| Frank Morris' ID Card | |
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Origin |
Frank Morris |
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Type |
Alcatraz Prison Identification Card |
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Effects |
Prevents hypothermia |
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Downsides |
Disorientation |
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Activation |
Wearing in the cold |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 Agents |
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Section |
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Aisle |
197139-1580 |
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Shelf |
824648-3182-672 |
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Date of Collection |
11.1974 |
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Origin[]
Frank Lee Morris (1926 - 1967) spent most of his formative years in foster homes committing his first crime at thirteen. By his late teens he had already been arrested for crimes ranging from narcotics possession to armed robbery. Morris was exceptionally intelligent, ranking in the top two percent of the general population. Serving time in Florida and Georgia he was eventually moved to the Louisiana State Penitentiary for bank robbery where he escaped. A year later he was arrested again, this time being sent to Alcatraz in 1960 as inmate AZ 1441. Morris along with three others were the first men to attempt to break out of Alcatraz and get outside of the walls; however their fate remains unknown.
In June 1962 he and brothers John and Clarence Anglin devised an escape from the impenetrable Rock. The three placed plaster dummy heads in their cots to fool the guards during night shift while they worked in a makeshift shed on the roof. All tools such as paddles and raft were made with stolen items sourced from the prison. A fourth member failed to reach the launch point in time, so he returned to his cell by morning and cooperated with the investigation.
Very little evidence was found of their two mile journey to Angel Island besides the Anglin's wallet, a paddle and shredded lifejacket material for the boat. Authorities found nothing proving the trio would have survived the frigid, fast-moving currents and escaped after on land. Six months later another inmate swam in worse conditions an even further distance, but contracted hypothermia and was immediately recovered. The prison closed the next year due to expensive upkeep, and the FBI officially closed its case in 1980, arriving at the conclusion the men likely perished in their attempt.
Effects[]
Prevents hypothermia when exposed to very cold air or water. They won't exactly feel comfortable and shrug off the nippy goosebumps or remain fully aware of their surroundings. But colds and frostbite will never drop enough to endanger their core temperature. Just enough to ward off the most serious effects.
Causes loss of orientation. Users have difficulty at times identifying cardinal directions, following a map route or even walking in a straight path. Even big honking landmarks like a bridge become hard for them to locate with any accuracy.