The Manhattan Savings Institution Bank Robbery. On October 27, 1878 The manager of the Manhattan Savings Institution...
Baltimore’s Plug Uglies, Rip Rap’s & Election Violence
During the 1850s, political clubs with names like the Plug Uglies, Rip Raps, American Rattlers, and Blood Tubs formed...
Thomas F. Byrnes – Head of the NYPD Detective Unit
Thomas F. Byrnes was an Irish-born NYPD officer, who served as head of the New York City Police Department detective...
Mickey Duffy Philadelphia’s Prohibition Era Boss
Michael "Mickey" Duffy also known as John Murphy and George McEwen, was a Polish-American mobster and rival of Maxie...
Alice Kenny Diamond
Alice Kenny Diamond was the wife of Jack "Legs" Diamond. Alice Diamond put up with a lot when married to Legs, she had...
The Rivington Street Shoot Out
In 1903 rival members of Paul Kelly's Five Point gang & Monk Eastman's gang squared off under the platform of the...
When They Tried To Whack Eddie Diamond
Legs Diamond had one soft spot in life, his brother Eddie. He would have sacrificed everything he owned to bring him...
Yankee Sullivan Prizefighting Champion
Yankee Sullivan real name James Ambrose. he was born in Bandon, Cork in 1811, he was also known as Frank...
The Mandelbaum Gang – New York’s Female Gang Boss
Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum was a New York entrepreneur and operated as a criminal fence to many of the street gangs...