Today is Sunday, November 21st, 2021.

On this day in 1963, Robert Stroud, better known as the Birdman of Alcatraz, died of natural causes.

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Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast. Due to the graphic nature of

this crime, listener discretion is advised. This episode includes discussions and depictions of killing

and sexual violence that some people may find offensive. We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

Today we're covering the death of convicted murderer Robert Stroud, who spent most of his life in

solitary confinement researching and writing about ornithology. Now let's go back to Springfield, Missouri on November 21, 1963.

The infirmary staff weren't shocked to find 73-year-old Robert Stroud dead.

Four years earlier, Robert had been transferred to the hospital prison at Springfield

because of his failing health.

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