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Secrets of the Dead
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Photo of a recreation of the Catalpa. Irish Escape
Arrested in Ireland in 1866, sent to prison, and then forgotten, the Freemantle Six made a heroic escape aboard a whaing vessel.
Premieres May 16, 2006
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Photo of a recreation of the Catalpa. Photo from a reenactment of the ''The Fremantle Six'' meeting in Dublin. Photo from a reenactment of a guard patroling Fremantle Prison.
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