Rufus McCain
Encyclopedia
Rufus Roy McCain was a prisoner at Alcatraz who attempted escape with Henri Young
and Arthur Barker
. On the night of January 13, 1939, McCain with Henri Young
and Arthur Barker
attempted escape from The Rock. The guards started to fire shots at Arthur Barker. Barker eventually died and McCain and Young were recaptured. McCain and Young were sentenced to almost 22 months each in solitary confinement.
After Young and McCain returned to the normal prison population, McCain was assigned to the tailoring shop and Young to the Furniture Shop located directly upstairs. On December 3, 1940, Young waited until just after the count to run downstairs and plunge a spoon into McCain. McCain fell quickly into shock and died five hours later. Young refused to disclose his motive for the murder.
Henri Young
Henri Theodore Young was a prisoner at Alcatraz who attempted to escape with two other inmates, Arthur Barker and Rufus McCain and is best known for being the main character in the movie Murder in the First....
and Arthur Barker
Arthur Barker
Arthur R. "Doc" Barker was an American criminal, the son of Ma Barker and a member of the Barker-Karpis gang along with Alvin Karpis....
. On the night of January 13, 1939, McCain with Henri Young
Henri Young
Henri Theodore Young was a prisoner at Alcatraz who attempted to escape with two other inmates, Arthur Barker and Rufus McCain and is best known for being the main character in the movie Murder in the First....
and Arthur Barker
Arthur Barker
Arthur R. "Doc" Barker was an American criminal, the son of Ma Barker and a member of the Barker-Karpis gang along with Alvin Karpis....
attempted escape from The Rock. The guards started to fire shots at Arthur Barker. Barker eventually died and McCain and Young were recaptured. McCain and Young were sentenced to almost 22 months each in solitary confinement.
After Young and McCain returned to the normal prison population, McCain was assigned to the tailoring shop and Young to the Furniture Shop located directly upstairs. On December 3, 1940, Young waited until just after the count to run downstairs and plunge a spoon into McCain. McCain fell quickly into shock and died five hours later. Young refused to disclose his motive for the murder.