Secrets of the Dead

The Alcatraz Escape

Season 15, Episode 3 of 5

The three convicts who escaped Alcatraz in rafts in 1962 were swept out to sea and drowned, according to conventional wisdom. Now, a team of scientists believes the escapees could have made it to dry land-but only if they left at a specific time.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
3/29/2016
9 p.m.
3/30/2016
3 a.m.
3/31/2016
2 p.m.
4/3/2016
4/3/2016
5 p.m.
9/30/2017
4 p.m.
10/6/2017
2 p.m.
6/5/2018
noon
6/6/2018
2 a.m.
6/9/2018
1 p.m.
11/6/2018
noon
11/7/2018
2 a.m.
10/6/2019
3 p.m.
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