US Police uses neural networks to age photos of criminals who escaped Alcatraz 60 years ago
June 23, 2022
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Updated photos of Frank Morris, Clarence, and John Englinov were posted on the website of the Marshall Service, the oldest law enforcement agency in the United States. The
Updated photos of Frank Morris, Clarence, and John Englinov were posted on the website of the Marshall Service, the oldest law enforcement agency in the United States. The search warrant now includes two photos of each criminal – an original from the early 1960s and an older version of the same photo that gives an idea of what they might look like in 2022.
Age changing in photography has been around for many years, but the cops used their own FBI technology to get the most accurate results. The ministry hopes the project will help bring the fugitives to justice, or at least learn about their future fate.
The most famous escape from Alcatraz took place in June 1962. The four conspirators (one of them could not get out of the cell) discreetly put on papier-mâché headboards and hair from the prison barber – the mannequins would distract the guards. The criminals inflated a rubber raft from fused coats and left the island.
Since then, neither the bodies of the fugitives nor their rafts have been found – only one unknown body and several items found in the water (one of the brothers’ purses and a shovel) have been reported. FBI agents working on the case believe the men drowned, but turned the case over to US sheriffs.
Despite the low chance of survival and half a century since the escape, in 2012 researcher Michael Dyke suggested that two criminals might have survived: “It’s likely that the brothers survived, but all three have a good chance of surviving and leaving after the escape.” Marshall also noted that the bodies were not found. He explained that he could not close the case for the suspects, so even after 60 years, the names of the fugitives remained on the most wanted list.
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