Died in prison
Wallace Turcott
Wallace Turcott was held at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington, where he died on February 12, 1934. According to a HistoryLink.org essay by Elizabeth Gibson, he was one of several men at the prison who were killed on the scene during an escape attempt that day. The account says guards on the wall fired after the men did not get down on the ground as ordered. This account is the only source describing how he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. HistoryLink.org says guards on the prison wall shot him, and that the other men held there who were killed were also shot on the scene.
Reported by: HistoryLink.org essay by Elizabeth Gibson (reporters).