7 Most Infamous Alcatraz Inmates

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Most infamous Alcatraz inmates. This penitentiary was considered the most secure prison in the world until it's closing. Let's take a look at some men who did their time in this maximum security facility.

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Number 7 George Kelly
Many suspect that his wife Kathryn was the one who facilitated his rise to become public enemy number one. Kathryn was an expert at marketing her husband to the public and underground circles. The two were inseparable, enjoyed a lavish lifestyle and thrived in the world together. Kelly performed successful in Texas and Mississippi, which, some believe, had been orchestrated by Kathryn. While on Alcatraz, Kelly was reportedly considered a model by the warden and he even worked as an altar boy.
Number 6 James Bulger
Unlike the other inmates on this list, James Bulger seemed to have actually enjoyed his time there. While writing to Alcatraz historian Michael Esslinger, Bulger wrote “If I could choose my epitaph on my tombstone, it would be ‘I’d rather be in Alcatraz’.” Bulger was unlike most. Alcatraz would only be a stepping stone in Bulger’s career. After the prison closed in 1963, he served the rest of his term at Leavenworth. After his release in 1965, Bulger would become a major player in Boston’s underground. He was finally apprehended while living under an assumed identity in Santa Monica, California.
Number 5 Roy Gardner
Roy Gardner may not share the same level of fame as others on this list but this is mainly because he worked alone. Much like the outlaws of the Old West, Gardner primarily targeted trains. He was nicknamed the ‘King of the Escape Artists’. Gardner once jumped from a moving train. In 1934, Gardner was transferred to Alcatraz which he would later describe as the ‘toughest, hardest place in the world’. Gardner would publish an autobiography called ‘Hellcatraz-The Rock of Despair’.
Number 4 Alvin Karpis
Alvin ‘Creepy’ Karpis, who reportedly earned the nickname from his smile, spent more years on Alcatraz than any other person. Aside from Karpis and the Barker brothers, Doc and Fred, it included around 25 other members. Karpis reportedly had a photographic memory and genius-level IQ and even Fred described him as ‘super smart’.
Number 3 Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers
The fate of Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers has been the subject of speculation and urban legends but nobody knows for sure what happened to them after 1962. It was Morris, in fact, who orchestrated it after the Anglin brothers were placed in a cell adjacent to his. The men worked on it for nine months. They fashioned a raft out of 50 stolen raincoats, which they sealed together with heat from the steam pipes under their cells. They made decoy heads from toilet paper, soap and a homemade cement mix, which they decorated with human hair. On June 11, the three men crawled out of the back of their cells, took the raft and made their way to the roof. They climbed down the wall into the bay and set off to nearby Angel Island.
Number 2 Al Capone
One of the most famous of all time, Alphonse ‘Al’ Capone made a fortune during Prohibition-era Chicago. At the height of his empire, Capone was making around $60 million a year. He wore double-breasted suits, diamond rings and drove an armored Cadillac. Capone loved the attention he received from the press, which portrayed him as a type of Robin Hood, an image that he relished in. He would donate a percentage of his money to charity and even opened a soup kitchen in Chicago. His immense wealth enabled him to manipulate the system in order to secure a comfortable life for himself on the inside. That was until he was transferred in August 1934. During his 4 and a half stint on The Rock, Capone was treated like every other man.
Number 1 Robert Stroud
Robert Stroud, better known as the ‘Birdman of Alcatraz’ was probably the most famous inmate. During his 30-years at Leavenworth, Stroud developed a keen interest in canaries and raised almost 300 birds in there. He even authored two books on canaries and their health, after careful study of their habits and physiology. He was transferred to Alcatraz in 1942, where he spent the last seventeen years of his life. After the movie ‘Birdman of Alcatraz’ came out, in which Burt Lancaster portrayed Stroud as a humane and mild-mannered person, many people petitioned for his release. Stroud was never allowed to see the movie, which earned Lancaster an Oscar nomination.

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