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Alcatraz: Search for the Truth

Alcatraz: Search for the Truth

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Alcatraz: Search for the Truth

2015

1h 28m

7.0(3 votes)

Documentary

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More than 50 years after three men broke out of the world's toughest penitentiary, HISTORY's 'ALCATRAZ: SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH' uncovers new leads and exclusive family secrets that may solve this country's most notorious cold case.

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