William O'Donnell better known as "Klondike" O'Donnell along with his brothers Myles and Bernard was part of the West...
Terry “Machine Gun” Druggan
Terry Druggan was a Chicago Prohibition Era mobster, and along with his partner in crime Frankie Lake, ran the Valley...
Mayor Jimmy Walker
Mayor Jimmy Walker, Mayor of New York City, also known as Beau James. Jimmy Walker was the Tammany Hall candidate for...
Claude “Screwy” Maddox
Claude "Screwy" Maddox, real name John Edward Moore, a one time member of Egan's Rats from St. Louis. Claude Maddox...
The One Way Ride
The One Way Ride (Frank McErlane pictured) For most taking a one way ride with Frank McErlane meant certain death but...
Green Lantern Saloon
The Green Lantern Saloon in downtown St. Paul dates all the way back to the 1920’s and was a favorite water hole for...
Dapper Danny Hogan
"Dapper" Danny Hogan - The Irish Godfather of St. Paul. As a young man. Known as the Smiling Peacemaker, he would meet...
Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll
Salvatore Maranzano, who having won the Castellammarese Mafia War, was the biggest mafia figure at the time, the “Boss...
Texas Guinan – Queen of the nightclubs.
While she wasnt the classic Mob Moll, Texas Guinan was no stranger to the law or mobsters and certainly one of my...