Five Decades After Prison Break, Man Who Escaped Alcatraz Sends  FBI A Confession

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While 23 prisoners attempted to escape and were eventually captured and returned to their cells, others met a grimmer fate. Six prisoners were shot and killed by guards while trying to escape. The guards had little sympathy for the prisoners and chose to shoot them to prevent them from leaving the island.

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