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Famous Mobsters. Mr. Young Part 2: History of the Mafia Sociology. Public Enemy Number 1. First used in the early 1930 ’ s by Frank Loesch to describe individuals who were criminals and extremely dangerous Know used as the FBI Ten Most Wanted List Loesch said he started using the phrase: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Mr. YoungPart 2: History of
the MafiaSociology
First used in the early 1930’s by Frank Loesch to describe individuals who were criminals and extremely dangerous
Know used as the FBI Ten Most Wanted ListLoesch said he started using the phrase: "I had the operating director of the Chicago Crime Commission bring before me a list
of the outstanding hoodlums, known murderers, murderers which you and I know but can’t prove, and there were about one-hundred of them, and out of this list I selected twenty-eight men. I put Al Capone at the head and his brother next, and ran down the twenty-eight, every man being really an outlaw. I called them Public Enemies, and so designated them in my letter, sent to the Chief of Police, the Sheriff every law enforcing officer. The purpose is to keep the publicity light shining on Chicago's most prominent, well known and notorious gangsters to the end that they may be under constant observation by the law enforcing authorities and law abiding citizens.“
Melvin Purvis-Born October 24, 1903
5’5” 127lbs. Brought in (killed)
John Dillinger and Pretty Boy
Floyd, commits suicide in 1960
The Man who Got Dillinger
Born January 17, 1899 in New York
Member of two “Kid gangs”
Nicknamed “Scarface” Was sent to New York
to cool off and became Boss after John Torrio attempted assassination
Reported income of $100,000,000 a year
February 14, 1929Owned by rival
George “Bugs” Moran
Capone’s men dressed like police officers and killed 7 men
More than 150 bullets fired
Isolated and Killed his enemies: Rent apartment across street and murder them as they stepped outside
Even though he was violent, he was loyal
Also first to open soup kitchen after 1929 stock market crash and give clothes/food to needy at his expense
Capone’s Headquarters at Metropole Hotel (5-room suite)
Capone started in Atlanta but took over
Sent to Alcatraz and became model prisoner
Had some symptoms of Syphilitic Demenita
Died January 25, 1947 from cardiac arrest
Born June 22, 1903 in Indianapolis
Joined Navy but deserted in Boston
Pleaded guilty to a robbery and spent 8 ½ years in jail (very upset)
Dillinger escaped from the Indiana State Prison
Later Dillinger escaped from the “unescapable” Crown Point jail with a wooden gun
Anna Sage, who worked at a brothel in Indiana, helped to give information to the police
Dillinger and two ladies went to the Biograph Theater to watch a Clark Gable Movie
Dillinger tried to escape but was shot 3 times and died later in a Hospital on January 22, 1934
This was the beginning of the end of the Gangster Era
December 6, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois
5’4” tall and weighed 133 pounds
Given the nickname because of his Juvenile appearance
Escaped while being transported between jails
Became connected with Dillinger gang in 1933
Killed special agents Hollis and Crowley (responsible for Dillinger death) in a gun battle
Nelson was also injured during the battle and died later that evening on November 27, 1934
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apq46lA0uSM
Met January 1930Bonnie was 19 and
married to an imprisoned murderer; she never divorced him
Clyde was 21 and unmarried
By their death, considered to have committed 13 murders and several robberies and burglaries
You've read the story of Jesse James--Of how he lived and died;If you're still in needOf something to readHere's the story of Bonnie and Clyde.
Some day they'll go down together;They'll bury them side by side;To few it'll be grief--To the law a relief--But it's death for Bonnie and Clyde
Helped with a jail break of 5 prisoners at the Eastham State Prison Farm in Texas
Bonnie and Clyde were found to be hidden by the Methvin family and were eventually killed May 23, 1934 while trying to drive away in Louisiana
Around 170 shots fired, about 50 hit them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAr-CULUb6E
Start at 1:08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhHD-8bAIeQ&feature=related
Start at 3:04
Born July 18, 1895 in Memphis, TN
Poor Student whose highest Grade (C+) was in good physical hygiene
Started as a bootlegger
Married Young but could not make enough money legally to support his family
Married Kathryn Thorne, an accomplished criminal, and took his status to the next level, eventually becoming “Public Enemy #1”
Would take cartridges from her husbands gun and distribute them throughout the underworld
Interesting to note, it is said he never killed anyone
During his arrest in Memphis, Kelley coined the phrase, “G-Men, please don’t shoot.”
Was given a Life sentence and when he threatened to break out, was sent by train to Alcatraz, where he was one of the first group of Prisoners.
He was AZ #117Died of a heart attack
July 18, 1954, on his 59th birthday
Born February 3, 1904
Married with a son, but girlfriend in 1929 gave him the name “Pretty Boy”
From 1929-1934 carried out a string of 30 successful bank robberies
Chief Suspect along with Adam Richetti in killing 4 law officers, now found that he may not have been involved
FBI agent Melvin Purvis shot and killed Floyd outside a corn field on October 22, 1934.
20,000 people attended his funeral, the largest in Oklahoma history
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Pr3oKmHn8
http://ndepth.newsok.com/gangsters