Irish society in the 18th century saw a rise in violence known as faction fighting. Faction fighting was a type of...
Faction Fighting in New Orleans
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“Wild” Jimmy Haggerty & The Schuylkill Rangers
“Wild Jimmy” Haggerty was a criminal in Philadelphia and later in New York City during the mid 19th century. Jimmy...
The Coll Schultz War Part 2 – The Death of a Mad Dog
With the months of May and June being the bloodiest part of the gang war between the Schultz and Coll gangs which left...
The Coll Schultz War Part 1
During the 1930's a gang war broke out between two former associates Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll & Dutch Schultz which...
The Manhattan Savings Institution Bank Robbery 1878
The Manhattan Savings Institution Bank Robbery. On October 27, 1878 The manager of the Manhattan Savings Institution...
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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
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Michael "Mickey" Duffy also known as John Murphy and George McEwen, was a Polish-American mobster and rival of Maxie...
Alice Kenny Diamond
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