What was once dismissed as a doomed escape now looks increasingly like a successful disappearance. Evidence—from raft fragments and tide patterns to later recreations—suggests survival was not only possible but likely, a theory deepened by a 2013 letter and a disputed photo hinting the men lived on quietly. The Alcatraz escape endures not just as a prison mystery, but as a reminder of how fragile our faith in “inescapable” walls can be.
