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With the passage of Prohibition in 1920, control of St. Louis's illegal bootlegging operations became a major power struggle between the seven different ethnic gangs: the Green Ones, the Pillow Gang, the Russo Gang, the Egan's Rats, the Hogan Gang, the Shelton Gang and the Cuckoos all fighting to control illegal rackets in the St. Louis area. [1]
Pages in category "Gangs in St. Louis" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bottoms Gang; E.
In 1921, there were 138 homicides in St. Louis according to the St. Louis city coroner, giving a rate of about 14 per 100,000 residents. [7] [8] After 1934, St. Louis reported crime statistics to the FBI, which compiled and published reports of index crime and homicides in the annual Uniform Crime Reports.
Authorities say over a dozen members of a south St. Louis gang, named 55 Boyz, have been sentenced. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
The Bottoms Gang was an American street gang in St. Louis, Missouri during the early 20th century. Their main criminal activities included voter intimidation, armed robbery, assault, illegal lottery, and murder. The gang's members were primarily Irish-American, with a handful of German and Missouri Creole members. The Bottoms Gang had a ...
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In 1950, the Saturday Evening Post described the Sheltons as "America's Bloodiest Gang". [citation needed] Ancestors of the Shelton Brothers Gang trace their roots back to Ireland, under the surname "Hunter". There are still some descendants living in the St. Louis, Fairfield, IL and Bloomington IL area today.
Egan's Rats was an American organized crime gang that exercised considerable power in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1890 to 1924.Its 35 years of criminal activity included bootlegging, labor slugging, [clarification needed] voter intimidation, armed robbery, and murder.