How To Escape From Alcatraz In 10 Easy Steps
2. Leave The Country
After the break out, evidence was discovered in the mens cells that suggested they planned to flee the country if they did indeed survive the crossing. The men had been learning spanish while they were in Alcatraz and stolen prison library maps of Mexico and South America were discovered during a search of Wests cell. At the time of the prison break, there was no criminal extradition treaty in place between North and South America so heading south made perfect sense for three fugitives wishing to evade recapture.
This theory has been given further validation in the years since the escape thanks to numerous reported sightings of the men in brazil. The United States takes such sightings seriously and to this day still deploys U.S. Marshals to investigate particularly compelling leads and sightings.