Sam Shockley

Samuel Richard Shockley Jr. (January 12, 1909 – December 3, 1948) was an inmate at Alcatraz prison, who was executed for his participation in the Alcatraz uprising or Battle of Alcatraz in 1946.

Samuel Richard Shockley, Jr.
Shockley's Alcatraz mugshot
Born(1909-01-12)January 12, 1909
Cerro Gordo, Caney Township, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedDecember 3, 1948(1948-12-03) (aged 39)
San Quentin State Prison, California, U.S.
Resting placePollard cemetery in Haworth, Oklahoma
Other namesCrazy Sam, Little Sam, Sam Barnes
Criminal statusExecuted by gas chamber
ConvictionsFirst degree murder of a federal employee
Bank robbery
Kidnapping
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment (May 16, 1938)
Death (December 21, 1946)
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