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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 November 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 May 10, 2018

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