49 people found

People in Category: Criminals from New York City

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Norman Seabrook

Norman Seabrook

Prison guard union leader
Leslie Torres

Leslie Torres

American spree killer
Steven Croman

Steven Croman

Helene Auguste Geisen-Volk

Helene Auguste Geisen-Volk

American businesswoman and convicted murderer
Lorenzo Mannino

Lorenzo Mannino

Emmanuel Weiss

Emmanuel Weiss

Researcher
Julia Brown

Julia Brown

Researcher
Willie Bosket

Willie Bosket

American murderer
Frank Stephenson

Frank Stephenson

New York saloon keeper and underworld figure during the mid-to late 19th century; owner of the popular Bowery basement bar, The Black and Tan.
Tommy Lucchese

Tommy Lucchese

American mobster
Margaret Brown

Margaret Brown

American criminal
Adeline Miller

Adeline Miller

American madam
Francis Crowley

Francis Crowley

American criminal who went on a 3-month crime spree in the New York-area in 1931 and captured after a 2-hour standoff with the NYPD
John Patler

John Patler

American former neo-Nazi and assassin
Rosalie Garcia

Rosalie Garcia

American drug dealer
William J. Sharkey

William J. Sharkey

American murderer
Joe Erich

Joe Erich

Early criminal fence and underworld figure in New York during the early-to mid 19th century; principal rival of Ephraim Snow during the 1850s and 60s.
Moses Ehrich

Moses Ehrich

American businessman
Julia Brown

Julia Brown

American prostitute
Peter Sawyer

Peter Sawyer

California-born thief active in New York's Fourth Ward during the 1860s; credited as the first criminal to use drugs for the purposes of armed robbery.
William Webber

William Webber

American gangster
William Riley

William Riley

American businessman, saloonkeeper and underworld figure
Tom Flaherty

Tom Flaherty

American pirate
The Bottler

The Bottler

Gambler and underworld figure in New York during the start of the 20th century.
Syksey

Syksey

Member of the Bowery Boys and lieutenant to Mose the Fireboy.
Rosanna Peers

Rosanna Peers

Earliest known criminal fence and underworld figure in New York during the early-to mid 19th century; her store was used as the headquarters of the Forty Thieves upon their formation in 1826.
Richard Lonergan

Richard Lonergan

Leader of the White Hand Gang
Reed Waddell

Reed Waddell

Swindler and confidence man who invented the "gold brick" game in New York during the 19th century.
Phoebe Doty

Phoebe Doty

American prostitute and madam
Norman Rothman

Norman Rothman

American mobster
Mike Kurtz

Mike Kurtz

Burglar and gang leader in New York City during the late 19th century; co-founder of the Dutch Mob.
John Cassisi

John Cassisi

American actor
John Allen

John Allen

American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City
James Brady

James Brady

Gang leader and founder of the Yakey Yakes
Ida Burger

Ida Burger

American dancer and prostitute
Hester Jane Haskins

Hester Jane Haskins

Procuress and underworld figure in New York City during the 160s and 70s popularly known as "Jane the Grabber".
Harry Tietlebaum

Harry Tietlebaum

American criminal
Gilbert Yost

Gilbert Yost

American mobster
George Leese

George Leese

River pirate and member of the Slaughter House Gang; popular character in illegal bare-knuckle fighting at Kit Burns' Sportsman's Hall.
Frank Matthews

Frank Matthews

American drug trafficker
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