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A Great Escape - Part 1

39 min · 24. apr. 2026
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Welcome to Red Herrings! This week, Brittany kicks things off with a daring escape that has haunted true crime fans for decades…high stakes and a prison no one was supposed to leave. We’re talking about the infamous Anglin brothers. Did their plan really work, or did it all go tragically wrong? Hosted by: Brittany Warren & Joccoaa Gray Sound Engineer & Co-host: Christopher Brown Edited by: Joccoaa Gray If you would like to get in touch, please contact us at redherringspod@gmail.com. Sources: 1. Alabama Journal [https://www.newspapers.com/article/alabama-journal-3-break-from-alcatraz/191719730/]  2. The Peninsula Times Tribune [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-peninsula-times-tribune-intensive-ma/191719740/]  3. Redlands Daily Facts [https://www.newspapers.com/image/728666/?clipping_id=191719815&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjcyODY2NiwiaWF0IjoxNzcxNTczNzU4LCJleHAiOjE3NzE2NjAxNTh9.4sWkxIeht81WJns2M5Bd5IJuqJDK6S9U8Q-7iHd27W3WHD5nxEoPrKH4LXaUdcpo2EIH8_QWAXdiPWWlZFPBUg]  4. The Huntsville Times [https://www.newspapers.com/image/555096912/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjU1NTA5NjkxMiwiaWF0IjoxNzcxNTczNzI3LCJleHAiOjE3NzE2NjAxMjd9.ubodM2vbz-FOwBx3jpUO2mQmj9ht6zALLWi3m-zvBUjbRajiWzYYF_3-7Py0VSlSPHb6LXQ_g-KL8bTNF1P_lQ&clipping_id=191719804]  5. Oakland Tribune [https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-bay-searched-for-three-f/191719796/] 6. Dark Curiosities Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Mkev9tYk8dhXmw9rqUZDW] 7. Time Magazine [https://time.com/5116223/alcatraz-escape-letter/] 8. BBC News [https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20240607-it-was-the-cleverest-escape-in-the-prisons-30-years-the-men-who-broke-out-of-alcatraz-with-a-spoon] 9. abc30.com [https://abc30.com/post/new-leads-in-alcatraz-escapees-manhunt/1351556/] 10. National Park Foundation [https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/genius-two-brothers-and-fake-heads] 11. Science News [https://www.sciencenews.org/article/alcatraz-escapees-could-have-made-it-safely-shore] 12. nola.com [https://www.nola.com/archive/55-years-later-the-escape-from-alcatraz-is-still-a-mystery/article_7f109357-5a7b-574e-942f-81a36b04a81c.html] 13. Unsolved Mysteries [https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Frank_Morris_and_the_Anglin_Brothers] 14. NPR [https://www.npr.org/2009/09/21/112746496/escape-from-alcatraz-and-a-47-year-manhunt] 15. Unsolved.com [https://unsolved.com/gallery/alcatraz-escape/] 16. New York Post [https://nypost.com/2015/10/10/relatives-have-proof-alcatraz-escapees-are-still-alive/] 17. FBI.gov [https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape] 18. The Los Angeles Times [https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2022-06-20/escape-alcatraz-prisoners-60-years-later-essential-california] 19. Sky News [https://news.sky.com/story/escape-from-alcatraz-does-letter-finally-solve-mystery-of-prisons-most-infamous-escapees-11220573] 20. CBS News [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alcatraz-inmates-survived-infamous-1962-escape-letter-suggests/]

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A Great Escape - Part 2

Welcome to Red Herrings! This week, Brittany continues one of the most famous prison mysteries in history that has decades of speculation, conflicting reports, and rumors that refuse to die. Back to the case of the Anglin brothers. Hosted by: Brittany Warren & Joccoaa Gray   Sound Engineer & Co-host: Christopher Brown   Edited by: Joccoaa Gray If you would like to get in touch, please contact us at redherringspod@gmail.com. Sources: 1. Alabama Journal [https://www.newspapers.com/article/alabama-journal-3-break-from-alcatraz/191719730/] 2. The Peninsula Times Tribune [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-peninsula-times-tribune-intensive-ma/191719740/]  3. Redlands Daily Facts [https://www.newspapers.com/image/728666/?clipping_id=191719815&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjcyODY2NiwiaWF0IjoxNzcxNTczNzU4LCJleHAiOjE3NzE2NjAxNTh9.4sWkxIeht81WJns2M5Bd5IJuqJDK6S9U8Q-7iHd27W3WHD5nxEoPrKH4LXaUdcpo2EIH8_QWAXdiPWWlZFPBUg]  4. The Huntsville Times [https://www.newspapers.com/image/555096912/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjU1NTA5NjkxMiwiaWF0IjoxNzcxNTczNzI3LCJleHAiOjE3NzE2NjAxMjd9.ubodM2vbz-FOwBx3jpUO2mQmj9ht6zALLWi3m-zvBUjbRajiWzYYF_3-7Py0VSlSPHb6LXQ_g-KL8bTNF1P_lQ&clipping_id=191719804] 5. Oakland Tribune [https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-bay-searched-for-three-f/191719796/]  6. Dark Curiosities Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Mkev9tYk8dhXmw9rqUZDW] 7. Time Magazine [https://time.com/5116223/alcatraz-escape-letter/] 8. BBC News [https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20240607-it-was-the-cleverest-escape-in-the-prisons-30-years-the-men-who-broke-out-of-alcatraz-with-a-spoon] 9. abc30.com [https://abc30.com/post/new-leads-in-alcatraz-escapees-manhunt/1351556/] 10. National Park Foundation [https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/genius-two-brothers-and-fake-heads] 11. Science News [https://www.sciencenews.org/article/alcatraz-escapees-could-have-made-it-safely-shore] 12. nola.com [https://www.nola.com/archive/55-years-later-the-escape-from-alcatraz-is-still-a-mystery/article_7f109357-5a7b-574e-942f-81a36b04a81c.html] 13. Unsolved Mysteries [https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Frank_Morris_and_the_Anglin_Brothers] 14. NPR [https://www.npr.org/2009/09/21/112746496/escape-from-alcatraz-and-a-47-year-manhunt] 15. Unsolved.com [https://unsolved.com/gallery/alcatraz-escape/] 16. New York Post [https://nypost.com/2015/10/10/relatives-have-proof-alcatraz-escapees-are-still-alive/] 17. FBI.gov [https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape] 18. The Los Angeles Times [https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2022-06-20/escape-alcatraz-prisoners-60-years-later-essential-california] 19. Sky News [https://news.sky.com/story/escape-from-alcatraz-does-letter-finally-solve-mystery-of-prisons-most-infamous-escapees-11220573] 20. CBS News [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alcatraz-inmates-survived-infamous-1962-escape-letter-suggests/]

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episode A Great Escape - Part 1 artwork

A Great Escape - Part 1

Welcome to Red Herrings! This week, Brittany kicks things off with a daring escape that has haunted true crime fans for decades…high stakes and a prison no one was supposed to leave. We’re talking about the infamous Anglin brothers. Did their plan really work, or did it all go tragically wrong? Hosted by: Brittany Warren & Joccoaa Gray Sound Engineer & Co-host: Christopher Brown Edited by: Joccoaa Gray If you would like to get in touch, please contact us at redherringspod@gmail.com. Sources: 1. Alabama Journal [https://www.newspapers.com/article/alabama-journal-3-break-from-alcatraz/191719730/]  2. The Peninsula Times Tribune [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-peninsula-times-tribune-intensive-ma/191719740/]  3. Redlands Daily Facts [https://www.newspapers.com/image/728666/?clipping_id=191719815&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjcyODY2NiwiaWF0IjoxNzcxNTczNzU4LCJleHAiOjE3NzE2NjAxNTh9.4sWkxIeht81WJns2M5Bd5IJuqJDK6S9U8Q-7iHd27W3WHD5nxEoPrKH4LXaUdcpo2EIH8_QWAXdiPWWlZFPBUg]  4. The Huntsville Times [https://www.newspapers.com/image/555096912/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjU1NTA5NjkxMiwiaWF0IjoxNzcxNTczNzI3LCJleHAiOjE3NzE2NjAxMjd9.ubodM2vbz-FOwBx3jpUO2mQmj9ht6zALLWi3m-zvBUjbRajiWzYYF_3-7Py0VSlSPHb6LXQ_g-KL8bTNF1P_lQ&clipping_id=191719804]  5. Oakland Tribune [https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-bay-searched-for-three-f/191719796/] 6. Dark Curiosities Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Mkev9tYk8dhXmw9rqUZDW] 7. Time Magazine [https://time.com/5116223/alcatraz-escape-letter/] 8. BBC News [https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20240607-it-was-the-cleverest-escape-in-the-prisons-30-years-the-men-who-broke-out-of-alcatraz-with-a-spoon] 9. abc30.com [https://abc30.com/post/new-leads-in-alcatraz-escapees-manhunt/1351556/] 10. National Park Foundation [https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/genius-two-brothers-and-fake-heads] 11. Science News [https://www.sciencenews.org/article/alcatraz-escapees-could-have-made-it-safely-shore] 12. nola.com [https://www.nola.com/archive/55-years-later-the-escape-from-alcatraz-is-still-a-mystery/article_7f109357-5a7b-574e-942f-81a36b04a81c.html] 13. Unsolved Mysteries [https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Frank_Morris_and_the_Anglin_Brothers] 14. NPR [https://www.npr.org/2009/09/21/112746496/escape-from-alcatraz-and-a-47-year-manhunt] 15. Unsolved.com [https://unsolved.com/gallery/alcatraz-escape/] 16. New York Post [https://nypost.com/2015/10/10/relatives-have-proof-alcatraz-escapees-are-still-alive/] 17. FBI.gov [https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape] 18. The Los Angeles Times [https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2022-06-20/escape-alcatraz-prisoners-60-years-later-essential-california] 19. Sky News [https://news.sky.com/story/escape-from-alcatraz-does-letter-finally-solve-mystery-of-prisons-most-infamous-escapees-11220573] 20. CBS News [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alcatraz-inmates-survived-infamous-1962-escape-letter-suggests/]

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