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The Rock, Alcatraz, the story of the first warden of Alcatraz James A Johnston...truly a crazy one at that.
We take you to the legendary prison located on Alcatraz, an island off the coast of San Francisco, a place of mystery, great escapes, hell, and some of the worst criminals in society were sent there. Of course a prison needs a warden...this podcast is truly crazy. So many movies, stories, and tales of ghosts, escapes, and how much do we hear about the wardens who served there...this one is a spectacle. Just imagine yourself for a minute tasked with the duty of being assigned to Alcatraz as a warden...what must have gone through his head.
Grab your popcorn, a stogie, some whisky, a banjo (don't worry, you'll understand later) and join us for this truly bizarre story as we tell it, like we do here at Detectivery State of Mind and Other Strange Things Podcast...have no doubt we busted a vein on this one.
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Show notes:
https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-alcatraz
https://www.thetravel.com/creepy-facts-trivia-alcatraz/
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warden#:~:text=war%C2%B7%E2%80%8Bden-,1,the%20operation%20of%20a%20prison
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_warden

https://www.google.com/search?q=James+A+Johnston&rlz=1C1SLLM_enUS1049US1049&oq=James+A+Johnston+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCggAEEUYFhgeGDkyBwgBEC4YgAQyCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIICAQQABgWGB4yCAgFEAAYFhgeMg0IBhAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0ICBAAGIYDGIAEGIoF0gEJNjQ5N2owajE1qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Janes-A-Johnston
https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/rock/rock-028.htm
Detectives Corner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_confinement#:~:text=Solitary%20confinement%20is%20a%20form,no%20contact%20with%20other%20people
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/alcatraz-island-jolene-babyak-bill-baker-stories-18465385.php

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