Tag Archives: Alcatraz

Watch Video: Alcatraz Triathlon Turns Harrowing

March 4, 2013, 11:20 am • Posted by Laird Harrison
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An Austin, Texas man died after plunging into cold waters around Alcatraz for a swim across the San Francisco Bay on Sunday as part of the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. His death cast a shadow over the normally boisterous display … Continue reading »

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Why One US Marshal is Still Looking for Alcatraz Escapees

June 11, 2012, 12:18 pm • Posted by KQED News Staff
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the only successful jailbreak from the federal penitentary on Alcatraz Island. And there's one guy at least, who's not treating this as history. KQED's Joshua Johnson on Friday talked to U.S. Marshal Michael Dyke, … Continue reading »

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Whitey Bulger at Alcatraz

June 24, 2011, 11:20 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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News of notorious gangster Whitey Bulger's capture is beyond front page news in Boston. It's the only news, in fact, that greeted anyone who might have glanced at their Boston Globe this morning, with no less than eight Bulger-related articles … Continue reading »

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Video: New J.J. Abrams Show "Alcatraz" Coming to Fox

May 18, 2011, 11:22 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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SFist, which is often first-to-market on these things, tips us off to this preview video of the upcoming show "Alcatraz," coming to Fox television in 2012. Back in February, film crews were out in San Francisco streets shooting, and some … Continue reading »

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Did your relatives do time at Alcatraz? Find out!

October 29, 2010, 1:29 pm • Posted by Joshua Johnson
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You may think you're the proverbial "black sheep" in your family, but one of your forebears might have an even spottier record… and that record might run through Alcatraz. Ancestry.com has finished digitizing records for all 1,575 inmates who were … Continue reading »

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