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Roy Best
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Born
March 2
,
1900
·
Sheridan Lake, Colorado, USA
Died
May 27
,
1954
·
Canon City, Colorado, USA
(heart attack)
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Roy Best was born on March 2, 1900 in Sheridan Lake, Colorado, USA. He died on May 27, 1954 in Canon City, Colorado, USA.
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Died days before a two-year suspension for "mismanagement" ended in 1952.
His father, Boone Best, was also warden at the Colorado State Penitentiary.
Aquitted on charges of embezzling funds and mistreatment of prisoners (by flogging) in 1951 and 1952.
Known for walking the grounds of the penitentiary with his Dobermans. One is shown in the film Canon City (1948).
Warden of the Colorado State Penitentiary (now known as the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility) from 1932 to 1952.
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