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The Heads on the Pillows — The Only Escape From Alcatraz
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At 7:18 AM on June 12, 1962, a guard at Alcatraz reached into a cell to wake Frank Morris. The head on the pillow rolled off the bed and bounced on the floor. It was made of soap, toilet paper, and real human hair.
Three men vanished from the most secure prison in America — using sharpened spoons, stolen raincoats, and a small accordion. Whether they survived remains one of history's greatest unsolved questions.
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