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Allen West (March 25, 1929 – December 21, 1978) [20] was born in New York City. West was arrested over 20 times throughout his lifetime. [ 21 ] He was imprisoned for car theft in 1955, first at Atlanta Penitentiary, then at Florida State Prison.
Leaving papier-mâché heads in their cell bunks, they escaped through a vent in the roof and departed Alcatraz. [6] [26] The official investigation by the FBI was aided by another prisoner, Allen West, who also was part of the escapees' group but was left behind. West was unable to fit through his hole so he had to keep chipping to break through.
Allen West (politician) (born 1961), American military officer and politician Allen West (prisoner) (1929–1978), American convicted criminal Allen West (tennis) (1872–1952), American Olympic tennis player
The 1962 escape from Alcatraz by three prisoners immediately became the stuff of legend – and quickly film – that has never been fully explained. A new book about brothers John and Clarence ...
This page lists individuals who spent time as prisoners on Alcatraz federal penitentiary between 1934 and 1963. Pages in category "Inmates of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
Alcatraz Prison. San Francisco Located on an island in San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz was a maximum-security prison from 1934 until 1963, holding some of the country's most notorious and dangerous ...
Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 American prison thriller film [3] [4] [5] directed and produced by Don Siegel. The screenplay, written by Richard Tuggle , is based on the 1963 non-fiction book of the same name by J. Campbell Bruce, which recounts the 1962 prisoner escape from the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island .
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