Roy G. Gardner (January 5 1884 - January 10 1940) was once America's most infamous prison escapee and the most celebrated outlaw and escaped convict of the day.
During his career, he stole over a quarter of a million dollars in cash and securities. He also had a $5,000 reward on his head three times in less than a year during his sensational career. He was the most dangerous inmate in the history of Atlanta Prison, and he was dubbed by the newspapers across the West Coast as the "Smiling Bandit", the "Mail Train Bandit", and the "King of the Escape Artists". He was one of the most notorious offenders of the Federal Bureau of PrisonsFederal Bureau of Prisons
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, one of the most notorious inmates at Alcatraz, and one of the most ruthless criminals of all time.
Gardner was the most hunted man in Pacific Coast history. Although legend has it that he was the first to escape the McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary, this is certainly not true. The first escapes occurred before Gardner was even born, and by the time of his imprisonment several dozen inmates had made their escapes. McNeil Island in fact was the only Federal Penitentiary never to have a wall, and was never considered a maximum security facility. Gardner was the "Most Wanted" gangster of 1921.
Even so, he is now largely forgotten for his daring acts....
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Given that Gardner was known to bury loot (having been caught in the act of burying his loot once), there is a possibility that some of his loot is still buried despite his gambling addiction.
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