Thomas Silverstein
Thomas Silverstein | |
|---|---|
 Thomas Silverstein | |
| Born | February 4, 1952 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 67) ADX Florence, Fremont County, Colorado |
| Other names | Terrible Tom, Tommy |
| Known for | Former leader of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Criminal charge | Murder, Armed Robbery |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment (without parole) release date: November 2, 2095 |
Thomas Edward Silverstein (February 4, 1952 – May 11, 2019) was a European-American convicted murderer. He was in prison since 1977 after being convicted of four separate murders while imprisoned, one of which was overturned.[1]
Silverstein was in solitary confinement since 1983, when he killed Corrections Officer Merle Clutts at the Marion Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. He was called a brutal killer by prison officials and a former leader of the European-American prison gang, Aryan Brotherhood.
Silverstein said that the bad living conditions in prison caused him to kill prison officials. He was held "in a specially designed cell" in what is called "Range 13" at ADX Florence federal penitentiary in Colorado.[2] He was the longest-held prisoner in solitary confinement within the Bureau of Prisons at the time of his death.[3]
Silverstein died of heart failure after having heart surgery on May 11, 2019, after spending 36 years in solitary confinement.[4] He was 67 years old.
References
- ↑ Prendergast, Alan (August 16, 2007). "The Caged Life". Denver Westword. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ↑ Supermax: A Clean Version Of Hell - 60 Minutes - CBS News
- ↑ ”America’s Most Dangerous Prisoner?” BBC News August 2001
- ↑ Thomas Silverstein, America's Most Isolated Prisoner, Dead at 67