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A member of the Barker–Karpis gang, Phoenix later died in Alcatraz. [10] Harry "Pete" Pierpont: 1902–1934 Pierpont was a Prohibition-era gangster, and friend and mentor to John Dillinger. [2] [10] Adam "Eddie" Richetti: 1909–1938 Richetti was an American criminal and Depression-era bank robber.
1920s–1950s Enforcer and hitman for Lepke Buchalter during the 1920s and 1930s. A member of Murder, Inc., he was responsible for the 1939 murder of Harry Greenberg. [1] [3] [4] [9] Benjamin Tannenbaum: No image available: 1906–1941 1920s–1930s Mob accountant for New York labor racketeers Louis Buchalter and Jacob Shapiro during the 1920s ...
Pages in category "American gangsters of the interwar period" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 242 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Prohibition gangs" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Barker–Karpis Gang;
This is an incomplete list of crime bosses. This list is arranged alphabetically by last name, and broken into categories by year that an individual is believed to have assumed leadership of a criminal organization
The Shelton Brothers Gang was an early Prohibition-era bootlegging gang based in southern Illinois. They were the main rivals of the famous bootlegger Charles Birger and his gang. In 1950, the Saturday Evening Post described the Sheltons as "America's Bloodiest Gang".
Michael Imperioli learns about his family history on an episode of Finding Your Roots out on January 14. He learns they were bootleggers during Prohibition and broke the law.
Participants in organized crime in Chicago at various times have included members of the Chicago Outfit associated with Al Capone, the Valley Gang, the North Side Gang, Prohibition gangsters, and others.