48 people found
People in Category: Criminals from New York City
![Leslie Torres](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Leslie Torres
American spree killer
![Steven Croman](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Steven Croman
![Helene Auguste Geisen-Volk](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Helene Auguste Geisen-Volk
American businesswoman and convicted murderer
![Lorenzo Mannino](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Lorenzo Mannino
![Emmanuel Weiss](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Emmanuel Weiss
Researcher
![Julia Brown](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Julia Brown
Researcher
![Willie Bosket](/media/people/thumbs/W/willie-bosket.jpg)
Willie Bosket
American murderer
![Frank Stephenson](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
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](/media/people/thumbs/T/tommy-lucchese.jpg)
Tommy Lucchese
American mobster
![Margaret Brown](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Margaret Brown
American criminal
![Adeline Miller](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Adeline Miller
American madam
![Francis Crowley](/media/people/thumbs/F/francis-crowley.jpg)
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](/media/people/thumbs/J/john-patler.jpg)
John Patler
American former neo-Nazi and assassin
![Rosalie Garcia](/media/people/thumbs/R/rosalie-garcia.jpg)
Rosalie Garcia
American drug dealer
![William J. Sharkey](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
William J. Sharkey
American murderer
![Joe Erich](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
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](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Moses Ehrich
American businessman
![Julia Brown](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Julia Brown
American prostitute
![Peter Sawyer](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
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](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
William Webber
American gangster
![William Riley](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
William Riley
American businessman, saloonkeeper and underworld figure
![Tom Flaherty](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Tom Flaherty
American pirate
![The Bottler](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
The Bottler
Gambler and underworld figure in New York during the start of the 20th century.
![Syksey](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Syksey
Member of the Bowery Boys and lieutenant to Mose the Fireboy.
![Rosanna Peers](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
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](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Richard Lonergan
Leader of the White Hand Gang
![Reed Waddell](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Reed Waddell
Swindler and confidence man who invented the "gold brick" game in New York during the 19th century.
![Phoebe Doty](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Phoebe Doty
American prostitute and madam
![Norman Rothman](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Norman Rothman
American mobster
![Mike Kurtz](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Mike Kurtz
Burglar and gang leader in New York City during the late 19th century; co-founder of the Dutch Mob.
![John Cassisi](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
John Cassisi
American actor
![John Allen](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
John Allen
American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City
![James Brady](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
James Brady
Gang leader and founder of the Yakey Yakes
![Ida Burger](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Ida Burger
American dancer and prostitute
![Hester Jane Haskins](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Hester Jane Haskins
Procuress and underworld figure in New York City during the 160s and 70s popularly known as "Jane the Grabber".
![Harry Tietlebaum](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Harry Tietlebaum
American criminal
![Gilbert Yost](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Gilbert Yost
American mobster
![George Leese](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
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](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Frank Matthews
American drug trafficker
![Ernest Varacalli](/static/images/dummy.jpg)
Ernest Varacalli
American mobster