Start of the Breakout
There were four conspirators, and only three made it away. Allen West and Frank Lee Morris also participated, along with John and Clarence Anglin. They were all housed in nearby cells at Alcatraz, giving them plenty of time to plot their breakout. The members of the breakout group had all previously served time in different Florida and Georgia prisons and knew each other. They realized they were roommates in Alcatraz and quickly devised a scheme.