Issue of the day: Did the Alcatraz escapees make it to shore 60 years ago?

  IT is a question that has intrigued down through the decades, inspiring books and movies and millions of visits to Alcatraz Island. Did the trio of inmates who escaped the infamous US jail ever make it to shore? The hunt continues. .. Full story on eraldscotland.com 

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