**Legends of America — Anglin Brothers: Escaping from Alcatraz.** [www.legendsofamerica.com/anglin-brothers/](https://www.legendsofamerica.com/anglin-brothers/). Anglin brothers background, early life, criminal history, Atlanta meeting with Morris and West, Alfred Anglin death at Kilby, Leavenworth bread-box attempt, day-after-escape attorney phone call claim.
**SOFREP — The Daring and Unsolved Alcatraz Escape of 1962.** [sofrep.com/news/the-daring-and-unsolved-alcatraz-escape-of-1962/](https://sofrep.com/news/the-daring-and-unsolved-alcatraz-escape-of-1962/). Cardboard concealment technique, vacuum cleaner motor drill details, search outcome, FBI 1979 closure, Marshals 2030 continuation.
**NBC Bay Area — FBI Unveils Exact Replicas of Alcatraz Escape Decoy Heads.** [www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/fbi-unveils-exact-replicas-of-infamous-alcatraz-escape-decoy-heads/166713/](https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/fbi-unveils-exact-replicas-of-infamous-alcatraz-escape-decoy-heads/166713/). Original dummy head materials (concrete, soap, electrical wire per FBI; soap, wax, plaster per Bennett); deterioration; 3D scanning process; FBI lab employee hair donated for replicas; 2018 donation to National Park Service.
**Earth Magazine — Did Three Convicts Survive Their Escape from Alcatraz? Modern Modeling Adds to a Decades-Old Mystery.** [www.earthmagazine.org/article/did-three-convicts-survive-their-escape-alcatraz-modern-modeling-adds-decades-old-mystery/](https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/did-three-convicts-survive-their-escape-alcatraz-modern-modeling-adds-decades-old-mystery/). Hoes, Hut, Baart Delft/Deltares 2014 study; 3Di hydraulic simulation; 50 virtual boats; best-case launch timing 11:30 PM; Horseshoe Bay landing scenario; limitations of the model.
**Realtime1960s — Massive Search Underway for Escaped Alcatraz Convicts.** [www.realtime1960s.com/post/massive-search-underway-for-escaped-alcatraz-convicts](https://www.realtime1960s.com/post/massive-search-underway-for-escaped-alcatraz-convicts). Contemporary news account of June 12 search response; Warden Blackwell’s return and statement.
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## The Architecture of a Deception: How the Heads Fooled the Guards
Understanding why the dummy heads worked requires understanding how cell checks were actually conducted at Alcatraz — the specific mechanics of a nighttime inspection, and the specific psychology of the guard who performs it.