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The following 42 former inmates of U.S. Penitentiary, Alcatraz, CA died there or in surrounding waters. Fair warning - this list may not be comprehensive.
1. Allen, Claude Earl "Jack" (211-AZ) on January 17, 1936
2. Anglin, Clarence (1485-AZ) on June 11, 1962 (presumed drown during an escape attempt)
3. Anglin, John William (1476-AZ) on June 11, 1962 (presumed drown during an escape attempt)
4. Anderson, Nathaniel Boss (930-AZ) on April 9, 1952 (chronic encephalitis, non-specific)
5. Barkdoll, Lloyd H. (423-AZ) on March 7, 1950 (coronary thrombosis)
6. Barker, Arthur R. "Doc" (268-AZ) on January 13, 1939 (during an escape attempt)
7. Barsock, Joseph (884-AZ) on May 28, 1951 (stabbed by Freddie Lee Thomas, 893-AZ)
8. Bates, Albert Lawrence "George" (137-AZ) on July 4, 1948 (myocardial degeneration with cardiac decompensation due to coronary thrombosis)
9. Boarman, James Arnold (571-AZ) on April 13, 1943 (presumed drown during an escape attempt)
10. Bowers, Joseph "Dutch" (210-AZ) on April 27, 1936 (during an escape attempt)
11. Branch, Claude Clyde Colbert (624-AZ) on November 16, 1945 (assaulted by Ralph Waldo Greene, 640-AZ)
12. Brown, Fred [Paul H.] (361-AZ) on January 21, 1938 (myelogenous leukemia)
13. Burgett, Aaron Walter (991-AZ) on September 29, 1958 (during an escape attempt)
14. Carroll, John Patrick [or Preston] (209-AZ) on April 6, 1936 (pneumonia following gall bladder surgery)
15. Cole, Theodore (258-AZ) on December 16, 1937 (presumed drown during an escape attempt)
16. Coy, Bernard Paul "Barney" (415-AZ) on May 4, 1946 (during the May 2-4, 1946 riot / escape attempt)
17. Cretzer, Joseph Paul "Dutch" (548-AZ) on May 4, 1946 (during the May 2-4, 1946 riot / escape attempt)
18. Donald, Phoenix O. (295-AZ) on June 29, 1944
19. Dugan, Thomas John (256-AZ) on April 30, 1946 (chronic myocarditis due to rheumatic valvular disease and aortic regurgitation)
20. Gauvin, Edward Horace (1134-AZ) on June 6, 1957 (stab wound of heart and left lung; inflicted by Ronald Eugene Simcox, 1131-AZ)
21. Graham, Frank Ernest (683-AZ) on March 18, 1948 (primary carcinoma of thyroid gland with mediastinal and cervical metastatis)
22. Hall, Jack Walter "Blackie" (1214-AZ) on March 13, 1957 (suicide)
23. Herring, Maurice Merle (491-AZ) on July 15, 1942 (stabbed by Cecil John Snow, 222-AZ)
24. Hill, Charles Ray "Chick" (1065-AZ) on May 4, 1958 (suicide - methyl alcohol poisoning)
25. Hubbard, Marvin Franklin (645-AZ) on May 4, 1946 (during the May 2-4, 1946 riot / escape attempt)
26. Limerick, Thomas Robert (263-AZ) on May 23, 1938
27. Lyles, Archibald (1321-AZ) on February 11, 1962 (acute coronary thrombosis due to coronary atherosclerosis)
28. McCain, Rufus Roy (267-AZ) on December 3, 1940 (killed by Henri Theodore Young, 244-AZ)
29. McMiller, Benjamin Harrison (652-AZ) on March 20, 1946 (stabbed by James Grove, 158-AZ)
30. Mollett, Walter David [Bernard] (1333-AZ) on February 12, 1959 (concussion of the brain; killed by Jack Wright Twining, 1362-AZ)
31. Moore, Sidney (895-AZ) on December 4, 1955 (shock due to hemorrhage and tension pneumothorax due to multiple stab wounds; stabbed by James Albert Bullock, 819-AZ)
32. Morris, Frank Lee (1441-AZ) on June 11, 1962 (presumed drown during an escape attempt)
33. Neason, Paul (790-AZ) on January 2, 1949 (acute anterior poliomyelitis with spinal and bulbar involvement and polioencephalitis with respiratory paralysis)
34. Penksa, Gazie Alexander (774-AZ) on January 5, 1951 (suicide - lacerations)
35. Roe, Ralph (260-AZ) on December 16, 1937 (presumed drown during an escape attempt)
36. Romano, Michael Anthony (907-AZ) on June 23, 1960 (congestive heart failure; arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease)
37. Smiddy, Ennis Fay (243-AZ) on October 25, 1941 (gastric hemorrhage due to cirrhosis of the liver (non-alcoholic), probably resulting from previous malaria and syphilis)
38. Stewart, Jackson Luther (396-AZ) on November 3, 1943 (hypostatic pneumonia due to operation of a perforated duodenal ulcer)
39. Sullivan, Harold B. (198-AZ) on January 7, 1942 (pulmonary tuberculosis)
40. Swann, Jr., Harold (1289-AZ) on February 17, 1958 (suicide - hanging)
41. Tollett, Henry Clay "Seminole" (933-AZ) on June 14, 1951 (gunshot wound at admission; shot at Redding, CA)
42. Wutke, Edward (47-AZ) on November 13, 1937 (suicide)
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∙ 14y agoThe following 42 former inmates of U.S. Penitentiary, Alcatraz, CA died there or in surrounding waters. Fair warning - this list may not be comprehensive.
1. Allen, Claude Earl "Jack" (211-AZ) on January 17, 1936
2. Anglin, Clarence (1485-AZ) on June 11, 1962 (presumed drown during an escape attempt)
3. Anglin, John William (1476-AZ) on June 11, 1962 (presumed drown during an escape attempt)
4. Anderson, Nathaniel Boss (930-AZ) on April 9, 1952 (chronic encephalitis, non-specific)
5. Barkdoll, Lloyd H. (423-AZ) on March 7, 1950 (coronary thrombosis)
6. Barker, Arthur R. "Doc" (268-AZ) on January 13, 1939 (during an escape attempt)
7. Barsock, Joseph (884-AZ) on May 28, 1951 (stabbed by Freddie Lee Thomas, 893-AZ)
8. Bates, Albert Lawrence "George" (137-AZ) on July 4, 1948 (myocardial degeneration with cardiac decompensation due to coronary thrombosis)
9. Boarman, James Arnold (571-AZ) on April 13, 1943 (presumed drown during an escape attempt)
10. Bowers, Joseph "Dutch" (210-AZ) on April 27, 1936 (during an escape attempt)
11. Branch, Claude Clyde Colbert (624-AZ) on November 16, 1945 (assaulted by Ralph Waldo Greene, 640-AZ)
12. Brown, Fred [Paul H.] (361-AZ) on January 21, 1938 (myelogenous leukemia)
13. Burgett, Aaron Walter (991-AZ) on September 29, 1958 (during an escape attempt)
14. Carroll, John Patrick [or Preston] (209-AZ) on April 6, 1936 (pneumonia following gall bladder surgery)
15. Cole, Theodore (258-AZ) on December 16, 1937 (presumed drown during an escape attempt)
16. Coy, Bernard Paul "Barney" (415-AZ) on May 4, 1946 (during the May 2-4, 1946 riot / escape attempt)
17. Cretzer, Joseph Paul "Dutch" (548-AZ) on May 4, 1946 (during the May 2-4, 1946 riot / escape attempt)
18. Donald, Phoenix O. (295-AZ) on June 29, 1944
19. Dugan, Thomas John (256-AZ) on April 30, 1946 (chronic myocarditis due to rheumatic valvular disease and aortic regurgitation)
20. Gauvin, Edward Horace (1134-AZ) on June 6, 1957 (stab wound of heart and left lung; inflicted by Ronald Eugene Simcox, 1131-AZ)
21. Graham, Frank Ernest (683-AZ) on March 18, 1948 (primary carcinoma of thyroid gland with mediastinal and cervical metastatis)
22. Hall, Jack Walter "Blackie" (1214-AZ) on March 13, 1957 (suicide)
23. Herring, Maurice Merle (491-AZ) on July 15, 1942 (stabbed by Cecil John Snow, 222-AZ)
24. Hill, Charles Ray "Chick" (1065-AZ) on May 4, 1958 (suicide - methyl alcohol poisoning)
25. Hubbard, Marvin Franklin (645-AZ) on May 4, 1946 (during the May 2-4, 1946 riot / escape attempt)
26. Limerick, Thomas Robert (263-AZ) on May 23, 1938
27. Lyles, Archibald (1321-AZ) on February 11, 1962 (acute coronary thrombosis due to coronary atherosclerosis)
28. McCain, Rufus Roy (267-AZ) on December 3, 1940 (killed by Henri Theodore Young, 244-AZ)
29. McMiller, Benjamin Harrison (652-AZ) on March 20, 1946 (stabbed by James Grove, 158-AZ)
30. Mollett, Walter David [Bernard] (1333-AZ) on February 12, 1959 (concussion of the brain; killed by Jack Wright Twining, 1362-AZ)
31. Moore, Sidney (895-AZ) on December 4, 1955 (shock due to hemorrhage and tension pneumothorax due to multiple stab wounds; stabbed by James Albert Bullock, 819-AZ)
32. Morris, Frank Lee (1441-AZ) on June 11, 1962 (presumed drown during an escape attempt)
33. Neason, Paul (790-AZ) on January 2, 1949 (acute anterior poliomyelitis with spinal and bulbar involvement and polioencephalitis with respiratory paralysis)
34. Penksa, Gazie Alexander (774-AZ) on January 5, 1951 (suicide - lacerations)
35. Roe, Ralph (260-AZ) on December 16, 1937 (presumed drown during an escape attempt)
36. Romano, Michael Anthony (907-AZ) on June 23, 1960 (congestive heart failure; arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease)
37. Smiddy, Ennis Fay (243-AZ) on October 25, 1941 (gastric hemorrhage due to cirrhosis of the liver (non-alcoholic), probably resulting from previous malaria and syphilis)
38. Stewart, Jackson Luther (396-AZ) on November 3, 1943 (hypostatic pneumonia due to operation of a perforated duodenal ulcer)
39. Sullivan, Harold B. (198-AZ) on January 7, 1942 (pulmonary tuberculosis)
40. Swann, Jr., Harold (1289-AZ) on February 17, 1958 (suicide - hanging)
41. Tollett, Henry Clay "Seminole" (933-AZ) on June 14, 1951 (gunshot wound at admission; shot at Redding, CA)
42. Wutke, Edward (47-AZ) on November 13, 1937 (suicide)
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∙ 13y agoThere were eight people murdered by inmates on Alcatraz. Five men committed suicide, and fifteen died from natural illnesses. The Island also boasted it's own morgue but no autopsies were performed there. All deceased inmates were brought back to the mainland and released to the San Francisco County Coroner.
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∙ 6y agoNone. 36 inmates made a total of 14 escape attempts during Alcatraz’s history. Of these, 23 were caught, 6 were shot dead, and 2 drowned. The remaining 5 were missing and presumed drowned.
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∙ 13y agoThere are no recorded successful escape attempts from Alcatraz.
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