On the afternoon of January 24, 1925, the Czar of bootlegging and vice in Chicago, Johnny Torrio and his wife Anna...
Little Augie Orgen’s Fatal Mistake
It’s believed the partnership between Jack “Legs” Diamond and Jacob “Little Augie” Orgen started when Jack cut Little...
Diamond Jack & His Many Aliases
Diamond Jack had a fascination and love for the Western lifestyle and made his way out to Denver, Colorado to become...
Coll ambushes Carmine Borelli
February 12, 1930, the Schultz-Coll war began with the shooting of Carmine Borelli, one of Dutch Schultz’s top...
Diamonds hit on Schultz
October 15, 1928, Arthur Flegenheimer aka Dutch Schultz and his partner Joey Noe (pronounced Noy) we’re drinking in...
The St. Valentines Day Massacre
On this day, 90 years ago one of the most famous Mob Hits of all time took place, the St. Valentines Day Massacre in...
Dean O’Banion The North Side Gangster
Dean O'Banion was born to Irish parents who lived in Maroa, Illinois where he spent his early childhood before moving...
Thomas Egan – Co Founder of Egans Rats of St. Louis
Thomas Egan was a St. Louis saloon keeper, politician and gangster involved in bootlegging, illegal gambling, voter...
The Gustin Gang
At the turn of the 20th-century criminal gangs sprouted up in the Boston Irish wards, the Gustin gang was first to...