Miran Edgar Thompson
Alcatraz register no. 729-AZ. The warden's notebook page records receipt from Leavenworth on 15 October 1945 under a life sentence for kidnapping and violation of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act, a 1946 federal murder trial in San Francisco, and execution at San Quentin on 3 December 1948.
- Born
- 1917-12-16
- Died
- 1948-12-03
- Rights
- Biography on this page is limited to what the cited federal records state. The identification photograph is a Bureau of Prisons record, public domain under 17 U.S.C. § 105.
On the record
- 1945-10-15 — The warden's notebook page (NAID 236736293) records him received at Alcatraz from Leavenworth, age 28, date of birth Dec. 16, 1917, offense "Kidnaping and N. M. V. T. Act," date of sentence May 29, 1945, sentence "Life," district "N-Texas-Amarillo."
- 1946-12-21 — A note on the page records the 11-20-46 trial for murder in San Francisco as a result of the prison break of May 2, 1946, a first-degree verdict without recommendation on Dec. 21, 1946, a death sentence the same day, receipt at San Quentin on 12-27-46 and an appeal.
- 1948-12-03 — A handwritten line on the page reads "Executed in Gas chamber at San Quentin 12-3-48"; the catalog gives a death date of 12/03/1948 and the remark "EXECUTED AT SAN QUENTIN."
The catalog gives a birth date of 12/16/1917, matching the page. The Bureau of Prisons names Thompson among the six prisoners in the “Battle of Alcatraz” of May 2-4, 1946. The role and family fields are left empty because no record cited here states either. Offenses are given as the notebook form prints them; the “Reason for Transfer” boxes are staff opinion and are not used.
Records
itemAlcatraz warden's notebook page for Miran Edgar Thompson, No. 729Bureau of Prisons notebook page with the identification photograph of Miran Edgar Thompson, No. 729-AZ, received at Alcatraz from Leavenworth on 15 October 1945 under a life sentence for kidnapping and violation of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act (Northern District of Texas, Amarillo); a handwritten header records execution in the San Quentin gas chamber on 12-3-48. A copy is stored here.itemAlcatraz (Federal Bureau of Prisons history page)The Bureau of Prisons' history page on Alcatraz names Al Capone among the well-known criminals who did time there, and says most of its prisoners were not well-known gangsters.