Word: anglin
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...ANGLIN Montgomery...
...convicts were Frank Lee Morris, 35, and brothers John Anglin. 32, and Clarence Anglin, 31. With an IQ of 133,* ;Morris was undoubtedly the trio's mastermind-and to escape from Alcatraz he had need for real, if perverted, intelligence. The island got its name-Isla de los Alcatraces, meaning Isle of the Pelicans - from the 18th century Spaniards, and only pelicans have ever been free to come and go easily. At one time Alcatraz held military prisoners; later it became a domicile for such eminent civilians as Al Capone and "Machine Gun" Kelly. Many have tried to escape...