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The prison Wendell the Thief can't escape from Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/5/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

What is the only prison Wendell the Thief can not escape from....His Birthday.   Happy Birthday Wendell!!!  This is a fun little puzzle on famous prison breaks. Hopefully its not too terribly tough!  Have fun! 


N 43 19.ABC  W 073 39.DEF

1) On June 11th, 1962 brothers Clarence and John ________, and Frank Morris escaped Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and were never heard from again. The number of letters in the brothers last name - 4 = A and C.

2) In the Great Escape, ____ Allied POWs (primarily Commonwealth airmen) escaped from Stalag Luft III during World War II. most of the escapees were captured and fifty of them were executed by the Gestapo, while only 3 succeeded in reaching neutral territories. The first number of the total number of allied POW's who escaped = B.

3) On March 3, 1934, this famous gangster escaped from the "escape-proof" (as it was dubbed by local authorities at the time) Crown Point, Indiana county jail, which was guarded by many police officers and national guardsmen. Newspapers reported that he had escaped using a fake gun made from wood blackened with shoe polish. D = the number of letters in his last name.

4) In 197_, 28-year old American convicted drug smuggler Billy Hayes escaped from a prison in İmralı, Turkey, using a rowboat. He made his way to Istanbul then to Greece, where he was eventually deported to the U.S. Hayes wrote a book on his experiences, Midnight Express, which was later adapted into the 1978 film Midnight Express starring Brad Davis as Hayes. E = the last number of the year - 1.

5)The Texas _ escaped from John B. Connally Unit on December 13, 2000. Most of them were captured after over a month and a half on the run; the last one killed himself before being captured. F = the number that is used in the name of the group.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur bayl qbjarq ybt ng TM

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)