Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe

Theodore Cole (born April 6, 1912 – disappeared December 17, 1937) and Ralph Roe (born February 5, 1906 – disappeared December 17, 1937) were Oklahoma bank robbers who took part in the second escape attempt from Alcatraz in 1937. They departed the island by jumping into the San Francisco Bay to an uncertain fate. Although officials were quick to conclude they likely drowned in the frigid waters, the fact the inmates got off Alcatraz and their bodies were never found, made the incident the first to challenge Alcatraz's reputation as an "escape-proof" prison.