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S4 EP 2: MY UNCLES ESCAPED ALCATRAZ

Apr 25, 202455 minSeason 4Ep. 2
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CLARENCE AND JOHN ANGLIN CAME FROM A POOR FAMILY OF 14 CHILDREN. THEY LIVED IN A HOUSE WITH NO ELECTRICITY AND BATHED ON THE FROM PORCH IN A TUB. IT WAS THAT EXPERIENCE OF EXTREME POVERTY THAT DROVE THEM TO WANT MORE OUT OF LIFE AND THE ONLY WAY THEY KNEW HOW TO GET IT WAS TO STEAL. THEY BECAME PETTY THIEVES AS YOUNG TEENAGERS AND THAT OFTEN LED THEM INTO REFORM SCHOOLS. THAT'S WHERE THEY FIRST LEARNED HOW TO ESCAPE. TODAY WE'LL BE TALKING TO KEN WIDNER AND MIKE LYNCH TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THE BROTHER'S CHILDHOODS TO REVEAL THEIR ORIGIN STORY AND HOW THEY LEARNED THE ART OF THE ESCAPE.

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