Bernard Coy
1900–1946
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- criminal
Incarceration history
- Alcatraz Federal PenitentiaryDates unknown
Biography
Bernard Paul "Barney" Coy (February 13, 1900 – May 4, 1946) was an American bank robber and federal prisoner best known as the planner of a failed escape attempt from Alcatraz, 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.