Robert Stroud (AZ #594) known to the public as the Birdman of Alcatraz, was likely the most famous inmate to claim residence on Alcatraz. In 1909 Stroud brutally murdered a bartender who had allegedly failed to pay off a prostitute for whom he was pimping in Alaska. After Stroud shot the bartender to death, he took the man's wallet to ensure his prostitute received appropriate compensation for ...