Roy Gardner (bank robber)
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Roy G. Gardner was an American criminal active during the 1920s. He stole a total of more than $350,000 in cash and securities and several times escaped from custody. He is said to have been the most
Alcatraz Island in 2005
Trenton, Missouri
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Trenton is a city in and the county seat of Grundy County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,609 at the 2020 United States census. It is the county seat of Grundy County. The city was the
Roy Gardner (bank robber)
…and the "King of the Escape Artists" He is a former prisoner of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (1934–38). Roy Gardner was born on January 5, 1884, in Trenton, Missouri, and was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was said to be attractive and charming, standing just under six feet tall, with short, curly auburn…
Grundy County Courthouse
Former site of Trenton High School which is on the site of Ruskin College. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.