Beginning The Escape
Time: Monday Jun 11, 1962
Place: Alcatraz, San Francisco, USA
Details: On the night of June 11, 1962, with all preparations in place, the men began their escape. However, the cement employed to shore up crumbling concrete around West's vent had hardened, diminishing the hole in size and fixing the grill in place. By the time he managed to remove the grill and re-widen the hole to egress, the others had already left, as he was soon to discover; he busted out to the prison roof only to return to his cell around sunrise and go to sleep. West went on to cooperate fully with investigators and give them a detailed description of the escape plan, in consequence of which he was not punished for his role in it.
Best-effort ordering. Some events may appear out of order since many are only known to the year, but they are usually around the same period.
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