Alcatraz

Crime

Al Capone: The Real Life Scarface

There are very few men who have been able to simultaneously live in public and successfully break the law, all while consistently getting away with it.

Raul Vallejo 11/15/2019

Crime

America’s Greatest Escape: Alcatraz

Winner of the Fall 2019 StMU History Media Award for Best Use of Images It’s the summer of 1962. Off the coast of San Francisco

Shea Slusser 11/12/2019

Crime

Escaping the Inescapable: Morris and the Anglin Brothers’ Escape from Alcatraz

Today, Alcatraz prison stands desolate in the San Francisco Bay, serving as a tourist attraction. Although the setting is tranquil, things were not always like

Belia Camarena 05/10/2018

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