Jack Roland Murphy

Jack Roland Murphy (26 May 1937 to 12 September 2020), known as Murph the Surf, was an American burglar, athlete, minister and convicted murderer who is also known as a surfing champion, musician, author and artist. Born in Los Angeles, he enjoyed the violin and surfing as a child and spent formative years in Carlsbad, California. He took part in the biggest jewel heist in American history, the 1964 burglary of the jewel collection of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He was released from prison in 1986 and spent his later years as an ordained minister working with inmates in prison ministry.