death_date death_place birth_date birthname image article_title name death_cause
04 may 1946 alcatraz san francisco , ca , u.s. 17 april 1911 joseph paul cretzer cretzer.jpg joseph paul cretzer
 joseph cretzer gunshot or suicide
joseph paul cretzer

joseph paul cretzer -lrb- april 17 , 1911 − may 4 , 1946 -rrb- was an american bank robber and prisoner at alcatraz who participated in and was slain in the bloody `` battle of alcatraz '' which took place following a failed escape attempt between may 2 and may 4 , 1946 .
