Robert Stroud
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Robert Franklin Stroud, popularly known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was an American murderer and federal prisoner who became an ornithologist and author while imprisoned at Leavenworth. He was one o
Stroud c.1912
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Stroud c. 1920s
Stroud c. late 1930s
The Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth is a medium-security federal prison for male inmates in Leavenworth, northeast Kansas, United States. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,
Robert Stroud
…popularly known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was an American murderer and federal prisoner who became an ornithologist and author while imprisoned at Leavenworth. He was one of the most notorious criminals in American history. Born in Seattle, Washington, Stroud ran away from his abusive father as a teenager and…
Aerial image, 1929