49 people found
People in Category: Criminals from New York City
Norman Seabrook
Prison guard union leader
Leslie Torres
American spree killer
Steven Croman
Helene Auguste Geisen-Volk
American businesswoman and convicted murderer
Lorenzo Mannino
Emmanuel Weiss
Researcher
Julia Brown
Researcher
Willie Bosket
American murderer
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
American mobster
Margaret Brown
American criminal
Adeline Miller
American madam
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
American former neo-Nazi and assassin
Rosalie Garcia
American drug dealer
William J. Sharkey
American murderer
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
American businessman
Julia Brown
American prostitute
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
American gangster
William Riley
American businessman, saloonkeeper and underworld figure
Tom Flaherty
American pirate
The Bottler
Gambler and underworld figure in New York during the start of the 20th century.
Syksey
Member of the Bowery Boys and lieutenant to Mose the Fireboy.
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
Leader of the White Hand Gang
Reed Waddell
Swindler and confidence man who invented the "gold brick" game in New York during the 19th century.
Phoebe Doty
American prostitute and madam
Norman Rothman
American mobster
Mike Kurtz
Burglar and gang leader in New York City during the late 19th century; co-founder of the Dutch Mob.
John Cassisi
American actor
John Allen
American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City
James Brady
Gang leader and founder of the Yakey Yakes
Ida Burger
American dancer and prostitute
Hester Jane Haskins
Procuress and underworld figure in New York City during the 160s and 70s popularly known as "Jane the Grabber".
Harry Tietlebaum
American criminal
Gilbert Yost
American mobster
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
American drug trafficker