Roy Gardner
American prison escapee (1884-1940) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 56
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.
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ManiacFilm, Producer1884Born5 January 1884Also in Deutsch
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He is said to have been the most hunted man in Pacific Coast history, having had a $5,000 reward for his head three times in less than a year, and newspapers in the West referred to him as the "Smiling Bandit", the "Mail Train Bandit", and the "King of the Escape Artists" He is a former prisoner of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (1934-38).
