Bernard Paul "Barney" Coy (February 13, 1900 – May 4, 1946) was a bank robber and federal prisoner best known as the planner of a failed escape attempt from Alcatraz prison, on May 2, 1946 which turned into a bloody two day armed confrontation leaving Coy, two fellow would-be escapees and two prison guards dead.Coy was a native of Kentucky who turned to crime during the Depression and in 1937 was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
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