Interestingly, the Anglin boys over the years developed a keen ability to break out of whatever institution imprisoned them. Death: 11 Jan 1964 (aged 35) . Try again later. In exchange for providing this new evidence, the family requested the U.S. Marshall Service exhume the third Anglin brother, Alfred, who was electrocuted to death on a high-voltage power line in his own escape attempt in January 1964 from Kilby Prison in Montgomery County, Alabama. Share this article Alfred served his time in the Atlanta. Utah Arrests and Inmate Search Display all matching names for the instruments (s) found. use first and last name. Visit us at HISTORY.com for more info. If you are authorized, you may request a copy of the autopsy report, which is the written record of the medical examiner's findings. Unrelated, it appears. We still feel there was something done to Uncle Alfred, Widner said. Nephews of Alcatraz escapee believe he is ALIVE but slam FBI for 'keeping resurfaced letter a secret' after cold case reopens on the infamous 1962 prison break. "This is John Anglin," the voice said. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. A disciplinary barracks was built on the 22-acre island located in the San Francisco Bay in 1912, and by the 1920s, the three-story structure was at full capacity. It was just another scare tactic to keep the prisoners from thinking about escape.. A forensic autopsy is the examination of a body by a medical examiner with specialized training. WHEN YOU live in a 200-year-old house, you would do well to give it a thorough inspection every few years. Even when they robbed the bank, they used a toy gun, and when one of the bank officials fainted, they made sure he had water and was OK before leaving. The results showed there was no familial link to the body parts. In any case, after a massive manhunt that went on for months and involved prison officials, area law enforcement agencies and the FBI, the Anglins and Morris became folk heroes, inspiring everything from "sightings" all over the country to a song "A Mile and a Quarter" the distance to the mainland by country artist Sonny James. E-mail: cnolte@sfchronicle.com. He would be 89 today and most likely dead long ago. Verify and try again. Or find other results in the 1940 census for Alfred Anglin. "Everywhere we went when we were young, there were FBI agents around. Dubs fans picking apart video of possible Poole-Draymond incident, Bay Area preschool teacher suspected of dumping body along road, Bay Area mom influencer found guilty of lying about kidnapping, 'Horrible': Oakland rapper dumps on Chase Center Warriors fans, More rain, 'unseasonably chilly' temperatures coming to Bay Area, Destructive landslide closes historic California institution, 49ers out in full force at Warriors-Kings Game 7, Sold-out Berkeley crowd gets rowdy at country star's concert, Shock, fear as 2 killings in 3 days rock quiet Davis.