robert franklin stroud
Seattle 28 gennaio 1890 – Springfield 21 novembre 1963
Psychiatric Summary for Robert Stroud
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Psychiatric Summary of STROUD, ROBERT, 594-AZ. |
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Age 53. Male. White. Single. Received at McNeil Island in 1909, to serve 12 years for Manslaughter in Alaska. Transferred to Leavenworth in 1912. In 1916 was sentenced to DEATH for MURDER of a Custodial Officer. This was later commuted to LIFE. Transferred to Alcatraz December 19, 1942. |
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Prenatal: |
Father died at 74. Mother died at 78, Ca Womb. |
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Natal: |
Born in Seattle, Jan 28, 1890. Normal birth. |
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Preschool: |
He was the third of four children. Raised by parents who seperated when subject was 12. He stayed with mother. |
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School: |
He attended school until 12, reached 3rd grade. |
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Occupational: |
He left home at 13 and traveled about rather aimlessly until age of 17 when he went to Alaska where he worked irregularly for about a year when he killed a man who had stayed all night with a woman for whom Stroud was pimping, and the paid he on $2.00 of a usual $10.00 fee. Stroud admits killing a man there but says it was a justifiable homicide etc. He received a 12 year sentence at Mc Neil Island and while there assaulted another Inmate for which he received a sentence of 6 months to run consecutively. Then he was transferred to Leavenworth where he killed an Officer whom he claims was threatening him with a club etc. Since that time he has been kept in segregation where he was allowed to raise birds for sale and operate a laboratory for the study of bird diseases etc. He claims ignorance of the reasons for his transfer here. |
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Physical: |
He is well nourished and looks well. Ht 6'3"[?] Wt 183#. There is a history of an Appendectomy and Renal calcules. He has Pneumonia two yars ago. Complains of constipation and "sluggish kidneys". He has Defective Vision and defective hearing. Has reading glasses. He denies use fo drugs and has no needle scars. Heart action normal. Lungs clear. Wasserman negative. |
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He is properly oriented and in good contact. He is alert and shows no memory defect of disturbance of consciousness. His intellectual development is above the avrage inspite of limited formal schooling. Has learned much about bird diseases and the propogation of birds. Has written a book on this subject. He blames Mr. Hunter and Mr. Shuttleworth for his transfer here which he suspects was done to prevent publication of his book etc. Denies he holds any resentment however. Expresses no delusions and there is no evidence that he has hallucinated. He is quite proud of his attainments and the "good" he has done by his laboratory investigations. He is rather introspective and gives much thought to his own body functions. He is not psychotic. |
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Diagnosis: |
Psychopathic personality of Superior Intelligence. IQ 112 |
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pet - therapy ... ben nota e singolare vicenda del pluriomicida Robert Stroud, ergastolano rinchiuso dal 1942 nel penitenziario di Alcatraz (California), in regime di isolamento, senza alcuna possibilità di contatto con gli altri reclusi, a causa della sua indole violenta e sanguinaria. Un giorno lo Stroud, durante l’ora d’aria nel cortile che gli era stato riservato, rinvenne sul selciato un passerotto agonizzante. Raccolto, se ne prese cura, riuscendo a salvarlo. In seguito chiese ed ottenne di poter allevare in cella alcuni canarini e, da quel momento, Stroud subì una vera e propria metamorfosi. Quell’uomo rude ed attaccabrighe, autentica belva umana, si trasformò – quasi d’incanto – in un tenero ed appassionato cultore della biologia degli uccelli, sino a divenire in pochi anni, un “birdman” di fama internazionale. Particolarmente versato nello studio della patologia degli uccelli da gabbia e del canarino in particolare, Stroud diede alle stampe due trattati concernenti questa materia: “Stroud’s digest of bird diseases” e “Diseases of Canaries”. Tali pubblicazioni, in considerazione dell’origine autodidatta del loro estensore, hanno del prodigioso, per la ricchezza di nozioni scientifiche contenute e la ferrea logica sperimentale con cui l’autore va alla ricerca di nuovi rimedi per le più ricorrenti affezioni morbose dei volatili da gabbia; in un’epoca in cui la stessa scienza veterinaria ufficiale, poteva ben poco nella cura dei volatili ornamentali. Robert Stroud morì il 21 novembre 1963 nel penitenziario di Alcatraz all’età di 73 anni, dopo che i suoi trattati di ornitopatologia avevano fatto il giro del mondo, divenendo a quei tempi dei preziosi classici della materia. La strabiliante storia di Robert Stroud venne immortalata su celluloide dal regista John Frankeimer nel film: “L’uomo di Alcatraz” ... utenti.multimania.it
Initially, Stroud had a close relationship with his mother. She helped him with legal proceedings on many occasions, even managing to elicit sympathy from the president over her son's death sentence. Stroud kept busy with his bird enterprise and had numerous bird-loving pen-pals. He started a regular correspondence with a woman named Della Mae Jones, a bird researcher, resulting in her move to Kansas in 1931 and starting a business with Stroud, selling his medicines. Stroud's mother strongly disapproved of the relationship and moved away from the Leavenworth area. She also argued against her son's application for parole, which became a major obstacle in his attempts to be released from the prison system. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stroud
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) Birdman of Alcatraz is based on the story of Robert Stroud, a lifer who turned to the study of birds to pass the time while in prison. Though based on a true story, the movie takes a number of liberties with the facts, and as is often the case, the fictional aspect detract rather than add to the presentation. prisonflicks.com
Birdman of AlcatrazFar south of the southernmost suburbs is the town of Metropolis whose Masonic Cemetery (R.R. #2) received the remains of Robert Stroud (1890-1963), the legendary "Birdman of Alcatraz." A pimp convicted for murder in Juneau, Alaska, Stroud was to spend 12 years imprisoned on McNeil Island for his crime, but was transferred to Leavenworth after attacking an orderly. There, just five years later, he stabbed a guard to death and was sentenced to be hanged. While he waited on death row, Stroud petitioned Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, begging for a lesser punishment. A week before his execution date, he was re-sentenced to life in prison. With no chance of parole, Stroud had nothing but time, and he put it to good use. At Leavenworth, the convict had rescued a sickly bird, keeping it as a pet in his cell. Though this practice was not uncommon, Stroud's interest in his feathered friend grew into an obsession, and he eventually took in some 300 birds, caring for them in several cells that were allotted him by the prison administration. Far from an eccentric interest, Stroud's work with his birds was serious business. After engaging in formal research, the Birdman wrote two books: Stroud's Digest on the Diseases of Birds and Diseases of Canaries. In 1942, Stroud was transferred to isolation in the notorious "D" block on Alcatraz, where his birds were barred. In these new surroundings, Stroud became sullen and angry, inspiring fellow inmates to frequent violence. After ten years, the Birdman decided on a new project; he began to write the story of his life. Remarkably, Stroud's manuscript was published only a year after its completion, and Hollywood went wild for the story. Stroud never saw his story played out on the silver screen. Like the chirping chums of his younger days, The Birdman of Alcatraz, with Burt Lancaster playing the title role, was banned from the infamous island, its subject left to a few more years of lonely reflection. He died in a prison hospital in 1963. adena.com
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Who's who on Alcatraz The most complete media coverage to be accorded an Alcatraz inmate was given to Robert Franklin Stroud. He was to gain world wide attention and notoriety as the Birdman of Alcatraz, regardless of the fact he was not permitted to continue his avian studies during his 17 years on the island. Following incarceration in USP McNeil Island, where he was sentenced to 12 years for manslaughter in 1909, Stroud was transferred to Leavenworth after serving only three years. A history of violence dictated the move, and Stroud had been in Leavenworth less than four years when he attacked and killed a custodial officer in front of better than 2,000 other inmates. His trial resulted in the death sentence, but was commuted to life after his mother requested the intervention of President Wilson. Stroud's hostile and sometimes violent nature left prison administrators no choice but to keep him away from other inmates and officers, and prison officials interpreted this to mean he should spend the remainder of his life in segregation of some sort. The keeping of birds and the studying of avian diseases gained international attention for Stroud, but it was also to figure prominently in his ultimate transfer to Alcatraz. He began to openly violate prison rules and regulations in favor of continuing his experiments and communications with bird breeders and fanciers around the world. Stroud was literally packed up and moved out in the middle of the night, with his destination being San Francisco. Arriving on Alcatraz in 1942, he was to enjoy the company of fellow inmates within the confines of D Block until there occurred a change in administration with the retirement of Warden James Johnston and the arrival of Warden Ed Swope. The enigmatic Swope was not to be challenged in any way by Robert Stroud and immediately moved him into a private room in the prison's hospital. ...
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alcatraz per i nativi americani significava pellicano che viveva in colonie su quest'isola
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Robert Stroud will always be remembered because he made great achievements in ornithology. He made a contribution to society because he never gave up. He
learned to live and love in the most deplorable of circumstances and can teach
us all a lesson in hope.
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links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdman_of_Alcatraz www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/famous/stroud/3.html www.filmmonthly.com/video_and_dvd/birdman_of_alcatraz.html
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di fama mondiale ! Particolarmente versato allo studio ed alle
osservazioni scientifiche sulle patologie degli uccelli da gabbia, Stroud diede alle stampe – da autentico autodidatta – due trattati
di ornitopatologia: “ Diseases of Canaries “ e “ Stroud’s digest of
bird diseases “. Robert Stroud morì nel penitenziario di Alcatraz il
21 novembre 1963, all’età di 73 anni, dopo aver passato in cella di
isolamento ben cinquantatre anni della sua vita, confortato solo
dalla grande passione per il mondo dei volatili e dalla loro
allegra, multiforme e multicolore vicinanza.
