James C. Lucas Criminal

James Crittenton Lucas (June 11, 1912 – November 28, 1998) was an American criminal who served a life sentence in Alcatraz. He is best known for being part of an attempted escape from Alcatraz Penitentiary in 1938, and for attacking Al Capone in the prison's laundry room on June 23, 1936.

Personal facts

James C. Lucas
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1912
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1963
Place of death
Alcatraz Island

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Albert Bates Criminal
Al CaponeCriminal
Alvin KarpisCriminal

James C. Lucas on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://web.archive.org/web/20070621100124/http:/waleydata.com/?art_id=63
  2. http://www.nps.gov/alca/historyculture/the-man-who-tried-to-kill-al-capone.htm
  3. http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/sfoealc7.htm