Forrest Tucker (criminal)

Forrest Tucker
Born
Forrest Silva Tucker

(1920-06-23)June 23, 1920[1]
Miami, Florida, U.S.[2]
DiedMay 29, 2004(2004-05-29) (aged 83)
FMC Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeSkyvue Memorial Gardens, Mansfield, Texas
Other namesWoody Tucker
Known forMultiple escapes from prison detention
AllegianceThe Over-the-Hill Gang
Conviction(s)
  • Armed bank robbery
  • Resisting arrest
  • Escape from federal detention
Criminal charge
Penalty
  • Reform school (as a juvenile)
  • Multiple federal and state prison sentences
Accomplice(s)
  • Richard Bellew
  • Theodore Green
  • William McGirk
  • John Waller
Escaped18+ incidents

Forrest Silva "Woody" Tucker (June 23, 1920 – May 29, 2004) was an American career criminal first imprisoned at age 15 who spent the rest of his life in and out of jail.[3] He is best known as an escape artist, having escaped from prison "18 times successfully and 12 times unsuccessfully", by his own reckoning.[3] The 2018 film The Old Man & the Gun, starring Robert Redford as Tucker, is based on his life.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Luckhardt-1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Wallace, Bill (28 April 1999). "Last of 'Rub-a-Dub-Dub' Fugitives: Florida cops arrest robber who escaped from San Quentin 20 years ago in a kayak". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
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