Thomas Limerick

Thomas Limerick was killed trying to escape from Alcatraz in 1938, where he was serving a life sentence. He was born in Iowa, and had served prior terms at Anamosa for Larceny and Escape.

After joining a bank robbery gang, and participating in several of them in Iowa, South Dakota, and Nebraska, he was convicted on federal charges and sent to Alcatraz.

Particulars of the deadly escape attempt can be found on the Wikipedia page.