South Hall man has this to say about his uncles’ escape from Alcatraz 60 years ago - Gainesville Times

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South Hall man has this to say about his uncles’ escape from Alcatraz 60 years ago

Kenneth Widner talks Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at his Hall County home about two of his infamous uncles; John and Clarence Anglin. He shows a picture he says is of the two brothers taken in Brazil in 1975. The two Anglin brothers escaped from Alcatraz prison 60 years ago on June 11-12. - photo by Scott Rogers

06102022 ALCATRAZ 2.jpg — Kenneth Widner talks Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at his Hall County home about two of his infamous uncles; John and Clarence Anglin. He shows a picture he says is of the two brothers taken in Brazil in 1975. The two Anglin brothers escaped from Alcatraz prison 60 years ago on June 11-12. - photo by Scott Rogers

The escape from Alcatraz remains, for many, one of American history’s biggest prison mysteries.