398 --> 00:08:52,531 It's... It's pretty good. 209 00:08:52,599 --> 00:08:54,332 It's better than my nicolas cage believe me. 210 00:08:54,401 --> 00:08:55,800 -Okay. Let's go. -Come on, let's get into it. 211 00:08:57,337 --> 00:08:59,905 As the sun begins to break and the fog lifts, 212 00:08:59,907 --> 00:09:03,608 We revisit the preserved scene of the crime 60 years later. 213 00:09:04,611 --> 00:09:06,144 -Woah! -Yeah. 214 00:09:06,246 --> 00:09:08,513 So, josh, welcome to alcatraz. 215 00:09:08,515 --> 00:09:10,815 We're in the main cell house here... 216 00:09:10,817 --> 00:09:12,851 ...Between cell block b and 217 00:09:12,953 --> 00:09:15,954 Uh, and this long corridor is known as, uh, broadway. 218 00:09:15,956 --> 00:09:18,957 Okay, so other than the water out there, which is pretty lethal, 219 00:09:18,959 --> 00:09:20,892 What were these guys up against? 220 00:09:20,894 --> 00:09:23,061 Well, I mean, it's... It's right before you. 221 00:09:23,130 --> 00:09:24,262 -Steel and concrete. -Right. 222 00:09:24,298 --> 00:09:26,331 I mean, when this place was built. 223 00:09:26,333 --> 00:09:30,135 It was the... The largest steel reinforced concrete building in the world. 224 00:09:30,203 --> 00:09:31,302 -Wow. -Okay. 225 00:09:31,371 --> 00:09:33,505 Designed with one purpose and that's to keep you in. 226 00:09:33,507 --> 00:09:35,941 And I'm imagining it was also pretty well guarded? 227 00:09:36,042 --> 00:09:38,810 It had 6 guard towers with over 60 guards. 228 00:09:38,812 --> 00:09:42,314 It had the ratio of guards to prisoners of any prison. 229 00:09:42,316 --> 00:09:45,517 Wow, okay, so let's talk about our three guys. 230 00:09:45,519 --> 00:09:46,851 -Where were they? -Let me show you. 231 00:09:46,953 --> 00:09:48,719 Just around here. 232 00:09:50,524 --> 00:09:53,825 [josh] the first cell we vis belonged to the mastermind of the escape. 233 00:09:55,963 --> 00:09:57,662 [stewart] here's the cell of frank morris. 234 00:09:57,731 --> 00:10:00,599 -[josh] okay, so we've got o of our guys right here. -Yup. 235 00:10:00,601 --> 00:10:03,234 [josh] the cells have been preserved to look just as they did 236 00:10:03,303 --> 00:10:06,938 On the night of June 11th, 1962. 237 00:10:06,940 --> 00:10:09,174 And then what about the anglin brothers where were they? 238 00:10:09,176 --> 00:10:11,443 Okay, so they're a little further down, same row. 239 00:10:11,544 --> 00:10:13,712 -Oh, so they're not right next to each other. -Not right next to each other. 240 00:10:13,714 --> 00:10:15,046 Although the brothers are. 241 00:10:15,148 --> 00:10:16,548 [josh] okay. 242 00:10:17,417 --> 00:10:20,952 -So here we are, this is... This is john anglin's cell -okay. 243 00:10:21,021 --> 00:10:22,721 And brother clarence right there. 244 00:10:22,723 --> 00:10:24,956 -Wow, so they're side-by-side. -Side-by-side. 245 00:10:25,025 --> 00:10:26,157 You wanna take a closer look? 246 00:10:27,661 --> 00:10:28,560 Can we? 247 00:10:28,562 --> 00:10:30,562 Open up cell block b, level one. 248 00:10:35,435 --> 00:10:37,302 Perks of being a former fbi agent? 249 00:10:37,304 --> 00:10:38,603 It has its perks. 250 00:10:38,605 --> 00:10:40,038 Wow, look at this. 251 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:41,439 This is the cell. 252 00:10:43,944 --> 00:10:44,909 This is amazing. 253 00:10:45,912 --> 00:10:47,545 Close up cell block b! 254 00:10:47,614 --> 00:10:48,747 What now? 255 00:10:49,416 --> 00:10:50,681 What? No, stewart. 256 00:10:52,152 --> 00:10:54,619 -Stewart. -Josh, you knew it would end up like this. 257 00:10:54,621 --> 00:10:55,620 It was inevitable. 258 00:10:55,622 --> 00:10:57,055 [josh sputters] I have to say, 259 00:10:57,057 --> 00:10:58,890 -Though, now that I'm in here... -Yeah? 260 00:10:58,892 --> 00:11:01,326 ...It's incredibly small. 261 00:11:01,328 --> 00:11:04,963 I see in the back of all three of these cells, a big hole in the wall. 262 00:11:05,065 --> 00:11:07,799 -Each of these guys had to tunnel out of their cell -right. 263 00:11:07,801 --> 00:11:09,200 -How? -There was a ventilation hole there. 264 00:11:09,202 --> 00:11:12,203 -Okay. -With a... With a small ventilation grate in it. 265 00:11:12,205 --> 00:11:14,205 -But they had to widen that. -They had to widen it. 266 00:11:15,709 --> 00:11:18,109 They noticed that the concre was somewhat brittle. 267 00:11:18,111 --> 00:11:19,911 And could be chipped away. 268 00:11:19,913 --> 00:11:22,814 So for six months they are carefully, quietly toiling away at this. 269 00:11:22,816 --> 00:11:24,048 Yes. 270 00:11:24,117 --> 00:11:25,550 And then what, where... Where does that hole lead? 271 00:11:25,619 --> 00:11:29,320 That leads to a utility corridor, so let me take you there now. 272 00:11:29,322 --> 00:11:30,221 Don't make me crawl through. 273 00:11:30,223 --> 00:11:31,489 Will you open this thing up please? 274 00:11:31,558 --> 00:11:34,826 -Get me out of here. -[laughs] open cell block b, level one. 275 00:11:37,130 --> 00:11:38,463 I see the governor got my letter. 276 00:11:38,565 --> 00:11:39,397 [stewart laughs] 277 00:11:39,399 --> 00:11:40,665 -All right, come on. -Let's go. 278 00:11:43,036 --> 00:11:45,503 [josh] we're about to walk the exact escape path 279 00:11:45,505 --> 00:11:47,605 The prisoners took from their cells. 280 00:11:47,607 --> 00:11:50,809 Do not expect to see this on your standard tour of the rock. 281 00:11:50,811 --> 00:11:54,145 Riding with stewart has gotten me exclusive access. 282 00:11:55,615 --> 00:11:58,216 After half a year of meticulous preparation, 283 00:11:58,218 --> 00:12:01,119 The prisoners exited their cells through the vent shafts 284 00:12:01,121 --> 00:12:04,122 And ejected into a seldom visited maintenance corrido 285 00:12:04,124 --> 00:12:06,224 Where the guards would not have been patrolling. 286 00:12:07,260 --> 00:12:09,227 This is crazy, there's just this maze. 287 00:12:09,930 --> 00:12:12,931 Passages behind cell blocks 288 00:12:12,933 --> 00:12:15,800 [stewart] okay, this is the backside of one of the vent holes. 289 00:12:15,802 --> 00:12:18,036 -[josh] so this is where they tunneled through. -Yup. 290 00:12:18,105 --> 00:12:19,604 Right here. 291 00:12:19,606 --> 00:12:20,338 [whispers] look at that! 292 00:12:21,541 --> 00:12:23,108 That's unbelievable. 293 00:12:23,110 --> 00:12:25,643 So, once they punched through this, 294 00:12:25,712 --> 00:12:26,544 Where do they go from here? 295 00:12:26,613 --> 00:12:27,345 So they go up. 296 00:12:28,115 --> 00:12:29,814 -Up? -Yup. 297 00:12:31,618 --> 00:12:34,452 [josh] the prisoners climb the pipes of the utility corridor 298 00:12:34,521 --> 00:12:39,057 To punch through into a large raw space above the cell block. 299 00:12:39,159 --> 00:12:40,658 We come up here and we're gonna take a lift. 300 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:41,826 Okay. 301 00:12:43,730 --> 00:12:45,296 [stewart] as you can see... 302 00:12:45,298 --> 00:12:47,432 ...Kinda at the top of the cell block. 303 00:12:47,534 --> 00:12:48,700 [josh] yeah, we've above everything here. 304 00:12:48,702 --> 00:12:50,301 [stewart] yes. 305 00:12:50,303 --> 00:12:53,404 So they climbed up from the utility corridor where we were earlier. 306 00:12:53,406 --> 00:12:55,940 There's a tarp up here that just gave them cover 307 00:12:55,942 --> 00:12:57,909 And they turned it into a workshop. 308 00:12:57,911 --> 00:12:59,310 -A workshop? -A workshop. 309 00:12:59,312 --> 00:13:00,945 What are they working on up here? 310 00:13:00,947 --> 00:13:03,848 So up here's where they're making the raft and life jackets 311 00:13:03,950 --> 00:13:05,650 Out of, uh, stolen raincoats 312 00:13:05,719 --> 00:13:06,984 -[josh surprised] okay. -Yeah. 313 00:13:06,986 --> 00:13:08,920 There were steam pipes up here that had enough hea 314 00:13:08,922 --> 00:13:13,091 That allowed them to fuse the rubber together of these life jackets. 315 00:13:13,093 --> 00:13:17,128 And after they made the dummy heads that we saw in the cells earlier, 316 00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:20,064 They would put those down and it would appear that they were sleeping 317 00:13:20,066 --> 00:13:22,400 And they had all the time in the world to do this. 318 00:13:22,402 --> 00:13:24,502 It's really, really clever. 319 00:13:24,504 --> 00:13:25,703 It's ingenious. 320 00:13:25,705 --> 00:13:28,006 These guys were dialed in, I... Okay. 321 00:13:28,008 --> 00:13:30,175 But all of this was child's play 322 00:13:30,177 --> 00:13:31,342 Compared to what they had ahead of them. 323 00:13:32,846 --> 00:13:35,313 So, josh, if you look at... At the ceiling 324 00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:36,614 Just across there, there's a hole. 325 00:13:36,616 --> 00:13:38,116 Oh, that's their escape tunnel. 326 00:13:38,118 --> 00:13:39,918 [stewart] that is the escape tunnel. 327 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:41,553 That leads them to the roof. 328 00:13:41,621 --> 00:13:43,922 -And then they're outside? -Then they're outside. 329 00:13:43,924 --> 00:13:45,857 When they made their way to the roof, 330 00:13:45,926 --> 00:13:48,426 They walked along this way all the way down, 331 00:13:48,428 --> 00:13:50,295 And then there was a drain pipe 332 00:13:50,297 --> 00:13:52,430 That was at the end of the building that's no longer there. 333 00:13:52,432 --> 00:13:54,899 Thirty, forty feet, they work their way down this drain pipe. 334 00:13:54,901 --> 00:13:55,900 And it's the middle of the night? 335 00:13:55,902 --> 00:13:57,101 Middle of the night, pitch black. 336 00:13:57,103 --> 00:13:59,304 Carrying all the gear they got with them, right? 337 00:13:59,306 --> 00:14:00,738 The raft, their life jackets. 338 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:02,507 -Right. -You know, they make their way down. 339 00:14:02,509 --> 00:14:04,108 And then they work with all this gear. 340 00:14:04,110 --> 00:14:05,910 Then they work downhill toward the water. 341 00:14:06,913 --> 00:14:08,613 [josh] after climbing down the vertical pipe, 342 00:14:08,615 --> 00:14:11,950 And with most of the guards inside the prison after lights out, 343 00:14:12,051 --> 00:14:14,953 The men most likely scurry down the southside of the island 344 00:14:14,955 --> 00:14:16,821 Toward the water and ferry dock. 345 00:14:17,624 --> 00:14:19,757 From there? Who knows. 346 00:14:19,826 --> 00:14:22,560 The story of how three men fled alcatraz 347 00:14:22,629 --> 00:14:25,463 Has grown beyond history into legend. 348 00:14:25,532 --> 00:14:27,198 But in the archives of the rock, 349 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:31,202 I'm being given rare access to actual items from the escape. 350 00:14:31,204 --> 00:14:32,637 Josh, this is amanda williford. 351 00:14:32,739 --> 00:14:34,606 She's a curator with the park archives. 352 00:14:34,608 --> 00:14:36,007 -Great to meet you. -Me too. 353 00:14:36,075 --> 00:14:39,110 And these are original evidence items from the alcatraz escape. 354 00:14:39,112 --> 00:14:40,478 -You're kidding. -I'm not kidding. 355 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:41,713 -This is the real deal? -The real deal. 356 00:14:41,715 --> 00:14:43,081 -Yup. -Wow. 357 00:14:49,155 --> 00:14:52,056 These are original evidence items from the alcatraz escape. 358 00:14:52,058 --> 00:14:55,126 -Get out of here, these are the actual items? -Actual items. 359 00:14:55,128 --> 00:14:57,662 [josh] I'm with retired fbi agent stewart fillmore 360 00:14:57,731 --> 00:15:02,200 Investigating the infamous 1962 alcatraz prison escape 361 00:15:02,202 --> 00:15:04,102 As we examine actual evidenc 362 00:15:04,104 --> 00:15:06,137 Left behind at the scene of the crime. 363 00:15:06,239 --> 00:15:08,339 -The real deal, wow. -[stewart] yup. 364 00:15:08,408 --> 00:15:10,708 [josh] this is one of the actual fake vent grates, 365 00:15:10,710 --> 00:15:14,412 Hand made from cardboard, layers of soap and paint. 366 00:15:14,414 --> 00:15:18,149 It was used to cover the eroding concrete surrounding the air duct. 367 00:15:19,019 --> 00:15:20,518 They matched the paint color... 368 00:15:21,454 --> 00:15:22,820 -...Of the prison wall? -Sure did. 369 00:15:23,690 --> 00:15:24,789 [josh] crazy. 370 00:15:24,791 --> 00:15:27,825 This is prison diy crafting at its finest. 371 00:15:27,827 --> 00:15:30,328 We talk about these guys working on it for, like, six months. 372 00:15:30,330 --> 00:15:32,163 -I mean, you can see it. -You can see it right there. 373 00:15:32,265 --> 00:15:33,798 -Yeah. -It's evident. 374 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:37,101 [josh] spoons and discarded blades used for months to chisel aw 375 00:15:37,103 --> 00:15:39,437 At the concrete in their cells. 376 00:15:39,506 --> 00:15:43,408 A handmade periscope to discretely check for guards. 377 00:15:43,410 --> 00:15:46,344 These guys are so macgyver it's... It's ridiculous. 378 00:15:46,413 --> 00:15:49,147 In here there is a small mirror. 379 00:15:49,215 --> 00:15:51,082 -[josh] right. -[williford] if you can look inside there. 380 00:15:51,084 --> 00:15:52,717 Oh, right, so they would have looked through here 381 00:15:52,719 --> 00:15:55,687 And it's literally a periscope for them to see around the corner, I guess, 382 00:15:55,689 --> 00:15:57,155 -Out of their cell? -Yeah. 383 00:15:57,157 --> 00:15:59,023 What we think is that they wanted to see on top of the roof, 384 00:15:59,025 --> 00:16:00,925 When they made the final push out, 385 00:16:00,927 --> 00:16:03,061 They wanted to make sure that no one was on that roof. 386 00:16:03,063 --> 00:16:04,294 Incredible. 387 00:16:05,131 --> 00:16:08,199 A vacuum cleaner motor converted into a drill. 388 00:16:08,201 --> 00:16:10,501 And many of the ideas, like the life vests, 389 00:16:10,503 --> 00:16:12,637 Came right out of the prison library, 390 00:16:12,706 --> 00:16:15,440 From old issues of popular mechanics like this one. 391 00:16:16,943 --> 00:16:19,310 I love that one of the key items for their escape 392 00:16:19,312 --> 00:16:22,313 They learned how to make from literature that was in the prison. 393 00:16:22,315 --> 00:16:24,349 Right in their hands. It was like a handbook for escape. 394 00:16:25,018 --> 00:16:26,117 It's unbelievable. 395 00:16:26,119 --> 00:16:27,819 See? Further education... 396 00:16:28,355 --> 00:16:29,220 ...It'll set you free. 397 00:16:29,222 --> 00:16:31,122 -[stewart laughs] -it really will. 398 00:16:31,124 --> 00:16:34,325 These men were bold smart and meticulous planners, 399 00:16:34,327 --> 00:16:37,729 Who took their shot when the moment presented itself. 400 00:16:37,731 --> 00:16:39,731 There are a couple of items right over there 401 00:16:39,733 --> 00:16:40,832 That I think you're gonna want to see. 402 00:16:41,301 --> 00:16:42,533 All right, intriguing. 403 00:16:42,535 --> 00:16:43,735 -Let's go. -More... More goodies, what do we have? 404 00:16:46,206 --> 00:16:47,438 [chuckles] oh, my word. 405 00:16:48,108 --> 00:16:49,607 Wow. 406 00:16:50,910 --> 00:16:55,813 So we partnered with the fbi to create these 3d scanned replica heads 407 00:16:55,815 --> 00:16:59,350 Made from the original dummy heads used in the 1962 escape. 408 00:16:59,419 --> 00:17:00,551 [josh] wow. 409 00:17:00,620 --> 00:17:02,320 [stewart] and, josh, looking at these heads 410 00:17:02,322 --> 00:17:04,922 Is there anything that jumps out at you? 411 00:17:04,924 --> 00:17:05,957 [josh] um... 412 00:17:06,659 --> 00:17:07,525 ...There are four of them? 413 00:17:07,861 --> 00:17:09,060 Exactly. 414 00:17:09,062 --> 00:17:10,528 So why are there four of them? 415 00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:12,130 Well, there was a fourth conspirator 416 00:17:12,132 --> 00:17:14,065 In the escape plan. 417 00:17:14,100 --> 00:17:16,034 [josh] a fourth inmate, allen west, 418 00:17:16,036 --> 00:17:18,503 Had been working with morri and the anglin brothers. 419 00:17:18,505 --> 00:17:21,506 But west was unable to get past his vent that night, 420 00:17:21,508 --> 00:17:23,307 And the three others left without him. 421 00:17:24,511 --> 00:17:26,210 In exchange for not being charged, 422 00:17:26,212 --> 00:17:27,845 West gave up what he claime 423 00:17:27,947 --> 00:17:29,914 Was the escape plan to the fbi. 424 00:17:30,583 --> 00:17:32,383 According to his confession 425 00:17:32,385 --> 00:17:36,521 The three inmates were goin to paddle the raft 2.4 mile to angel island. 426 00:17:36,523 --> 00:17:39,157 And from there, cross the ba to the city of marin. 427 00:17:40,126 --> 00:17:41,959 But there's just one problem 428 00:17:42,028 --> 00:17:43,728 The waters around san francisco 429 00:17:43,730 --> 00:17:45,530 Are as tough as any prison. 430 00:17:47,233 --> 00:17:50,935 When the tide goes out, as it was the evening the inmates escaped... 431 00:17:50,937 --> 00:17:53,538 ...Billions of gallons of water rush out of the ba 432 00:17:53,606 --> 00:17:55,640 And funnel under the golden gate bridge. 433 00:17:56,209 --> 00:17:57,741 The fbi maintains 434 00:17:57,743 --> 00:18:01,045 That the men must have been swept out into the pacific. 435 00:18:01,114 --> 00:18:05,116 The evidence in this room shows that the convicts covered every single angle 436 00:18:05,118 --> 00:18:06,950 Of their escape. 437 00:18:06,952 --> 00:18:09,420 So it's hard to imagine that they didn't have a pla to deal with the bay 438 00:18:09,422 --> 00:18:10,788 And get to shore. 439 00:18:10,790 --> 00:18:12,723 Where do these life jackets turn up? 440 00:18:12,725 --> 00:18:15,393 [stewart] well, one of them was found on angel island. 441 00:18:15,395 --> 00:18:18,062 Which is about, maybe, two and half miles north of alcatraz. 442 00:18:18,164 --> 00:18:19,830 -[josh] okay. -[stewart] okay. 443 00:18:19,832 --> 00:18:22,200 The other one was found on the ocean side, past the golden gate bridge 444 00:18:22,202 --> 00:18:23,801 At fort cronkhite. 445 00:18:23,803 --> 00:18:25,736 -Pretty far away. -Yeah, pretty far away. 446 00:18:25,805 --> 00:18:27,839 And what about the raft that they escaped in? 447 00:18:27,907 --> 00:18:29,907 It was also found on angel island. 448 00:18:29,909 --> 00:18:32,110 So we've got the raft on angel island. 449 00:18:32,112 --> 00:18:33,945 -One of the life jackets is there. -Yup. 450 00:18:34,046 --> 00:18:35,613 Did they make it to angel island? 451 00:18:35,615 --> 00:18:37,348 The truth is I don't know. 452 00:18:37,417 --> 00:18:38,715 But I know someone who might. 453 00:18:41,421 --> 00:18:43,921 Stewart and I catch a ferry back to the mainland. 454 00:18:43,923 --> 00:18:46,224 We jump in my whip, and head for the docks. 455 00:18:48,862 --> 00:18:51,462 Josh, remember, steve mcqueen wrecked the car in the movie. 456 00:18:51,531 --> 00:18:52,730 I can't hear you, stewart. 457 00:18:53,233 --> 00:18:54,499 Engine's too loud. 458 00:18:54,501 --> 00:18:55,733 [both chuckling] 459 00:18:57,604 --> 00:18:59,737 Near fisherman's wharf we met up with two men 460 00:18:59,806 --> 00:19:03,708 Who have been relentlessly studying the alcatraz escap for decades, 461 00:19:03,710 --> 00:19:05,810 Experts mike lynch and ken widner. 462 00:19:07,113 --> 00:19:09,313 When it comes to the alcatraz escape no one knows more 463 00:19:09,315 --> 00:19:10,915 -Than these two guys right here. -[josh] all right. 464 00:19:10,917 --> 00:19:14,252 Yeah, and ken actually has a... A very personal connection to the escape. 465 00:19:14,353 --> 00:19:15,353 What's that? 466 00:19:15,355 --> 00:19:16,921 Well, john and clarence were my uncles. 467 00:19:16,923 --> 00:19:18,623 The anglin brothers are your uncles! 468 00:19:18,625 --> 00:19:21,292 John and clarence are my uncles, that's correct. 469 00:19:21,294 --> 00:19:22,760 What! Does that mean you know what happened to them? 470 00:19:22,862 --> 00:19:24,962 I think it's time we share the real story with the public. 471 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,201 All right, I'm all for that. So when it comes to the real story 472 00:19:30,203 --> 00:19:32,036 Let's start with the rock right over there behind us. 473 00:19:32,105 --> 00:19:33,638 -[mike] yep. -[josh] it's out of the fog now. 474 00:19:33,740 --> 00:19:35,506 -[mike] yep. -What happened to your uncles? 475 00:19:35,508 --> 00:19:37,508 Did they make it off that island? 476 00:19:37,510 --> 00:19:40,645 All three of 'em made it off that island and made it to shore. 477 00:19:40,746 --> 00:19:42,313 -[josh] 100%? -100% sure. 478 00:19:42,315 --> 00:19:47,318 -Now, the fbi's official take here is... -Missing and presumed dead. 479 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,587 -We don't share everything with the fbi. -[josh] oh, there we go. 480 00:19:49,589 --> 00:19:51,155 These guys withholding evidence. All right. 481 00:19:51,224 --> 00:19:52,323 What a lot of people don't realize 482 00:19:52,325 --> 00:19:53,491 Is that there was a prison boat 483 00:19:53,493 --> 00:19:55,126 Docked on the other side of the island 484 00:19:55,128 --> 00:19:57,261 That shuttled inmates and family members, 485 00:19:57,330 --> 00:19:59,964 Driven by the prison guards, at regular times. 486 00:20:00,033 --> 00:20:02,033 And then on that night, at 11:15, 487 00:20:02,035 --> 00:20:03,100 The last boat went out. 488 00:20:03,102 --> 00:20:05,703 One thing that's overlooked in the fbi report 489 00:20:05,705 --> 00:20:08,806 Is that there was 125 feet of electrical cord missing that night. 490 00:20:08,808 --> 00:20:12,843 They wanted to hitch a ride with the boat that was leaving at 11:15. 491 00:20:12,945 --> 00:20:16,113 What a perfect way to hook to that boat using that cord. 492 00:20:16,115 --> 00:20:17,315 That's really intriguing 493 00:20:17,317 --> 00:20:19,116 -Because if you're paddling out of there -yeah. 494 00:20:19,118 --> 00:20:20,718 -In this tiny homemade raft -right. 495 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:24,088 Why are you gonna carry something as heavy as 125 feet of cord? 496 00:20:24,090 --> 00:20:25,956 [josh] ken and mike are convinced 497 00:20:25,958 --> 00:20:29,827 That the inmates secretly tethered their makeshift raf to the departing boat 498 00:20:29,829 --> 00:20:31,829 And caught a free ride across the bay. 499 00:20:32,365 --> 00:20:33,230 What do they do? 500 00:20:33,233 --> 00:20:34,699 They get towed out into the bay here 501 00:20:34,701 --> 00:20:36,233 And just let go at some point? 502 00:20:36,235 --> 00:20:39,036 We know for a fact that there was a boat out there to pick them up 503 00:20:39,105 --> 00:20:40,304 Because there was an eye witness, 504 00:20:40,306 --> 00:20:43,040 A police officer at the time by the name of robert ..., 505 00:20:43,109 --> 00:20:45,743 Who witnessed them being picked up by that boat. 506 00:20:45,812 --> 00:20:50,214 ... Reports this happening and seeing this boat around midnight. 507 00:20:50,216 --> 00:20:53,451 So this matches up to the 11:15 boat leaving. 508 00:20:53,519 --> 00:20:55,386 -You've heard of this guy? -I have heard of him, yeah. 509 00:20:55,388 --> 00:20:56,854 And what do you make of this? 510 00:20:56,856 --> 00:20:59,190 Why do you think the fbi didn't take his account more seriously? 511 00:20:59,192 --> 00:21:00,725 Josh, I really don't have an answer. 512 00:21:00,860 --> 00:21:03,861 I don't know why they didn't. I actually find his story very credible. 513 00:21:03,930 --> 00:21:05,630 But he was kind of disregarded in all this? 514 00:21:05,632 --> 00:21:07,131 -[stewart] he was, yes. -Okay. 515 00:21:07,133 --> 00:21:09,200 -Yep. -Well, you're building a good case here. 516 00:21:09,202 --> 00:21:10,601 But there is a question here 517 00:21:10,603 --> 00:21:14,105 Which is that these three guys were relatively small-time crooks. 518 00:21:14,107 --> 00:21:17,808 Could they really have arranged a pickup boat out in the harbor that night? 519 00:21:18,344 --> 00:21:19,310 [mike] not without help. 520 00:21:19,312 --> 00:21:20,344 You think they had help? 521 00:21:20,446 --> 00:21:21,746 -Mmm-hmm. Yes. -Yes, they did. 522 00:21:21,814 --> 00:21:24,015 -Help from who? -Mickey cohen. 523 00:21:24,017 --> 00:21:26,951 -From mickey cohen? -The famous mob boss from los angeles. 524 00:21:28,288 --> 00:21:31,022 [josh] mickey cohen was a gangster, racketeer, 525 00:21:31,024 --> 00:21:33,557 And one-time enforcer for al capone. 526 00:21:33,659 --> 00:21:39,597 But, when convicted of tax evasion in 1961, he was sentenced to alcatraz 527 00:21:39,599 --> 00:21:42,600 According to ken, prior to their stay in alcatraz, 528 00:21:42,602 --> 00:21:46,304 John and clarence bragged of working for mickey cohen in la. 529 00:21:46,306 --> 00:21:49,640 Ken thinks mickey was willin to bankroll their escape. 530 00:21:49,709 --> 00:21:51,542 But even with help from the mob, 531 00:21:51,611 --> 00:21:54,045 The men still had to make I across the bay, 532 00:21:54,047 --> 00:21:57,948 Something experts have long doubted was possible to survive. 533 00:21:58,017 --> 00:22:01,118 -Could these three guys in a half-inflated raft -yeah. 534 00:22:01,220 --> 00:22:04,588 Really be towed behind a prison boat 535 00:22:04,590 --> 00:22:07,625 And not have the whole thing rip apart and fall apart? 536 00:22:07,627 --> 00:22:09,193 There's only way to find out, right? 537 00:22:09,195 --> 00:22:11,329 -No. Get in the water? -[ken] yes. 538 00:22:11,331 --> 00:22:13,197 -[josh] you think this is possible? -100%. 539 00:22:13,199 --> 00:22:14,899 -I'll put money down on it. -Definitely. 540 00:22:14,901 --> 00:22:15,800 [ken] let's go do it. 541 00:22:15,802 --> 00:22:16,934 -We need a boat. -I've got a boat. 542 00:22:16,936 --> 00:22:18,803 Of course you do. All right, come on. 543 00:22:20,940 --> 00:22:24,508 [josh] so, to test whether the raft could handl being towed against the tide 544 00:22:24,510 --> 00:22:26,310 We're going to recreate the conditions 545 00:22:26,312 --> 00:22:29,046 By towing a similarly sized raft as the inmates 546 00:22:29,115 --> 00:22:31,148 Behind a similarly-powered vessel. 547 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:37,455 Okay, wind is howling, tide is headed out. 548 00:22:37,490 --> 00:22:39,223 -Tide is headed out. -Yep. 549 00:22:39,225 --> 00:22:43,127 Right. So we're most likely matching the tidal conditions of when they escaped? 550 00:22:43,129 --> 00:22:44,495 -Correct. -Right. 551 00:22:46,332 --> 00:22:48,933 -So, we're near the spot where your uncles were -right. 552 00:22:48,935 --> 00:22:50,935 -60 years ago. -60 years ago. 553 00:22:50,937 --> 00:22:52,236 So what are we doing next? 554 00:22:52,305 --> 00:22:54,105 -We have a raft right here. -Oh, boy. 555 00:22:54,107 --> 00:22:57,041 We need to get it inflated and into the water. 556 00:22:57,910 --> 00:22:59,110 I was afraid you were gonna say that. 557 00:23:00,613 --> 00:23:02,246 [josh] not only is it incredibly dangerous 558 00:23:02,315 --> 00:23:04,115 To get into this water in a raft, 559 00:23:04,117 --> 00:23:06,851 But with six foot swells and a small craft advisory 560 00:23:06,952 --> 00:23:09,053 We shouldn't even be out here in this boat. 561 00:23:12,358 --> 00:23:13,858 What do you think the temperature of this water is? 562 00:23:13,926 --> 00:23:16,761 -High 40s. -Perfect. That's what I was hoping you were gonna say. 563 00:23:16,862 --> 00:23:18,963 -High 40s. -[all laugh] 564 00:23:19,031 --> 00:23:22,800 I've done a lot of stupid things in my life and this is one of 'em. 565 00:23:22,802 --> 00:23:24,935 [josh] but that's never stopped me before. 566 00:23:24,937 --> 00:23:28,439 We tether to the tow boat and prepare for our escape. 567 00:23:28,508 --> 00:23:29,640 Okay, raft's going in. 568 00:23:32,211 --> 00:23:33,344 [josh] ken and I will attempt to use 569 00:23:33,413 --> 00:23:35,646 Replica homemade paddles in the bow 570 00:23:35,715 --> 00:23:38,015 While stewart tries to rudder in the stern 571 00:23:39,552 --> 00:23:43,020 I'm doing my best not to think about the waves, temperature, 572 00:23:43,022 --> 00:23:45,256 And, oh, yeah, sharks. 573 00:23:45,324 --> 00:23:47,558 -Get ready. This is gonna get nuts. -Okay, here we go. 574 00:23:49,228 --> 00:23:51,729 [josh] the raft reels out 100 feet behind the boat... 575 00:23:52,031 --> 00:23:53,097 Woo. 576 00:23:53,099 --> 00:23:54,832 And we're at the mercy of the bay. 577 00:24:00,206 --> 00:24:00,838 Ah. 578 00:24:01,541 --> 00:24:03,173 Oh, [bleep]. 579 00:24:04,143 --> 00:24:07,144 [josh] the raft is nearly impossible to steer into the surf. 580 00:24:07,547 --> 00:24:08,412 Ah. 581 00:24:11,050 --> 00:24:12,550 [josh] half way across the bay, 582 00:24:12,651 --> 00:24:14,218 And we are clinging for dear life 583 00:24:14,220 --> 00:24:17,221 As icy way after icy wave washes through us. 584 00:24:28,701 --> 00:24:30,835 Woo, that boat is... 585 00:24:33,105 --> 00:24:33,804 Yes. 586 00:24:34,941 --> 00:24:35,606 Yeah. 587 00:24:36,642 --> 00:24:37,841 No. 588 00:24:37,843 --> 00:24:40,044 [josh] in fact, conditions are so dangerous 589 00:24:40,145 --> 00:24:42,613 That mike, and the camera crew, and the support vessel 590 00:24:42,615 --> 00:24:44,348 Aren't doing much better than we are. 591 00:24:45,351 --> 00:24:46,317 I'm okay. 592 00:24:46,319 --> 00:24:47,951 -[man] all right? -I'm okay. 593 00:24:49,722 --> 00:24:52,223 [josh] this might be one of the crazier things I've ever done. 594 00:25:00,266 --> 00:25:01,131 [bleep] 595 00:25:09,041 --> 00:25:10,240 [bleep] 596 00:25:11,611 --> 00:25:13,344 [josh] in the middle of san francisco bay 597 00:25:13,379 --> 00:25:16,413 I'm recreating the infamous escape from alcatraz. 598 00:25:18,618 --> 00:25:20,050 [josh] it's not going so wel 599 00:25:20,052 --> 00:25:21,218 [indistinct shouting] 600 00:25:21,220 --> 00:25:24,421 -Hold on. -[indistinct shouting continues] 601 00:25:24,423 --> 00:25:26,957 [josh] the guys reel me back in like a prize fish, 602 00:25:26,959 --> 00:25:29,527 And the experience didn't come without a cost. 603 00:25:36,602 --> 00:25:39,236 [josh] our boat is wounded and rapidly deflating. 604 00:25:41,340 --> 00:25:42,873 [josh] but, miraculously, 605 00:25:42,875 --> 00:25:45,743 The raft holds together long enough to get across the bay, 606 00:25:45,811 --> 00:25:48,212 Which means ken and mike's theory still hold water. 607 00:25:49,215 --> 00:25:50,414 Our ride not so much. 608 00:25:51,450 --> 00:25:52,516 All right, I got the boat. 609 00:25:54,020 --> 00:25:55,319 Whoa. 610 00:25:55,321 --> 00:25:56,654 -Woo. -There we go. 611 00:25:57,323 --> 00:25:58,722 You gonna survive? 612 00:25:58,724 --> 00:26:00,224 -All right. Good job. -[laughs] did we make it? 613 00:26:00,226 --> 00:26:02,359 -Did we make it? -We made it. 614 00:26:02,428 --> 00:26:04,562 -Are we free? We're free. -Yeah. Yeah. All right. 615 00:26:04,630 --> 00:26:07,264 -Nice work, man. Woo. -[laughs] 616 00:26:07,333 --> 00:26:09,934 Kids, do not try that at home. 617 00:26:12,004 --> 00:26:13,337 [josh] we limp back to port 618 00:26:13,439 --> 00:26:14,805 Now knowing that the convicts 619 00:26:14,807 --> 00:26:16,941 Could have made it from alcatraz to shore 620 00:26:17,042 --> 00:26:19,410 Exactly as ken and mike suggest. 621 00:26:19,412 --> 00:26:21,412 And, after changing into dry clothes, 622 00:26:21,414 --> 00:26:24,715 They're anxious to reveal where they think the men went from here. 623 00:26:24,717 --> 00:26:25,849 All right, well that was fun. 624 00:26:25,951 --> 00:26:27,952 -That was an adventure. -That was a lot of fun. 625 00:26:28,020 --> 00:26:30,321 I really do think there's a chance 626 00:26:30,323 --> 00:26:32,056 -They could have made it. -[mike] yeah, I do too. 627 00:26:32,058 --> 00:26:33,157 I totally agree. 628 00:26:33,225 --> 00:26:35,960 -So where'd they go? -Brazil. 629 00:26:36,462 --> 00:26:38,128 -Brazil? -Brazil. 630 00:26:38,130 --> 00:26:39,830 Well, that is not the answer I was expecting. 631 00:26:39,832 --> 00:26:41,498 -They went to brazil? Why... -They went to brazil. 632 00:26:41,500 --> 00:26:44,034 -How do you know that? -Because we have proof that they made it. 633 00:26:44,503 --> 00:26:45,803 Let's see it. 634 00:26:46,906 --> 00:26:51,575 -What is this? -This is a photo of john and clarence 635 00:26:51,577 --> 00:26:53,844 In the early seventies in brazil. 636 00:26:54,914 --> 00:26:56,714 -This is them? -That's them. 637 00:26:56,716 --> 00:26:58,115 That's john, that's clarence. 638 00:26:58,117 --> 00:27:01,318 And they are standing next to... Is it a termite mound? 639 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:02,519 -[mike] it's a termite mound. -[ken] yes. 640 00:27:02,521 --> 00:27:05,956 Okay. In front of a river near a termite mound. 641 00:27:05,958 --> 00:27:07,825 Where did this photo come from? 642 00:27:07,827 --> 00:27:09,360 This came from an individual 643 00:27:09,461 --> 00:27:10,628 By the name of fred brizzi. 644 00:27:11,197 --> 00:27:12,696 He was a drug runner 645 00:27:12,698 --> 00:27:15,199 Running drugs out of south america for quite a while. 646 00:27:15,201 --> 00:27:18,535 The brothers were actually participating with him 647 00:27:18,604 --> 00:27:21,305 Before they got caught and went to alcatraz. 648 00:27:21,307 --> 00:27:23,107 [josh] remember mickey cohen 649 00:27:23,109 --> 00:27:27,111 According to ken and mike, the mobster not only bankrolled the trio's escape 650 00:27:27,113 --> 00:27:29,613 With the help of his associate, fred brizz 651 00:27:29,615 --> 00:27:32,449 He set the fugitives up for their new lives in brazi 652 00:27:32,518 --> 00:27:34,418 With some significant seed money. 653 00:27:34,420 --> 00:27:36,920 And so fred brizzi gives this photo to who? 654 00:27:36,922 --> 00:27:41,725 This went to my mother in 1992 when he came to meet with the anglin family 655 00:27:41,727 --> 00:27:45,562 And tell them what happened to their brothers. 656 00:27:45,664 --> 00:27:48,632 [josh] after decades of wondering about john and clarence's fate, 657 00:27:48,734 --> 00:27:50,701 Fred brizzi emerged from the shadows 658 00:27:50,703 --> 00:27:53,737 To spill a tale that shocked the anglin family. 659 00:27:53,806 --> 00:27:56,740 And what story does he tell your mother? 660 00:27:56,842 --> 00:28:00,878 They bought a farm, started raising crops and cattle, 661 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:03,814 And they had a really good life. 662 00:28:03,816 --> 00:28:06,850 If this is true this is a bombshell. 663 00:28:06,919 --> 00:28:08,318 -It changes history, yeah. -Right. 664 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:10,854 -Yeah. -Not only do these guys survive the escape, 665 00:28:10,923 --> 00:28:13,223 You're telling me they go on to lead full lives 666 00:28:13,225 --> 00:28:16,226 -In south america? -Full lives, married, children. 667 00:28:16,228 --> 00:28:18,729 Do you have any idea where this is? 668 00:28:18,731 --> 00:28:22,433 Yes, this is a village just north of são paulo. 669 00:28:22,501 --> 00:28:25,836 Okay. So now the question is where is this? 670 00:28:25,938 --> 00:28:27,504 -Exactly where is this, right? -Yeah, mmm-hmm. 671 00:28:27,506 --> 00:28:30,407 -Maybe there's some evidence that they were there. -Right, right. 672 00:28:30,409 --> 00:28:33,677 So have you been down to try to figure out exactly where this is? 673 00:28:33,679 --> 00:28:36,447 I have not been down there yet but I am planning to go. 674 00:28:36,515 --> 00:28:39,249 -Planning to go when? -Soon as your bags are packed. 675 00:28:42,021 --> 00:28:43,420 [josh] I need zero arm twisting 676 00:28:43,422 --> 00:28:46,123 To follow the fugitive's tra to brazil. 677 00:28:46,125 --> 00:28:48,125 Stewart will stay back in the states, 678 00:28:48,127 --> 00:28:52,529 Using his connections to see if he can positively the men in the photo, 679 00:28:52,531 --> 00:28:56,500 While ken, mike, and I jet from san francisco to são paulo. 680 00:29:03,609 --> 00:29:06,009 Home to over 22 million people, 681 00:29:06,011 --> 00:29:08,746 This is the largest city in the americas. 682 00:29:08,814 --> 00:29:12,549 A bustling metropolis brimming with enough art, food, and culture 683 00:29:12,651 --> 00:29:15,853 That it practically vibrate to its own samba beat. 684 00:29:15,921 --> 00:29:17,821 Needless to say, 685 00:29:17,823 --> 00:29:20,524 It's certainly a place wher getting lost in the crowd would be fairly easy. 686 00:29:20,526 --> 00:29:24,128 Ken and mike have been worki with a local investigator, caio vilela, 687 00:29:24,130 --> 00:29:26,130 Who thinks he may have cracked the case. 688 00:29:27,233 --> 00:29:29,333 We arrange to meet him at a nearby bar. 689 00:29:30,903 --> 00:29:32,503 -Caio. -Ken, how are ya? 690 00:29:32,505 --> 00:29:34,004 -How you doing, man? How you doing? -I'm doing good. 691 00:29:34,006 --> 00:29:35,806 -Hey, josh, this is caio. -Josh, good to meet you. 692 00:29:35,808 --> 00:29:38,041 -Hey, how are you? -All good, and yourself? 693 00:29:38,043 --> 00:29:40,043 I'm great. Is this your office? 694 00:29:40,145 --> 00:29:41,411 Yeah, very much, every day. 695 00:29:41,413 --> 00:29:43,046 What's going on here? What is this? 696 00:29:43,115 --> 00:29:45,315 Oh, happy hour, Friday, brazil. 697 00:29:45,317 --> 00:29:47,084 -I got to move to brazil. -[all] yeah. 698 00:29:47,086 --> 00:29:50,521 Okay, so, they tell me you got some hot leads in this case. 699 00:29:50,523 --> 00:29:51,755 -Yeah, absolutely, yeah. -Yeah? 700 00:29:51,757 --> 00:29:53,957 -Have a drink first. Have a caipirinha. -Yeah, yeah. 701 00:29:53,959 --> 00:29:55,859 -Let's have a drink. Don't worry about it. -Oh. 702 00:29:55,928 --> 00:29:59,263 You made a huge mistake. Yes, okay. 703 00:29:59,364 --> 00:30:03,033 [josh] caipirinhas in hand, we should probably get down to business. 704 00:30:03,135 --> 00:30:04,535 -Hey. -Cheers. Cheers, guys. 705 00:30:04,603 --> 00:30:06,202 All right. 706 00:30:07,606 --> 00:30:11,008 I'm sorry. Hey, I'm sorry. I was born to dance, caio. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 707 00:30:12,812 --> 00:30:15,379 [josh] samba, like brazil itself, is a melting pot. 708 00:30:15,381 --> 00:30:19,316 A blend of african, european, and native instruments and rhythms. 709 00:30:23,122 --> 00:30:26,423 Huh, turns out the country that invented carnival likes to party. 710 00:30:32,198 --> 00:30:35,032 One blast of an evening and a few aspirin later, 711 00:30:35,034 --> 00:30:38,602 Caio is directing us 80 mile north east of the city, 712 00:30:38,604 --> 00:30:41,905 Following clues from the pho purporting to be the anglin brothers, 713 00:30:41,907 --> 00:30:45,542 As well as stories told by the mobster fred brizzi. 714 00:30:45,611 --> 00:30:49,313 And one of those clues is coming up right now. 715 00:30:49,315 --> 00:30:51,849 Guys, you see this on our righthand side? 716 00:30:51,950 --> 00:30:53,550 -[ken] yeah. -[josh] is it a gm plant? 717 00:30:53,619 --> 00:30:55,151 [caio] exactly. 718 00:30:55,153 --> 00:30:59,623 So, josh, believe it or not, 50 years ago this was a chevrolet plant. 719 00:30:59,625 --> 00:31:02,125 -Okay. -And the reason why that's important 720 00:31:02,127 --> 00:31:04,328 Is that fred brizzi even said 721 00:31:04,330 --> 00:31:07,331 That there was a chevrolet plant very close to where they lived. 722 00:31:07,333 --> 00:31:10,234 And were there a bunch of chevy plants in brazil back then? 723 00:31:10,302 --> 00:31:11,902 There were only two in the whole country, 724 00:31:11,904 --> 00:31:14,137 And this is the only one in the whole area. 725 00:31:14,239 --> 00:31:16,206 Okay. So maybe we're heading in the right direction? 726 00:31:16,208 --> 00:31:17,608 -I think so. -All right. 727 00:31:17,610 --> 00:31:18,808 I believe so. 728 00:31:20,045 --> 00:31:22,212 [josh] using the gm plant as a starting point, 729 00:31:22,214 --> 00:31:24,114 Caio searched the surrounding area 730 00:31:24,116 --> 00:31:26,550 For any visual indicators from the photo. 731 00:31:32,558 --> 00:31:35,459 [caio] josh, please pull over just here. 732 00:31:35,527 --> 00:31:38,395 -Pull over here? -Yeah, we have to go through the bamboo. 733 00:31:38,397 --> 00:31:40,130 [josh] through the bamboo? 734 00:31:41,333 --> 00:31:42,633 Okay. 735 00:31:42,701 --> 00:31:43,901 -[caio] thank you. -[josh] let's do it. 736 00:31:48,207 --> 00:31:49,306 -This way, please. -Here? 737 00:31:52,745 --> 00:31:54,444 Where are we going? 738 00:31:54,546 --> 00:31:56,847 [josh] turns out we're going to see some evidence. 739 00:31:56,949 --> 00:31:57,915 Mounds of it. 740 00:32:00,653 --> 00:32:02,419 Oh, my word. 741 00:32:08,894 --> 00:32:09,927 Where are we going? 742 00:32:09,929 --> 00:32:11,728 [josh] outside of são paolo, 743 00:32:11,730 --> 00:32:15,432 I'm looking for evidence that the three men who escaped alcatraz in 196 744 00:32:15,534 --> 00:32:18,101 May have survived and fled to brazil. 745 00:32:18,103 --> 00:32:19,503 Oh, my word. 746 00:32:21,273 --> 00:32:24,207 [ken] there are termite mounds everywhere. 747 00:32:24,209 --> 00:32:26,009 Just like the photo. Look at this. 748 00:32:26,011 --> 00:32:29,947 It's like a spot on match, caio. Incredible. 749 00:32:30,048 --> 00:32:33,116 -Truly amazing. -[josh] so we got termite mounds. 750 00:32:33,118 --> 00:32:34,952 [mike] I mean, josh, look at this photo 751 00:32:35,020 --> 00:32:37,187 And you tell me we're not in the right area. 752 00:32:37,189 --> 00:32:38,455 It's really compelling. 753 00:32:38,524 --> 00:32:41,391 I mean, obviously, this termite mound from the photo 754 00:32:41,393 --> 00:32:42,626 Would be long gone, right? 755 00:32:42,628 --> 00:32:44,761 -These things wash away. -Exactly. Correct, yes. 756 00:32:44,830 --> 00:32:47,831 But here we are, standing in front of one that looks just like it, 757 00:32:47,833 --> 00:32:50,834 And cutting right through the scene here in the background 758 00:32:50,903 --> 00:32:52,402 We've got a river. 759 00:32:52,404 --> 00:32:54,738 I mean, the case is getting strong. 760 00:32:54,807 --> 00:32:59,910 So think about it, 50 years ago they were standing somewhere in here, 761 00:32:59,912 --> 00:33:03,447 River behind them, and their best friend's taking a picture of 'em. 762 00:33:03,548 --> 00:33:06,216 -[josh] in much cooler shirt than any of us have on. -[mike] in much cooler shirt 763 00:33:06,218 --> 00:33:08,318 Right? So where do two guys on the run 764 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:10,654 Set up a farming and ranching operation? 765 00:33:10,656 --> 00:33:12,923 What's the closest farming town around here? 766 00:33:12,925 --> 00:33:16,059 -Well, that would be monteiro lobato. -Monteiro lobato. 767 00:33:16,128 --> 00:33:18,462 That's the place we need to go to next. 768 00:33:18,530 --> 00:33:20,130 -To monteiro lobato. -To monteiro lobato. 769 00:33:20,132 --> 00:33:21,398 -Come on, boys. Let's go. -Let's go. 770 00:33:24,203 --> 00:33:26,837 [josh] the anglin's trail has led us to monteiro lobato, 771 00:33:26,938 --> 00:33:29,206 A sleepy community a few miles away. 772 00:33:29,208 --> 00:33:33,043 If they and frank morris set up a nearby farm after escaping alcatraz, 773 00:33:33,045 --> 00:33:35,245 This is where they would have done busines 774 00:33:35,347 --> 00:33:39,049 All right. Let's go find some fugitives. 775 00:33:41,153 --> 00:33:43,620 [josh] and now for what we call in the investigator's world 776 00:33:43,622 --> 00:33:44,621 "a little leg work." 777 00:33:48,961 --> 00:33:50,894 Canvasing the area with flyers, 778 00:33:50,896 --> 00:33:53,430 And talking to the town's more seasoned citizens 779 00:33:53,432 --> 00:33:56,800 To see if they can recall two or three americans living in the area 780 00:33:56,802 --> 00:33:58,101 In the early to mid-seventie 781 00:33:59,338 --> 00:34:01,038 -So not familiar? -No. 782 00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:03,173 -No? Okay. [speaking foreign language] -[speaking foreign language] 783 00:34:03,175 --> 00:34:05,709 -[speaking foreign language] -[in english] thank you, guys. Thank you. 784 00:34:05,711 --> 00:34:07,210 [josh] of course, it doesn't hurt to talk 785 00:34:07,212 --> 00:34:08,712 To the younger residents as well. 786 00:34:08,714 --> 00:34:11,114 Have you seen this man? No? 787 00:34:11,116 --> 00:34:13,450 -Are you free for dinner? No? -[laughs] 788 00:34:13,519 --> 00:34:15,419 -Okay. Here we go. -Not free for dinner. 789 00:34:15,421 --> 00:34:19,589 [josh] historically, fugitives have used brazil as a haven from the law. 790 00:34:19,591 --> 00:34:21,425 From bank robbers and politicians, 791 00:34:21,427 --> 00:34:24,161 To nazis fleeing justice after world war ii. 792 00:34:24,196 --> 00:34:27,597 But no one in monteiro lobat has seen our guys yet. 793 00:34:27,599 --> 00:34:29,800 -Thank you, sir. [speaking foreign language] -thank you. 794 00:34:29,802 --> 00:34:33,437 [josh] we've spoken to half of monteiro lobato without any leads. 795 00:34:33,538 --> 00:34:36,706 Until one resident points u towards the outskirts of tow 796 00:34:36,708 --> 00:34:37,874 [speaking foreign language] 797 00:34:40,479 --> 00:34:42,846 [josh] there she has a friend with a story 798 00:34:42,915 --> 00:34:44,848 He's been waiting decades to tell. 799 00:34:46,919 --> 00:34:47,751 Here we go. 800 00:34:50,489 --> 00:34:52,221 Hello. 801 00:34:52,223 --> 00:34:54,357 [josh] vincente, who has lived in monteiro lobato his whole life, 802 00:34:54,459 --> 00:34:57,627 Says he remembers three english speaking men in this area 803 00:34:57,629 --> 00:34:58,962 From when he was a teenager 804 00:34:59,031 --> 00:35:01,098 So, tell us what you remember about these guys. 805 00:35:01,100 --> 00:35:02,833 First of all, there were three of them? 806 00:35:02,901 --> 00:35:05,335 [speaking foreign language] 807 00:35:05,337 --> 00:35:06,503 [caio] there were two guys, 808 00:35:06,505 --> 00:35:08,839 And they were hiding out up in the hills 809 00:35:08,907 --> 00:35:10,507 Near a natural shelter. 810 00:35:10,509 --> 00:35:12,109 What do you mean, a natural shelter? 811 00:35:12,111 --> 00:35:16,713 -Well, they were hiding out near a big rock shelter. -A rock shelter. Okay. 812 00:35:16,715 --> 00:35:18,648 And where was this? 813 00:35:18,750 --> 00:35:20,851 [speaking foreign language] 814 00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:23,019 -Uh-huh. -In the hills? 815 00:35:23,021 --> 00:35:24,721 [vincente speaking foreign language] 816 00:35:24,723 --> 00:35:26,823 What, ultimately, happens to these guys? 817 00:35:26,825 --> 00:35:28,558 [speaking foreign language] 818 00:35:28,660 --> 00:35:31,228 [caio] the local sheriff decides to check on them. 819 00:35:31,230 --> 00:35:36,099 But as he hiked up and talked to these guys, 820 00:35:36,101 --> 00:35:37,334 Instead of throwing them ou 821 00:35:37,435 --> 00:35:40,303 He ended up on a deal with them. 822 00:35:40,305 --> 00:35:43,740 They hired the local sherif to bring food for them, 823 00:35:43,842 --> 00:35:47,344 As they were camping out for about two months he said 824 00:35:47,445 --> 00:35:50,413 -Sorry, the sheriff is bringing them food? -Yeah. 825 00:35:50,415 --> 00:35:52,415 This is now getting more and more interesting, right? 826 00:35:52,417 --> 00:35:55,118 I mean, when was the last time you heard about a sheriff 827 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:57,721 Turning into a meal delivery service for somebody? 828 00:35:57,723 --> 00:35:59,122 -This is crazy. -[josh] it's crazy. 829 00:35:59,124 --> 00:36:00,023 -Yes. -Right? 830 00:36:00,025 --> 00:36:01,958 Is it an easy place to reach? 831 00:36:02,027 --> 00:36:04,961 -[speaking foreign language] -not an easy place to reach. 832 00:36:05,063 --> 00:36:08,298 Vehicles can't there, it's up in the jungle, 833 00:36:08,300 --> 00:36:11,902 -And the sheriff would use a mule to bring supplies. -Okay. 834 00:36:11,904 --> 00:36:14,104 Can you describe how to reach this place though? 835 00:36:14,106 --> 00:36:15,906 [speaking foreign language] 836 00:36:17,209 --> 00:36:19,109 Yeah, he can tell you how to get there. 837 00:36:20,145 --> 00:36:21,177 You guys feel like a hike? 838 00:36:21,179 --> 00:36:22,279 -[caio] I'm ready for a hike. -Let's do it. 839 00:36:22,281 --> 00:36:23,513 -Yeah. -Let's do it. Okay. 840 00:36:23,515 --> 00:36:24,714 [speaking foreign language] [in english] thank you. 841 00:36:24,716 --> 00:36:25,848 [in english] thank you. 842 00:36:28,820 --> 00:36:31,054 [josh] vincente's memory lines up perfectly 843 00:36:31,056 --> 00:36:32,722 With the timing and the description 844 00:36:32,724 --> 00:36:34,991 Of the story told by fred brizzi. 845 00:36:34,993 --> 00:36:37,060 But to get confirmation, 846 00:36:37,062 --> 00:36:40,931 We're going to need climb hi into the mantiqueira mountai above monteiro lobato, 847 00:36:40,933 --> 00:36:42,532 And it's not a smooth trip. 848 00:36:44,203 --> 00:36:46,303 -Wow. -Okay. This ain't much of a road. 849 00:36:47,239 --> 00:36:48,104 [ken] not much. 850 00:36:51,143 --> 00:36:52,108 Okay. 851 00:36:53,111 --> 00:36:55,378 We're alive, we're alive. 852 00:36:55,380 --> 00:36:58,148 [josh] this steep ascent takes us far from the town 853 00:36:58,217 --> 00:37:02,219 Into a wild environment with only two ruts in the ground to guide us, 854 00:37:02,221 --> 00:37:04,955 Until finally there's no more road to ride 855 00:37:08,427 --> 00:37:10,160 Woo, all right. 856 00:37:10,229 --> 00:37:12,429 Here we are at the beginning of the hike. 857 00:37:12,431 --> 00:37:14,097 -All right. -Yeah. 858 00:37:14,099 --> 00:37:17,133 [josh] the end of the line is a remote home owned by a local farmer. 859 00:37:17,202 --> 00:37:19,903 He kindly agrees to help us get to the rock shelter... 860 00:37:19,905 --> 00:37:21,371 [speaking foreign language] 861 00:37:21,373 --> 00:37:23,607 [josh] reachable via a narrow trail from his home. 862 00:37:23,609 --> 00:37:24,641 Here you go. One more. 863 00:37:25,711 --> 00:37:27,110 -Metal detectors. -Got it. 864 00:37:27,112 --> 00:37:28,378 -You got that too? -Got it. 865 00:37:28,380 --> 00:37:29,512 Okay, great. 866 00:37:29,514 --> 00:37:30,814 [josh] to go deeper into the mountains, 867 00:37:30,816 --> 00:37:33,516 We trade in our horsepower for some mule power. 868 00:37:37,856 --> 00:37:39,422 [josh] okay, here we go. Let's get into it. 869 00:37:39,424 --> 00:37:41,825 -This is it. -Yep, onward and upward. 870 00:37:47,833 --> 00:37:50,200 [josh] this hike isn't exact a walk in the park. 871 00:37:50,202 --> 00:37:53,036 We're climbing an elevation of 2,000 feet 872 00:37:53,038 --> 00:37:54,437 And, judging by the foliage 873 00:37:54,539 --> 00:37:56,740 I'm half expecting a velociraptor to jump out. 874 00:38:00,078 --> 00:38:02,245 Look at this place. It's primordial. 875 00:38:13,525 --> 00:38:16,326 [josh] it's hot, muggy, and the air is getting thinner. 876 00:38:16,328 --> 00:38:18,128 Could be worse though. It could be raining. 877 00:38:18,764 --> 00:38:19,895 Whew. 878 00:38:20,966 --> 00:38:23,233 -[thunder rumbling] -[josh] and there it is. 879 00:38:23,335 --> 00:38:27,504 Okay, it's gonna be a wet one. [sighs] 880 00:38:31,843 --> 00:38:32,842 [bleep] 881 00:38:33,812 --> 00:38:35,312 [thunder rumbling] 882 00:38:35,314 --> 00:38:36,513 It's getting real muddy. 883 00:38:36,515 --> 00:38:38,548 [josh] it's a hard, messy climb, 884 00:38:38,617 --> 00:38:40,950 But at long last we reach our destination. 885 00:38:41,019 --> 00:38:45,655 -Woo. I see the wreck. Come on. -[ken] there it is. 886 00:38:46,825 --> 00:38:48,658 Okay, let's get the gear under. Come on. 887 00:38:48,727 --> 00:38:51,728 [josh] this rock formation was described by our tipster vincente, 888 00:38:51,730 --> 00:38:55,598 As where the fugitives originally made camp in the early seventies. 889 00:38:55,600 --> 00:38:57,334 From one rock to another, I guess. 890 00:38:58,804 --> 00:39:02,138 All right, well, we're soaked but we're alive, and look where we are. 891 00:39:02,207 --> 00:39:07,410 I mean, how ironic is it that we took shelter under this same rock 892 00:39:07,412 --> 00:39:09,713 -That, supposedly, gave shelter to these guys? -[ken] right. 893 00:39:09,715 --> 00:39:12,816 If you're trying to hide from the fbi 894 00:39:12,818 --> 00:39:14,250 This is the way that you would go. 895 00:39:14,352 --> 00:39:15,518 And who's gonna find you up here? 896 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:16,953 [both] nobody. 897 00:39:17,022 --> 00:39:19,022 [josh] this would be a perfect place to hide out. 898 00:39:19,024 --> 00:39:21,891 I think we should see if we can find anything metal 899 00:39:21,893 --> 00:39:25,462 That kind of proves somebody was actually here. 900 00:39:25,563 --> 00:39:28,365 And, let's not forget, they might have had some money with them. 901 00:39:28,433 --> 00:39:32,502 So the story is that they had 75 grand, 25,000 each. 902 00:39:32,504 --> 00:39:34,437 Great, and maybe they hid stuff up here. Who knows? 903 00:39:34,506 --> 00:39:38,041 -Exactly. We might actually find some of the 75,000. -Yeah. 904 00:39:38,110 --> 00:39:41,344 If we do find any, you know, it belongs to the family, so sorry. 905 00:39:41,446 --> 00:39:42,812 -Oh, there you go. -[laughs] 906 00:39:42,814 --> 00:39:45,415 It belongs to whoever makes it out of these jungles first. 907 00:39:45,417 --> 00:39:46,950 -[laughs] -[josh] are we ready? 908 00:39:47,051 --> 00:39:47,884 -Yes. -Let's do it. 909 00:39:47,886 --> 00:39:48,651 All right, let's look around. 910 00:40:00,832 --> 00:40:02,832 [detector beeps] 911 00:40:02,934 --> 00:40:04,601 Josh, I think I found something. 912 00:40:05,537 --> 00:40:07,103 -Got a hit on something. -[beeping continues] 913 00:40:07,105 --> 00:40:08,438 -Mmm-hmm. -Right there. 914 00:40:08,540 --> 00:40:09,606 Okay, let's see. 915 00:40:10,008 --> 00:40:11,007 Good? 916 00:40:14,045 --> 00:40:15,044 [mike] what's that? What's that? 917 00:40:15,580 --> 00:40:16,712 Oh, my gosh. 918 00:40:17,649 --> 00:40:19,516 -What is that? -I don't know. Looks metal. 919 00:40:21,753 --> 00:40:24,220 -What if it's a lighter? -It is a lighter. 920 00:40:24,222 --> 00:40:26,156 -Look at that. -Oh, I see it. 921 00:40:26,257 --> 00:40:28,425 -That is a [bleep] lighter. -Oh, my gosh. 922 00:40:28,427 --> 00:40:29,826 Now that is something 923 00:40:29,828 --> 00:40:31,127 That would have easily would've fallen out of his pocket. 924 00:40:31,129 --> 00:40:32,295 [josh] totally. 925 00:40:32,297 --> 00:40:34,464 -That is a very old lighter. -You can see the hinge. 926 00:40:34,566 --> 00:40:35,932 Hinge is right here. It's broken. 927 00:40:36,034 --> 00:40:38,234 -You can see that, right? The cap would be here. -Right. 928 00:40:38,303 --> 00:40:39,936 And that's the hinge. It's busted off. 929 00:40:40,839 --> 00:40:43,540 Somebody was up here a long time ago. 930 00:40:43,641 --> 00:40:45,442 -[mike] decades. -Yeah. 931 00:40:45,510 --> 00:40:47,110 -Let's keep looking around here. -[mike] all right. 932 00:40:50,348 --> 00:40:52,882 [josh] we continue searchin near where we found the lighter. 933 00:40:52,884 --> 00:40:55,051 This time, it's mike who comes up big. 934 00:40:56,521 --> 00:40:58,021 I found something over here in the crack. 935 00:40:59,124 --> 00:41:00,356 -What did you find? -[mike] take a look at this. 936 00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:01,624 Oh, my god. 937 00:41:01,626 --> 00:41:03,960 Look at that. That's a tool. 938 00:41:03,962 --> 00:41:05,929 Head of, like, a spade. Head of, like, a farm tool. 939 00:41:05,931 --> 00:41:07,030 -Right. -Wait, there's more of them? 940 00:41:07,032 --> 00:41:08,765 There's one more. Here's another one. 941 00:41:08,833 --> 00:41:10,099 That's a digging hoe right there. 942 00:41:10,101 --> 00:41:12,602 -Is that it? -There's one more thing I can see. 943 00:41:13,738 --> 00:41:15,605 -Oh, my god. -Look at that. 944 00:41:15,607 --> 00:41:19,042 Sickle head. So we've got a bunch of farming implements here, basically. 945 00:41:19,044 --> 00:41:20,844 -This is just in the crack in the wall? -They were just 946 00:41:20,912 --> 00:41:21,878 In the crack right there. 947 00:41:21,880 --> 00:41:23,613 Someone was living up here, for sure. 948 00:41:23,615 --> 00:41:24,714 -They needed these tools. -Right. 949 00:41:24,716 --> 00:41:26,349 Right. You could use this to clear a campsite. 950 00:41:26,451 --> 00:41:29,118 The fact that they were hiding them in the crack in the wall.. 951 00:41:29,120 --> 00:41:30,854 Some point in time they might have wanted to come back for 'em. 952 00:41:30,922 --> 00:41:32,121 -That's right, exactly. -Yeah, yeah. 953 00:41:32,123 --> 00:41:33,356 You know, you hide something there 954 00:41:33,358 --> 00:41:34,724 -Because you're gonna come back for it. -Exactly. 955 00:41:34,726 --> 00:41:36,125 -Crazy. -Let's keep lookin'. 956 00:41:39,064 --> 00:41:41,931 [josh] so far, we've found some intriguing artifacts, 957 00:41:41,933 --> 00:41:45,935 But I'm holding out hope that something here will tie the anglins to this plac 958 00:41:47,038 --> 00:41:48,538 [detector beeping] 959 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:50,306 -Right there. -You got something going over there? 960 00:41:50,308 --> 00:41:52,442 -We do, josh. -[mike] yeah, we definitely got something. 961 00:41:52,511 --> 00:41:54,277 -You got to come check it out. -Yeah, what have you got? 962 00:41:54,279 --> 00:41:56,513 -See. -There's something in there, josh. 963 00:41:56,515 --> 00:41:58,348 -We haven't quite... -[machine beeping] 964 00:41:58,383 --> 00:41:59,349 -Yeah. -Still there. 965 00:41:59,450 --> 00:42:00,750 It's deep. It is definitely deep. 966 00:42:04,723 --> 00:42:05,788 -[machine beeps] -oh, okay. 967 00:42:05,790 --> 00:42:06,523 -There's something right there. -It's here. 968 00:42:06,525 --> 00:42:07,423 -There it is. -Right there. 969 00:42:07,425 --> 00:42:08,591 -[all] oh! -We got a coin. 970 00:42:08,593 --> 00:42:09,726 -Hey, come here. We got a coin. -Whoa, whoa, whoa. 971 00:42:10,529 --> 00:42:11,728 Whoa. 972 00:42:12,430 --> 00:42:13,530 It's a penny. It's a us coin. 973 00:42:13,532 --> 00:42:14,731 -[mike] mmm-hmm. -Look at that. 974 00:42:20,405 --> 00:42:22,038 [josh] fisherman's wharf in san francisco 975 00:42:22,140 --> 00:42:23,907 Is home to musée mécanique. 976 00:42:25,210 --> 00:42:27,844 Part museum, part arcade, and all fun. 977 00:42:28,513 --> 00:42:29,812 I'll be here all week. 978 00:42:31,116 --> 00:42:32,949 [josh] inside is one of the largest collections 979 00:42:33,051 --> 00:42:35,652 Of rare and unique vintage arcade games. 980 00:42:35,753 --> 00:42:36,819 Oh, no. 981 00:42:37,422 --> 00:42:39,022 Oof. 982 00:42:39,024 --> 00:42:40,857 That is cutting edge entertainment right there. 983 00:42:41,426 --> 00:42:42,958 What? 984 00:42:45,530 --> 00:42:48,364 [josh] it's a very entertaining wa to spend a little time. 985 00:42:48,433 --> 00:42:49,899 Hey, there's nude women in here. 986 00:42:49,901 --> 00:42:51,434 [josh] and a lot of quarters 987 00:42:51,503 --> 00:42:52,635 This place is amazing. 988 00:42:53,605 --> 00:42:55,038 [josh] but hey, if you're really lucky 989 00:42:55,106 --> 00:42:57,240 You can try to make a little money back. 990 00:42:57,342 --> 00:42:59,809 I think your mom's calling you. She's right over there. 991 00:43:00,612 --> 00:43:01,644 [groans] 992 00:43:04,316 --> 00:43:07,717 Sorry, kid. Tough break. Wait, you owe me $100. 993 00:43:10,522 --> 00:43:12,922 -We got a coin. -Oh. 994 00:43:12,924 --> 00:43:16,759 [josh] I'm in brazil, and have just uncovered what could be a major clue 995 00:43:16,861 --> 00:43:18,728 As to what really happened to the three men 996 00:43:18,730 --> 00:43:22,899 Who escaped from alcatraz penitentiary in 1962. 997 00:43:22,901 --> 00:43:25,234 -It's a penny. It's a us coin. Look at that. -[ken] yes. 998 00:43:25,303 --> 00:43:30,239 That's a wheat penny, for sure. That's old. This is 1951. 999 00:43:30,341 --> 00:43:31,707 -[ken] oh, my gosh. -[mike] whoa. 1000 00:43:31,709 --> 00:43:36,012 What the hell else would this be doing here? This is insane. 1001 00:43:36,014 --> 00:43:38,214 And this matches the story of the americans being here. 1002 00:43:38,216 --> 00:43:40,717 That's right. It totally corroborates this idea 1003 00:43:40,719 --> 00:43:43,019 -It does. -That three americans were camped out here. 1004 00:43:43,021 --> 00:43:44,120 That's correct. 1005 00:43:44,122 --> 00:43:45,722 [josh] this whole story that these three guys 1006 00:43:45,724 --> 00:43:48,958 Escaped from alcatraz and drowned in the bay, 1007 00:43:49,027 --> 00:43:50,660 I think we're rewriting that right now. 1008 00:43:50,762 --> 00:43:52,795 I think these guys made it. 1009 00:43:52,797 --> 00:43:54,330 Oh, no, I don't think, I know. 1010 00:43:54,332 --> 00:43:55,898 -Yeah. -No doubt about it. 1011 00:43:55,900 --> 00:43:57,533 [josh] I'll admit it, going into this mission 1012 00:43:57,602 --> 00:44:00,036 I was skeptical that the anglins and frank morris 1013 00:44:00,038 --> 00:44:02,705 Even made it to shore, let alone brazil. 1014 00:44:02,707 --> 00:44:05,742 Now, though, I can't wait to return to headquarters, 1015 00:44:05,843 --> 00:44:07,410 Where I share everything I've seen 1016 00:44:07,412 --> 00:44:09,812 With retired fbi agent stewart fillmore. 1017 00:44:10,815 --> 00:44:12,315 He's been working here in the us 1018 00:44:12,317 --> 00:44:14,517 To get a positive id on the photograph. 1019 00:44:14,519 --> 00:44:17,954 -Stewart, how are ya? -Josh, I am great. How are you? 1020 00:44:17,956 --> 00:44:19,856 I'm very excited, actually. 1021 00:44:19,957 --> 00:44:22,759 Man, I heard that you found some exciting evidence in brazil. 1022 00:44:22,827 --> 00:44:24,127 It was incredible. 1023 00:44:24,129 --> 00:44:26,262 First of all, the geography down there 1024 00:44:26,364 --> 00:44:29,399 -Really closely matches fred brizzi's description -okay. 1025 00:44:29,401 --> 00:44:30,900 Of where these guys went. 1026 00:44:30,902 --> 00:44:32,669 -We found a lot of termite mounds, -[stewart chuckles] 1027 00:44:32,671 --> 00:44:36,039 We found a location of an old chevy plant, which is very rare down ther 1028 00:44:36,041 --> 00:44:37,940 But the thing that really blew my mind 1029 00:44:38,009 --> 00:44:40,243 Is we did find a local in this town 1030 00:44:40,311 --> 00:44:44,714 -That had a distinct memory of three americans -right 1031 00:44:44,716 --> 00:44:47,950 In this era that were hiding up in the hills. 1032 00:44:47,952 --> 00:44:51,220 So it really matches up with the information and the intelligence we had. 1033 00:44:51,222 --> 00:44:52,321 -Totally matches up. -Yeah. 1034 00:44:52,323 --> 00:44:54,057 -It's amazing. -Totally. 1035 00:44:54,125 --> 00:44:57,060 So, I'm dying to know about the photo. 1036 00:44:57,128 --> 00:44:59,662 So, josh, I hooked up with some folks 1037 00:44:59,764 --> 00:45:02,832 From a multi-international company called identv. 1038 00:45:02,834 --> 00:45:05,301 And they take old photographs and make, effectively, 1039 00:45:05,303 --> 00:45:08,204 A facial fingerprint to try to find a match. 1040 00:45:08,206 --> 00:45:09,806 -And? -Rather than me tell you, 1041 00:45:09,808 --> 00:45:13,142 What I'd like to do is introduce you to the co-founder of identv 1042 00:45:13,244 --> 00:45:15,411 To tell you exactly what he found. 1043 00:45:15,413 --> 00:45:16,713 Okay, let's get him in here. 1044 00:45:16,715 --> 00:45:18,848 -[doorbell chiming] -hello. How are you? I'm josh. 1045 00:45:18,950 --> 00:45:21,250 -I'm amro. Nice to meet you. -[josh] nice to meet you as well. 1046 00:45:21,352 --> 00:45:23,653 So, tell me a bit about what you did with these photos. 1047 00:45:23,755 --> 00:45:25,955 So we did two things with those photos. 1048 00:45:26,057 --> 00:45:28,124 [josh] the first step was to scan into the compute 1049 00:45:28,126 --> 00:45:30,226 Both the mugshots of the anglin brothers 1050 00:45:30,228 --> 00:45:33,896 And the mysterious photo from brazil and compare them digitally. 1051 00:45:33,898 --> 00:45:35,531 [amro] so what the computer does 1052 00:45:35,533 --> 00:45:38,701 Is it actually creates different feature vectors from the face. 1053 00:45:38,703 --> 00:45:39,802 So if you think about it 1054 00:45:39,804 --> 00:45:42,705 It takes the face and it turns it into numbers. 1055 00:45:42,707 --> 00:45:46,642 And the closer the numbers match, the higher the score is. 1056 00:45:46,744 --> 00:45:51,013 So when you compare these fred brizzi photos with the mugshots 1057 00:45:51,616 --> 00:45:52,615 What happened? 1058 00:45:52,617 --> 00:45:54,851 -Well, why don't you take a look? -Okay. 1059 00:45:54,919 --> 00:45:56,719 [josh] with the faces and the photo 1060 00:45:56,721 --> 00:45:59,422 Converted to thousands of numerical values, 1061 00:45:59,424 --> 00:46:03,226 The computer meticulously calculates their similarity. 1062 00:46:03,228 --> 00:46:07,096 -99% match? -Yes, josh. It's amazing. 1063 00:46:07,098 --> 00:46:11,000 At 99%, I assume that is the person? 1064 00:46:11,002 --> 00:46:13,803 I'm not an investigator but I'll let the data speak for itself. 1065 00:46:13,805 --> 00:46:16,038 I'm already, like, jumping out of my chair here. 1066 00:46:16,040 --> 00:46:17,506 What's the second thing you did? 1067 00:46:17,575 --> 00:46:21,711 To remove bias, we gathered 1,000 photos from the same time period 1068 00:46:21,713 --> 00:46:23,446 -And... -Of just random people? 1069 00:46:23,514 --> 00:46:25,114 -Just random people. -Okay. 1070 00:46:25,116 --> 00:46:29,252 And then we inserted the photos from brazil into that data set, 1071 00:46:29,320 --> 00:46:31,654 -And the results were staggering. -Let's see it. 1072 00:46:31,723 --> 00:46:33,956 [josh] out of thousands of random photos, 1073 00:46:34,025 --> 00:46:38,060 The mugshots are picked up as matches for the photo in brazil, 1074 00:46:38,062 --> 00:46:41,430 Again resulting in 99% accuracy. 1075 00:46:41,432 --> 00:46:44,634 Can we close the case? I mean, is this a done deal? 1076 00:46:44,702 --> 00:46:47,203 So from a tech perspective you never say 100%. 1077 00:46:47,205 --> 00:46:49,005 -It's always 99.99. -Right. 1078 00:46:49,007 --> 00:46:50,940 And stewart, from your perspective? 1079 00:46:50,942 --> 00:46:54,210 I think this is as close to case closed as you can get. 1080 00:46:54,212 --> 00:46:57,079 We're now saying there is a 99% chance 1081 00:46:57,081 --> 00:47:03,252 That we just rewrote the history of alcatraz, the anglins, and this escape. 1082 00:47:03,354 --> 00:47:05,054 -It's a new story. -[both] yep. 1083 00:47:05,123 --> 00:47:06,556 It's awesome. All the best, stewart. 1084 00:47:06,657 --> 00:47:08,424 Thank you, amro, and thank you both so much. 1085 00:47:08,426 --> 00:47:09,625 -[josh] cheers. -Thank you. 1086 00:47:11,429 --> 00:47:14,363 [josh] it's incredible. 60 years after the fact, 1087 00:47:14,432 --> 00:47:18,334 We've shed new light on the mystery of the escap from alcatraz. 1088 00:47:18,436 --> 00:47:20,803 With 99% certainty, 1089 00:47:20,805 --> 00:47:22,338 Facial recognition experts 1090 00:47:22,440 --> 00:47:26,342 Agree with the eye witness accounts and mysterious photo. 1091 00:47:26,444 --> 00:47:28,711 Frank morris and john and clarence angli 1092 00:47:28,713 --> 00:47:31,314 Most likely crossed the san francisco bay 1093 00:47:31,316 --> 00:47:33,316 And eventually made it to brazil. 1094 00:47:34,552 --> 00:47:36,219 A year after their great escape, 1095 00:47:36,221 --> 00:47:38,754 The deteriorating prison was shut down for good. 1096 00:47:39,824 --> 00:47:42,491 Today, alcatraz has been faithfully preserved, 1097 00:47:42,493 --> 00:47:47,663 A global icon of incarcerati welcoming over a million visitors a year. 1098 00:47:47,765 --> 00:47:50,032 But because of three daring criminals, 1099 00:47:50,101 --> 00:47:51,634 There is now an asterisk 1100 00:47:51,703 --> 00:47:54,503 Next to its escape-proof reputation. 1101 00:47:54,505 --> 00:47:58,407 Sometimes it turns out the impossible is possible after all.