Irving Wexler better known as Waxey Gordon was born to Polish - Jewish Immigrants in 1888, he grew up to become an...
The Horseshoe Section – Jersey City, New Jersey
The “Horse-Shoe” section in Jersey City’s old Second Ward was an area of tenements...
The Vandeleur Evictions
One of the most famous evictions took place in July, 1888, on the Vandeleur Estate near Kilrush, Co. Clare....
Eamonn Dunne “The Don”
Eamonn Dunne was at one time Ireland's most violent and feared gangland figure, believed to have been personally...
Bloody Williamson
Williamson County in Southern Illinois during the 1920's was a lawless place, there was the Herrin Mine Massacre where...
Jimmy Hoffa & The Irishman – The Real People
Jimmy Hoffa - Al Pacino Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance is probably one the most widely known and most talked about in...
Martin “Marlo” Hyland
Martin "Marlo" Hyland was born and raised in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland. As a teenager he became involved with burglary,...
The Murder of Teddy Deegan
Teddy Deegan was a small time hood in Boston, he was associated with the McLaughlins from Charlestown, who were at war...
The Tweed Ring
The Tweed Ring was a small group of people lead by William Marcy "Boss" Tweed who briefly ruled the Gilded Age of New...