The Amazing True Story Of The Great Escape From Alcatraz

A Brothers’ Bond

John and Clarance Anglin were thick as thieves (pardon the pun) while they were growing up. As a cherry-picking family, they would often travel as far as Michigan to catch the delightful treats. While traveling, their bond would grow stronger as they swam in the lakes of Michigan, something to come in handy later.

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However, they also had a darker side to them and were caught for bank robbery in 1956. Their arrest was far from the end for the brothers, however, as this story will tell you.