William A. Miller and Harold Stites were killed by Marvin Hubbard, Bernard Coy and Joseph Cretzer. All three were shot dead as squads of armed officers periodically rushed into the cellhouse firing repeatedly into the narrow corridor where they were hiding. Miran Thompson and Sam Shockley were executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin on 3 December 1948 for their roles in the Battle of Alcatraz. (4 May 1946)
There are 3393 births, 3960 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5748 people in 6461 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
Sunday 29th of October 1995 (x) — Serial killer Vadim Ershov is arrested. Ershov attacked a 16-year-old girl and tried to take off her gold chain. Her cries were heard by relatives and Ershov tried to hide. One of the local women knocked him out with a fire extinguisher. A police squad arrived and took Ershov to the Railroad Police Department of Krasnoyarsk.
Wednesday 10th of June 1998 (x) — Red Army deserter and Serial killer Vadim Ershov is sentenced to death for robbing, raping and killing 19 people. Ershov reportedly fainted as the sentence was pronounced.