Big Tim Sullivan was just as corrupt as you would expect from Tammany Hall whose influence back then reached deep into...
Big Tim Sullivan – As corrupt as the rest of Tammany Hall
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Henry Hill – The Goodfella Informant
Henry Hill, best known to most people as the character played by Ray Liotta in Martin Scorsese's 1990 masterpiece...
The Ballymount Bloodbath
The Ballymount Bloodbath is an incident that happened between two groups in a warehouse in Dublin on the 6th October...
George C. Parker – The Man Who Sold Brooklyn Bridge
George C. Parker also known as James J. O'Brien, Warden Kennedy, was a con artist born in New York to Irish immigrant...
William “Big Bill” Dwyer – Bootlegger
William Vincent "Big Bill" Dwyer was born and raised Hell’s Kitchen, although he would avoid the temptations of quick...
Lucky Luciano & The Rothstein Questioning
November 19, 1928, just thirteen days after Arnold Rothstein’s murder, “Charlie Lucky” Lucania aka Charles Luciano was...
Mad Dog Coll’s Final Phone Call
February 8, 1932, Vincent Coll and his unidentified bodyguard took a short stroll from the Cornish Arms, where Coll...
The Green Lantern Saloon – St. Paul, Minnesota
The Green Lantern Saloon in downtown St. Paul dates all the way back to the 1920's and was a favorite water hole for...
Boss Tweed – The Most Corrupt Politician of his Time
Boss Tweed or William Magear Tweed was legendary for his total corruption & his enormous financial takings...