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ROBERT STROUD

BY: CLEMENTINE AND RILEIGH
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1909

SHOT AND KILLED A BARTENDER AND THEN STOLE HIS WALLET
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1911

  • Convicted of man slaughter and was sent to McNeil Island in Washington State
  • Record at McNeil shows he was violent and difficult to manage
  • One occasion he stabbed a fellow inmate
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Stabbed a guard because he wasn't allowed a visit from his brother.

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In 1942 he was transferred to Alcatraz and was there for 17 years.

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Allowed to breed birds. Robert raised about 300 birds. Studied them, wrote two books, developed and marketed medicines.

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Robert Stroud did not escape. He was transferred to the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners. Died there on November 21st, 1963.

Rileigh Hughes