Legs Diamond had one soft spot in life, his brother Eddie. He would have sacrificed everything he owned to bring him...
When They Tried To Whack Eddie Diamond
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Egans Rats – The St. Louis Mob
Egan's Rats were an organized crime gang that had a considerable amount of power in St. Louis, Missouri from 1890's...
Prohibition in New Jersey
The controversy over the nation’s Prohibition Amendment spilled over into New Jersey politics. Republicans, whose base...
Legs Diamond & The Hotsy Totsy Club
After a shooting in Legs Diamond and his partner Charlie Entratta's speakeasy bar, The Hotsy Totsy Club at 1721...
Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll & His Gang
After a disagreement with Dutch Schultz over the robbery of a dairy in the Bronx among other things, "Mad Dog" Coll...
Danny Walsh – Bootlegger
Danny Walsh was a mobster from Providence, Rhode Island involved in bootlegging during Prohibition. He was the top...
Charles “Vannie” Higgins – The Last Irish Boss of Brooklyn
Charles "Vannie" Higgins was a mobster and one of the most prominent bootleggers during Prohibition. Known as...
Owney “The Killer” Madden – Leader of the Gopher Gang
When Madden assumed control of the Gopher Gang in Hell's Kitchen his territory stretched from below 42nd Street and...
Charlotte “Lottie” Kreisberger / Coll
The quintessential mob moll, a street wise German Jewish girl Lottie Kreisberger was first Vincent Coll's girlfriend...