Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28, 1890 – November 21, 1963), known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was a convicted murderer, American federal prisoner, and author who has been cited as one of the most notorious criminals in the United States.

Oct 10, 2016 · Convicted murderer Robert Stroud became an expert in ornithology while incarcerated, later earning fame as the 'Birdman of Alcatraz.' (1890-1963) Who Was Robert Stroud? Robert Stroud began...

Jan 1, 2025 · Robert Stroud was an American criminal, a convicted murderer who became a self-taught ornithologist during his 54 years in prison, 42 of them in solitary confinement, and made notable contributions to the study of birds.

Jul 27, 2023 · At Alcatraz, Robert Stroud was diagnosed by a prison psychiatrist as a psychopath with a high IQ. While Stroud’s more famous activities ceased by the time he was transferred, within the walls of Alcatraz it seems that his scandalous reputation only grew.

Brought to public awareness primarily by the 1962 American biographical film, Birdman of Alcatraz (starring Burt Lancaster), Robert Stroud was a convicted murderer. He was sent to federal prison where he spent 42 years in solitary confinement.

Oct 29, 2021 · Robert Stroud, also known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," was a murderer who spent 54 years in prison. His life of crime started at an early age, and he was sentenced to death after stabbing a prison guard to death in 1916.

Robert Stroud, who was better known to the public as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," was probably the most famous inmate ever to reside on Alcatraz. In 1909 he brutally murdered a bartender who had allegedly failed to pay a prostitute for whom Stroud was pimping in Alaska.

Robert Stroud, or the Birdman of Alcatraz, was an American convicted murderer and self-taught ornithologist. Stroud committed his first murder when he shot dead a bartender who beat up his mistress in January 1909.

Nov 13, 2009 · On November 25, 1959, four months after being released from 43 years of solitary confinement and transferred to the mainland from the penitentiary on Alcatraz island, Robert Stroud, the famous...

Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28, 1890 – November 21, 1963), known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was an American convicted murderer, federal prisoner and author. He was one of the most notorious criminals in the United States.