Edward Wutke | |
Birth Place: | Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, U.S. |
Birth Date: | 1902 |
Death Place: | Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Death Cause: | Suicide |
Death Date: | November 13, 1937 (aged 35) |
Known For: | The 1st inmate at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary to commit suicide |
Edward Wutke (1902 - November 13, 1937) was an American sailor who was convicted by the United States Federal Government for murder. He was sent to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary for 27 years for committing murder at sea and was assigned the number #47-AZ.[1] Wutke was the first prisoner on Alcatraz during its period as a penitentiary to successfully commit suicide.[2] He fatally sliced through his jugular vein with the blade from a pencil sharpener and was found dead in a pool of blood.[1] [3] Wutke died on November 13, 1937.[4]
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