Stroud was incarcerated for the last 54 years of his life, of which 42 were spent in solitary confinement. Because of Stroud's contributions to the field of ornithology, he gained a large following of thousands of bird breeders, and poultry raisers who demanded his release and for many years a 'Committee to Release Robert F. Stroud' campaigned to have Stroud released from prison. Because Stroud had killed a federal officer his punishment in solitary confinement remained intact. (21 November 1963)
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Wednesday 22nd of July 1964 (-) — Victim of Łucjan Staniak aka The Red Spider of Katowice Danuta Maciejowicz is strangled and mutilated by Łucjan Staniak aka The Red Spider of Katowice. On 24 July the magazine 'Kulisy' received a poem from Staniak. "I picked a juicy flower in Olsztyn and I will do it again, because there is no Christmas without a funeral."