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Mysterious Alcatraz Postcard Prison Break

Do you know your Alcatraz history? Maybe you can solve this mystery!

Exactly what went down at Alcatraz on April 8 in 1962?

Urban Archeologist and Patch blogger Greg Van Antwerp is a somewhat accidental postcard collector. 

"Every now and then I will read one that presents a mystery to be solved," he wrote in his most recent blog, "Escape from Alcatraz."

The mystery is this: The postcard alludes to a prison break taking place that same day in April 1962 but Van Antwerp can find no historical documentation that corroborates that statement! 

Visit his blog to read the rest of the story and help him solve the mystery! And if you want to receive an email each time a new Urban Archeologist blog is written, visit this page and click "get email updates."


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