Gleason, who was also known as Gene Crosby, was a four-time loser, last sentenced for first degree robbery in Alameda County. He was eventually convicted of murder stemming from a failed prison escape on Thanksgiving Day in 1927. A total of 14 people died in the bloody revolt, including an unarmed prison guard. He was 29 years old when he was executed by hanging at Folsom State Prison.
Gleason, who was also known as Gene Crosby, was a four-time loser, last sentenced for first degree robbery in Alameda County. He was eventually convicted of murder stemming from a failed prison escape on Thanksgiving Day in 1927. A total of 14 people died in the bloody revolt, including an unarmed prison guard. He was 29 years old when he was executed by hanging at Folsom State Prison.
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