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English: A video of Famous Depression Era gangsters, including Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson, Machine Gun Kelly, and more (1920s). Español: Gánsters famosos de la época de la Depresión, incluidos Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson, Machine Gun Kelly, entre otros (años 20).
The gangsters, armed with shotguns, begin firing at the policemen, killing Detectives Charles Walsh and Harold Olson, and wounding Detective Michael Conway. As the gangsters are fleeing the scene of the shootout, Genna is hit in the leg, severing his femoral artery. Genna is finally cornered while taking refuge in a nearby basement, where he is ...
Kelly was an American gangster during the Prohibition era. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thompson submachine gun. His most famous crime was the kidnapping of oil tycoon and businessman Charles Urschel in July 1933, for which he and his gang earned $200,000 ransom. [1] [2] John Allen Kendrick: 1897–1960
Willie "Two-Knife" Altieri, also called Willie "Two Gun" Altieri, was an American gangster who served as the chief enforcer for Frankie Yale's Italian-American "Black-Hand" gang, one of the most powerful criminal organizations in 1920s New York City. He got his nickname after his preferred method of dispatching a victim.
1920s - 1990: Territory: Baltimore metropolitan area: Ethnicity: Italians and Italian-Americans as "made man", other ethnicities as associates: Membership (est.) Around 10 made members, Around 50 associates: Criminal activities: Gambling, extortion, prostitution, loan sharking, fraud, drug trafficking, murder and corruption: Allies: Gambino ...
The Purple Gang, also known as the Sugar House Gang, was a criminal mob of bootleggers and hijackers composed predominantly of Jewish gangsters. They operated in Detroit, Michigan, during the 1920s of the Prohibition era and came to be Detroit's dominant criminal gang. Excessive violence and infighting caused the gang to destroy itself in the ...
Charles "Vannie" Higgins (1897 – June 19, 1932) was a New York mobster and one of the most prominent bootleggers during the Prohibition era.Known as "Brooklyn's Last Irish Boss", Higgins was notorious for his escapes from law enforcement.
This list includes gangsters and organized crime figures by area of operation/sphere of influence. Some names may be listed in more than one city. ... (1920–2012 ...