Every day, every minute some kind of crime is committed (robbery, theft, fraud, etc.) and this is very sad. People go to crime for a variety of reasons. Someone does it to survive, someone wants to get rich and cash in, and someone just gets pleasure and moral satisfaction from it. But here we list some of the most famous criminals in the world, whose names are on the lips of many people.
1. Al Capone- one of the most famous and cruel criminals of the 20th century. This gangster operated in Chicago in the 20-30s of the XX century. His men killed more than 400 people on his orders, in addition, he himself committed at least 40 murders personally. Despite all this, he was not arrested for murder at all, but for tax evasion in 1932. By the way, it was thanks to him that the expression "". Alfonso Capone died in prison in 1945 due to pneumonia.
2. Pedro Alonso Lopez One of the most famous maniacs in the world. As he himself admitted, 300 little girls, whose age had not yet reached 10 years old, were killed with his own hands in the area, although only 53 bodies were found.
3. Jack the Ripper- This name is definitely on everyone's lips. This killer became famous for killing 5 prostitutes. The identity of the perpetrator was never established, but as many as 72 people from completely different walks of life (even members of the Royal Family) were under suspicion.
4. Andrey Chikatilo- notorious maniac of domestic production. He has more than 50 murders on his account, which gave him the status of the bloodiest killer in Russia. He killed his victims near the railroads to drown out their screams to the sound of a passing train. He was executed in February 1994.
5. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow- the famous American robbers Bonnie and Clyde, who committed their crimes during the Great Depression. The criminals robbed both banks and small shops and gas stations. There were also no killings. They accounted for 9 police officers and several civilians. Both were shot dead by the Texas Rangers on May 23, 1934.
6. John Dillinger- Another famous bank robber of the 30s. At that time, he was declared Public Enemy N1 by the FBI. He has robbed 20 banks and even 4 police stations. He was shot dead by police in July 1934.
7. Baby Nelson- no less famous American gangster, on whose account there are many robberies and murders. His real name was Lester Joseph Gillis. He committed his first crime at the age of 12, when he stole a pistol and shot a boy from him in the face that lived next door, for which he ended up in a colony. This was the start of his criminal career. In the last year he worked closely with the aforementioned John Dillinger. Died from a mortal wound by an FBI agent on November 27, 1934.
8. Alberto Spaggiari one of the most popular thieves. Alberto led a very intelligent lifestyle and owned his own photography studio. His most famous crime was stealing $60 million from a bank. But he did not rob him, but simply dug a tunnel with his assistants. Naturally the tunnel was dug when the bank was closed.
9. Bernard Ebbers one of the most notorious scammers. He was the head of a large corporation, or rather, almost the largest cellular operator in the United States. He organized the largest scam in the amount of 11 billion dollars. This amount surfaced after the bankruptcy of the company and the departure of Ebbers from it. More than 17,000 people were left without work. Bernard Ebbers got 25 years for his scam.
10. Zodiac- the famous serial killer, whose identity has never been established. He committed his crimes between 1968 and 1969. He became notable for the fact that he often sent encrypted letters to journalists, in which he allegedly indicated information about himself, but only one of the four letters was eventually deciphered. In the letter, he claimed to have committed 37 murders, although the police are sure of only 7, and two of these seven managed to survive. As in the case of Jack the Ripper, there were many suspects, but nothing could be proved. The case was dropped in 2004, but reopened in 2007, and remains open to this day.
The term "gangster" is mainly used for members of criminal organizations in the United States, Italy, Latin America and other countries associated with Prohibition or the American offshoot of the Italian mafia. Before you - genuine criminal photographs of the early XX century. Bright representatives of the underworld and very colorful personalities ...
Pictures of "American gangsters and people of the mafia" almost a century ago. All photographs of criminals of the early 20th century were taken after their arrest between 1920 and 1928.
The seasoned gangster Stanley Moore from Chicago, nicknamed "The Inquisitor", was responsible for the execution of debtors and people who "stand in the way" of the mafia. From the note of the criminal case: Differs in extreme cruelty, does not compromise.
Prostitutes working for the mafia, during sexual intimacy, lured out valuable information from clients and “leaked” it to criminal patrons.
The owner of a well-known brothel in her circles personally sent 7 people to the next world - by poisoning. Everything is motivated by the purpose of robbery and profit.
Mafia members who controlled part of New York were responsible for labor unions, alcohol and tobacco supplies. Assassinations and armed raids were the usual trade of these "noble" men. Befriended John Dillinger.
Mr. Sing is a mercenary and generalist. He worked for the mafia, skillfully eliminated competitors, policemen and officials. He poisoned the unfortunate with various poisons, through Asian specificity
The leader of the gang of Chicago gangsters - Smith (Bone Hand) and his assistant Jones, were engaged in "protection" of brothels with girls, gambling, drugs, robberies of collectors and murders of wealthy Americans for profit. The note of the criminal case says: They have the gift of instilling fear, are very dangerous, they will kill without hesitation.
This sweet lady met men on the street, flirted and invited them to visit her for “tea”. She treated guests to wine or tea with arsenic. She robbed and sold her belongings to buyers of stolen goods, all the way down to the laces of her victims.
The owner of a dashing bar, on the outskirts of New York, Ms. Turner, worked to the last client, and, together with her assistant, was often killed in the Meat Cutting Room for the purpose of robbery. The note in the criminal file says: If he finds out that you have cash with you, you are dead.
The man in the middle is the leader known as "Bloody Fletcher". On account of his gang of gangsters, a huge number of contract killings and kidnappings for ransom. The gang did not disdain to steal children, high-ranking officials and big policemen. In the note of the criminal case it is said: Do not put them in prison together, only on their own, they are very dangerous and cruel, they can kill cellmates in a dispute.
The man in the short pants is the accountant of the Chicago mob. In prison, under pressure from the police, he repented, but immediately after, he was found hanged by his cellmate. On the chest was a scrawled inscription: "I said everything and fell silent forever."
And this is a fairly early period of photography. April 1865, Lewis Powell, Confederate patriot, accomplice in the assassination of Lincoln, three months before his execution by hanging.
Smith is the senior rank-and-file fighters of the "shooters" of the mafia. In the note of the criminal case it is said: He is distinguished by his abilities of suggestion, cunning and ruthlessness towards the enemies of the mafia, he shoots very accurately.
The most dangerous, ethnic and cruel gang of two Farlane brothers. They hunted robberies on the roads and in distant areas of the states. Apparently they didn’t have time to earn anything, as they walk in torn rags and holey shoes.
Thief prostitutes. They drugged customers with alcohol by shaking the contents out of their pockets. They worked for the mafia, the most valuable and talkative clients were handed over to the criminals.
Mafia prostitutes. They got acquainted with rich clients in restaurants, began to have romances with them, after that, the romance ended in a bloody massacre with the theft of all the contents in the apartments of "lover's grief".
18-19-year-old prostitutes, from a brothel, were engaged in theft, not creation.
Big seasoned gangsters from Chicago. More than once they covered the John Dillinger gang from the police. Supervised workers' unions and gambling. Closely engaged in prostitution, armed robbery, "protection" of businessmen and drug dealers. The two on the right are two brothers, famous for beating a police informer with butcher hooks, after hanging on the main street with a sign on his chest: "He spoke a lot and all to the wrong people." The note of the criminal case says: Very dangerous and ruthless, despite their courtesy and intelligence.
Famous gangsters from Chicago. They didn’t disdain anything, they robbed collectors, bank branches, jewelry stores. The main feature: they killed everyone, leaving no witnesses.
A lone thief, climbed to the first and second floors in the apartments of the victims, strangled and took out everything of value from the apartments. Why is photographed in the toilet and remains a mystery. The note in the criminal file says: First-class rock climber and strangler.
Hardened car thief Fitch, nicknamed (Smooth) from Chicago. He worked for the mafia, extracting, for its dark deeds, stolen cars. He also stole cars and then sold them for parts.
Ross is a mob lawyer, nicknamed "The Old Man". For a long time he did not want to testify against members of a large group of gangsters from Los Angeles, but after testifying against its members, his entire family was found dead in the city center in their house. A month later, he was strangled by inmates while sleeping. Scrawled on the chest was the inscription: "I just liked to talk a lot."
Insulted wife. After she found out that her husband was repeatedly cheating on her, she applied "Gestapo torture" to the unlucky one, although they didn’t even smell like that even then. She made her husband drunk to unconsciousness, filled the bath with boiling water and “brewed” him to death. The husband died, so plainly and not understanding what was the matter. She herself came to the police with a confession and told everything.
Feytrill is a juvenile thief, a burglar. At the time of his arrest, he was 16 years old. After rewinding the term, he was caught stealing again in 1928.
Mr. Faleni - first killed his first wife, served time. After he married again and killed the second. I never got into the Guinness Book of Records, although I probably had a desire.
Sydney Kelly, a very dangerous mobster from Los Angeles. He worked closely for the mafia in other states. On his account: contract killings, armed attacks, drugs and pimping. Knew and did unproven cases with John Dillinger.
Gracie and Dalton - very serious "colorful" gangsters from Los Angeles, were part of the elite of the American mafia. They were engaged in labor unions of factories and plants, gambling, hippodromes, finances of mafia groups. They did not disdain to personally kill a caught informer or competitor.
"Debt bouncers" of businessmen and mafia debtors. They were engaged in the seizure of money, health and sometimes the lives of debtors. The note of the criminal case says: Very dangerous, they have the gift of persuasion and severe psychological pressure.
Buyer of stolen goods, worked for the mafia. I bought everything from prostitutes and thieves for the purpose of resale.
The thief is a housekeeper. He stole and, if necessary, killed the owners of the home. In the note of the criminal case it is said: Very cunning, dexterous, likes to pretend to be mentally ill for the effect of pity.
Little Schmidt is a homeless child, a thief. He worked for the mafia, was a courier for the transfer of valuable notes between shops and brothels. When caught by the police, he instantly ate valuable notes with instructions.
Mr. Skukerman - handled securities scams and port fraud for the mafia.
Twenty-year-old thief of shops and houses. On account of his theft in homes and shops, pickpocketing and rape. In the note of the criminal case it is said: Particularly dangerous, dexterous, cunning, prone to escape and panicking.
Murray - burglary, burglar. The peculiarity of this character is that he used all the prey to drink and prostitutes. So he did not have time to get rich because of his weaknesses.
Vera is a thief, a swindler. She entered into confidence, pretending to be a new neighbor to the tenants of the apartments, while carefully cleaning their housing. Participated in robberies with the mafia in jewelry stores, took on "distraction maneuvers" during the robbery.
Walter Smith - the most dangerous bandit, a thunderstorm of the street. In the specifics, which were street robberies and contract killings from the mafia. He did not like weapons, he killed people with his bare hands, carefully turning their heads off like roosters in dark alleys. The note of the criminal case says: Very dangerous, has pronounced sadistic inclinations, can bite, there is no feeling of fear, put him alone.
Ellis is an authority in a gang of Chicago gangsters, a favorite of women. He was engaged in the organization of crimes, incited accomplices to commit crimes, completely controlled the division of booty. The note of the criminal case says: Particularly cruel and dangerous, outstanding leadership qualities, intolerant of the police and the law.
Lucky, aka Charles Luciano is an American criminal of Sicilian origin, one of the leaders of organized crime in the United States. The list of his crimes was racketeering, robbery, drug trafficking, organization of underground gambling houses, pimping, smuggling and many other types of criminal activity. Luciano was the strongest intellectual of the underworld.
Al Capone
Full name: Alfonso Gabriel Capone
Nickname: "Big Al"
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York USA
date of birth: January 17, 1899
date of death: January 25, 1947
The powerful wave of crime that swept America from 1924 to 1936 gave rise to Al Capone, the “boss of bosses” of the US criminal world, the leader of the largest and most powerful criminal organization in the world, Cosa Nostra, in the translation “Our business”.
Al Capone traded in smuggling (bootlegging), pimping and gambling.
In his early years, he started out as a bouncer and had great physical strength, which he often resorted to! He got his famous scar on his face in a stabbing with felon Frank Galluccio. Al was very ashamed of this story and therefore told everyone that he received a scar in the First World War in the Lost Battalion. Although historians say that he was not in the war! Al Capone pushed his boss Torrio to take his place.
Under Alcapone, the war between gangs and the elimination of competitors acquired a war of unprecedented magnitude. Several thousand soldiers died! The practice of eliminating unwanted elements for the mafia included grenades and car explosions. Al was suspected of at least 2 murders. They say he participated in the "Massacre on Valentine's Day" when the bandits, dressed in police uniforms, shot their competitors near the wall thinking that this was a police raid!
Alcapone was always under the supervision of the authorities and he could not spend all his illegal money without having income for this, he opened a network of laundries, which you can’t follow the financial later due to their high attendance from the need and low prices, so it was easy to launder money through them. He is credited with the words "It's just a business! Nothing more!"
In 1931, Capone was jailed for 10 years for tax evasion. In 1934 he was transferred to the famous Alcatraz prison. left after seven years.
On January 21, 1947, Capone suffered a stroke, after which he regained consciousness and even recovered, but on January 24 he was diagnosed with pneumonia. The next day, Capone died of cardiac arrest.
John Torrio
Full name Giovanni Torrio
nickname: papa johnny
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
date of birth: January 20, 1882
date of death: April 16, 1957 (aged 75)
Known as "The Fox" due to his subtle mind and diplomatic connections. Torrio, one of the founders of the "Chicago organization" Started working as a doorman and a bouncer. Soon he saved up money and opened his own billiard room. This is where the illegal gaming business, prostitution and bookmaking began.
He also took Al Capone to work in Chicago because he had friction with the law! Al became Johnny's bouncer in a brothel, and then the manager of his brothels, and soon after the shootout, Johnny had to retire and Al Capone replaced him.
After the adoption of Prohibition in America, Johnny realized what benefits could be taken from this by smuggling alcohol. His partner and relative Colosimo was against this, Johnny realized that he needed to be removed because he could interfere and in 1920 Colosimo was killed.
Torrio Thought about expanding the influence of his organization But 2 more groups ruled the city and a shaky alliance was concluded between them. But soon Dion O'Banion, the leader of the northern group, deceived Johnny Torrio. Torrio ordered that O'Banion be killed. On November 10, 1924, O "Banion was killed. After that, a bloody War began that lasted several years. In this war, Johnny was shot, but he survived, after he was cured, he spent a year, when he left all the cases he handed over to Capone, he himself went to Italy .
In the 1930s, he returned to the United States and suggested that all the leaders of large gangs create a Crime Syndicate in New York that unites all gangs. This offer was accepted and he enjoyed great respect in the criminal environment.
In 1957 he had a heart attack while sitting in a barber's chair waiting for a haircut. Johnny Torrio died a few hours later in an oxygen tent at the hospital.
Enoch Johnson
Full name: Enoch Lewis Johnson
Nickname: "Nucky"
Birthplace: Norfland New Jersey
Date of birth: January 20, 1883
date of death: December 9, 1968 (aged 85)
A major political figure from Atlantic City, who was almost openly partnered with many well-known gangsters. He is also famous as a ladies' man and a party lover. Nickname "Nucky" got because of his name. In 1905 he became his father's deputy sheriff. After he took his post in 1908. After him, his brother took the post of sheriff.
In 1911 he became leader of the Republican Party and boss of Atlantic City. Served as Chief Treasurer, Bank Director (many positions) As leader of the Republican Party, Nucky was responsible for electing several Governors and Senators.
During Prohibition in America, Atlantic City began to flourish even more in every bar and restaurant selling Whiskey. Everything was corrupt and in this city the authorities made indulgences for the sale of alcohol. Johnson had a percentage of every gallon of liquor sold in the city. Engaged in corruption, bribery.
Johnson and Capone on the wharf
Nucky rode in an expensive limousine, wore expensive clothes, Lived in a suite at the most expensive Ritz hotel. He was generous to those in need, for which the townspeople loved him. In 1927, he entered the largest criminal organization of liquor dealers and racketeers, the so-called "Big Seven" (Capone was a member of it, so apparently we already know what will happen in the continuation of the series). Why did he fall under the close supervision of the federal service!
On May 10, 1939, he was charged with tax evasion. In 1941 he was convicted, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. On August 15, 1945, he was released on parole. And I forgot to say he always wore a Red Carnation, after his release he continued to wear it! Johnson died on December 9, 1968.
By the way…
As in any activity, including criminal, gangsters had prices for certain types of services. Here, for example, what was the gangster "price list" in the 30s:
beating - $ 2;
two black eyes - $4;
broken nose and broken jaw - $10;
detachment of the ear - $ 15;
broken arm or leg - $19;
a bullet in the leg - $25;
knife wound - $ 25;
"large work" - $100 or more
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Terror attacks, murders, rapes and other nice words for the press are always associated with the persons who commit them. They capture attention with their illegal activities and are very interesting examples of anti-social life. Let's find out together who are the most dangerous criminals in the world and why they are considered as such.
Michael Gordon Peterson
The first and last crime was committed by him in 1974. Michael committed an armed robbery of the mail, during which he stole 26.18 pounds. For this he was sentenced to 7 years, but due to his behavior - constant fights with guards and riots, he has been behind bars for more than 36 years! In 1992, Peterson was released, but he did not stay there for long, just a month later, he was arrested for preparing an armed robbery. In addition, behind bars he was engaged in creativity: his paintings were ambiguously evaluated by critics, which did not prevent him from gaining wild popularity among art lovers. One day, he smeared himself with oil and naked began a massacre with the guards of the prison. Only a specialized detachment could pacify the brawler, who, with difficulty, during the negotiations, was able to persuade him to surrender. The movie Bronson was made about Michael.
Eduardo Ravelo
In 2008, during a prison riot, he escaped to freedom. We accuse him of many crimes before the law: he organized a syndicate that was engaged in money laundering, distribution of narcotic substances (cocaine and marijuana). The captain of the Barrio Azteca, a criminal organization notorious for its cruelty. A couple of dozen people died from his hand - he gave orders to eliminate competitors to his subordinates. Associated with crime syndicates from South America.
Glen Stuart Godwin
American criminal of the 20th century. Folsom, a California prison, did not become an obstacle for him, with which he escaped in 1987, while serving a sentence for murder. Six months later, Glen is accused by the authorities of the city of Puerto Vallarta, for the distribution of drugs. An interesting fact is that while serving time in the city of Guadalajara, he simultaneously killed all his cellmates with sharpening (according to some reports, from two to five people) and then escaped.
Ayman al-Zawahiri
The deputy of Osama bin Laden himself, who after his death became the head of al-Qaeda. Pundits believe, however, that he is just a face used by al-Qaeda for their video messages. At the same time, al-Zawahiri is related to terrorist acts in the US and Europe, which has already been confirmed by facts. Any information about his whereabouts that would lead to the capture of the perpetrator is valued at $25 million. Agree, a good chance to earn.
Luis Albeiro Pena-Foam
Father of the Colombian drug cartel, supplier of cocaine to the United States. The year 2005 was marked by the detention of Luis Albeiro's men and what they accompanied: $1.8 million, plus two tons of cocaine. All this was transported on two yachts. Pena-Pena did not leave this unattended: having kidnapped a special agent who worked undercover, he demanded a ransom of two million dollars.
Semyon Mogilevich
A Russian-speaking criminal who is accused of coordinating the work of a pyramid scheme that deceived its investors by more than $ 150 million. The headquarters of the pyramid was in Pennsylvania. The damage caused by Mogilevich to the economy is estimated at millions of dollars. A cunning criminal travels the world using fake passports. He was seen in Greece, Ukraine, Israel and also in his homeland - Russia.
He has a long, bad habit - smoking.
Joel Cardenes-Meneses
Born in Mexico. Cardenes-Meneses in 2004 was in the passenger seat of a truck, in the back of which, there were eleven immigrants. The driver, being in a state of drug intoxication, could not cope with the control, because of which the car fell into a ditch, and turned over a couple of times, fell into the river. Since the body was closed from the outside, illegal immigrants could not get out on their own. Their torture lasted several hours: some simply suffocated from lack of air, others were flooded with water that entered the body. Meneses fled the scene of the crime, not bothering to help the unfortunate. Authorities are still trying to find the culprit.
James Bulger
Seeing him, you would rather help him cross the road than think that you have a dangerous criminal in front of you. James is 81 years old. From 1970 to 1985, James Bulger led a criminal organization in Boston. His track record includes hundreds of crimes: extortion, drug trafficking, as well as dozens of murders around the world. He has a passion for studying history. Visits libraries, a frequent visitor to bookstores. Special agents cannot trace his movements in any way: yesterday he was in Europe, today he was seen in the USA, but it is never known where he will be tomorrow. The emu manages to do all this using forged documents, and others see him only as an old man who travels the world.
Eric Antoine Bell
A couple of months ago, FBI agents missed a couple of minutes to apprehend a dangerous criminal at his home in Florida. Bell managed to escape, and the pursuit, in hot pursuit, did not bring any success. The work of Eric Antoine was the organization of brothels with minors; filming, storage, and distribution of child pornography; providing sexual services to minors. He always had a couple of firearms with him, which he owned illegally.
Abdul Ahmed Abdullah
The organizer of the bombings at the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, in 1998, who escaped from arrest to Pakistan. For any information about the whereabouts of Abdullah, the authorities promise to pay $ 5 million. There is a version that he had connections with Osama bin Laden, and was engaged in the preparation of suicide bombers. Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah is a firearms and explosives specialist.
Alexis Flores
The fear of all Pennsylvania parents. Kidnapped and murdered a five-year-old girl in Philadelphia. According to initial reports, Flores stole the baby, hoping that her parents would pay a ransom. But when the police got down to business, he got scared and decided to hide, strangling the girl along the way. Provocative signs of a political nature were found on the body of the deceased. Since Flores is from Honduras, there are reasons to believe that he moved there and is staying there illegally, with fake documents.
Daniel Andreas San Diego
We are accused of organizing bombings in San Francisco, California. Being self-taught, he made improvised explosive devices, which he stuffed with metal balls and sharp nails. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. San Diego is a vegan and part of a radical animal welfare organization. His loudest statement was: "I am ready to kill people to save animals."
David Garzon-Anguano
He was engaged in the transportation of cocaine from the heaps of Mexico to the United States. The first time he was accused was in 1997. The reason for the detention and filing of charges was the transportation of cocaine, weighing 923 pounds. The car was stopped and checked by the police. David, in fear, together with his partner, leaving everything, fled from the guards, leaving transport and drugs. Its current location is still a mystery.
Jason Derek Brown
Collector killer. The incident took place in Arizona, the city of Phoenix. To this day, he is on the national wanted list. After shooting his victim in an armored car, he grabbed bags of cash and was gone. Hot pursuit did not give any result. He has an excellent education: he graduated from the Department of International Business and is fluent in French. Athlete, enjoys skiing and snowboarding.
Adam Yahi Gadan
Originally from the USA, because of his dislike for his country, he joined Al-Qaeda. This is already enough to accuse him of treason, but in addition, his money transfers were tracked - he transferred significant funds to help the militants. Among other things, he provided shelter for members of a criminal organization in the United States. According to intelligence agencies, being a connoisseur of chemistry, he developed chemical weapons. For the capture of the traitor put up a sum of one million dollars.
Bayram Asslani
An Albanian from Kosovo, living in the States, organized and led a suicide squad to carry out actions in America and terrorist actions in Europe. Seven of his accomplices were arrested in 2007 in the United States. Now he is in Europe, and the United States demanded to extradite the militant, but human rights organizations managed to get their decision reversed. Now he is free, in complete safety. Let's hope we're safe too.
Victor Manuel Guerena
The pursuit of Viktor has been going on for more than 30 years, but even the special services cannot determine his geolocation. He robbed a security company in Connecticut, taking possession of a fabulous sum of seven million dollars. Having captured two security guards, he handcuffed them and injected them with an unknown substance. The victims lost their memory for half a month, but after intensive therapy, they fully recovered.
Robert William Fisher
Born in Brooklyn, New York. A brutal and cold-blooded killer. Having finished with his wife and two minor children, he tried to stage a fire in his own house. Fisher has incredible physical strength. From his youth, he was engaged in hunting, fishing and tourism. His current fate is unknown.
Jaspeer Singh Grewal
Former border guard who served on the Canadian border. Since the salary of the border guard did not attract Jasper too much, he believed the mafiosi and enlisted. For years, Grewal watched a transport loaded with drugs cross the border. This product came from Latin America and Mexico. For a couple of years of his "work", the mafia imported three tons of first-class cocaine into the country. But suddenly, he disappeared from sight. There is an opinion that he somehow did not please his accomplices and they decided to remove the unlucky colleague. Since the body was not found, he is now on the wanted list.
Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, John Dillinger - the criminals shed rivers of blood, left behind a terrible black trail, which did not prevent their contemporaries, as well as the current grateful descendants, from sculpting stars from notorious gangsters, making films, television series, turning fierce villains into cult characters in twentieth-century American history. The police card file remembers the famous gangsters of the early 20th century just like that - photographs of mafia leaders, as well as the closest associates of the founder of the Commission of Five Mafia Families, are stored in the police archives, historical annals, invariably attracting heightened interest.
American gangsters of the early 20th century
The indomitable spirit of adventurism, the Prohibition of 1920-1933, the Great Depression of 1929-1933 are the main reasons why America at the beginning of the twentieth century experienced the rise of crime. To the mafia organizations founded at the end of the nineteenth century, countless street gangs, individual men and members of the fair sex - gangster women, were added. who together created one of the most fascinating, exciting, interesting chapters in the history of the United States.This story continues to this day, as the underground empire of the east and west coasts is still ruled by the Five Families, formed almost a hundred years ago. The police do not sleep, conduct investigations, arrest small fry, sometimes send criminal dons to jail, but instead of those arrested or liquidated, like mushrooms after rain, new criminal authorities grow - the mafia is immortal. And these are its most famous representatives.
Photos of American gangsters of the 20th century
Gavin Veshala, an enthusiastic photographer from Buffalo, decided to revive the odious gangsters with color, because one should know not only the heroes, but also the villains, which the presented characters certainly are. A short account of the criminal exploits of these notorious bandits, robbers, and murderers is attached to the photo of American criminals.Al Capone
Al Capone (Alphonse Gabriel "Great Al" Capone).The main mafia in the history of Chicago, a murderer, a bootlegger, a racketeer, who eventually got burned on tax crimes. Thanks to numerous television series, feature films and documentaries shot about him (as well as unproven participation in the terrifyingly bloody crime - the Valentine's Day Massacre) is perhaps the most famous gangster in the world. Although his big mafia career lasted only a few years - from the mid-1920s to May 1932, when a Chicago highwayman was sentenced to eleven years in prison for tax evasion. In prison, the already poor health of the mafia boss was undermined, which led to early release in the fall of 1939. However, only the shadow of Capone, who was once feared by the whole country, was released. Syphilis, gonorrhea, stroke, pneumonia and cardiac arrest January 22, 1947.
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Joe Adonis
Joe Adonis. The closest associate and assistant of the legendary Lucky, on whose orders he participated in the murder of Joe Masseria. In addition to assassinations, Adonis (the dandy and handsome Giovanni Doto changed his name so that no one would doubt who in New York is a relative of the Mediterranean God of love) was engaged in racketeering, gambling, alcohol smuggling, prostitution, leading the most powerful gang in Manhattan - Broadway gang. Despite the huge number of crimes, Joe Adonis avoided arrest for a long time, going to jail only in 1951, after which the bandit was deported from the United States, having managed to prove that he was born in Italy, and therefore he was never an American citizen. Here in Milan, Italy, the born Giovanni Doto died when his heart stopped during police interrogation. Adonis survived his friend, colleague Luciano by ten years, dying in the autumn of 1971.
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano (Charles "Lucky" Luciano). The legend of the world criminal history. A dodgy, cunning, unscrupulous criminal who is considered the founding father of organized crime in the United States, gave rise to the Genovese clan that is still active today. He first went to prison in 1916, after which he finally chose a criminal career for himself, went a long dramatic way from an ordinary mafia fighter to its leader and reformer. Charles got his nickname "Lucky" (Lucky) when he managed to survive the attack of competitors who kidnapped the gangster, took him to a quiet place and beat him to a pulp. Charlie will not make such mistakes again, he will always hit first, leaving no chance for the enemies to escape. The well-known episode from the picture "The Godfather", when the killers simultaneously eliminate all the enemies of the character Al Pacino, is taken from the biography of this criminal genius, who in the early 1930s rose to the rank of the main boss of the mafia. Even once again imprisoned, Lucky continued to lead the criminal empire and helped the US armed forces to conduct a successful military operation in Sicily in 1943, for which he received an amnesty and was expelled from the country. Settled in Italy, died of natural causes in the winter of 1962, which is an extremely rare occurrence for representatives of the gangster craft.
Albert Anastasia
Albert Anastasia. The founder of the Gambino family, one of the most brutal bandits in America. When Lucky took the supreme seat of America's criminal life, his first reforming innovation was the division of labor to increase efficiency. Among others, a liquidation department was formed - the so-called Murder Corporation, headed by Albert Anastasia, aka Umberto Anastasio, nicknamed the Mad Hatter. The killer committed the first murder back in 1921, for which he received a death sentence. But the high-quality work of the lawyers, together with the failure of all witnesses to appear at the court hearing during the retrial of the case, led to the annulment of the sentence and the release of the gangster to freedom, where the killer was waiting for new crimes and the post of head of the Murder Corporation. Like many other representatives of the American mafia, Albert was born and raised in Italy, from where he sailed to the promised lands. In gratitude for exemplary service in the ranks of the armed forces and participation in World War II, America gave citizenship to the bandit. When Lucky, Doto, other criminal authorities of Italian origin were expelled from the country, Anastasio managed to stay in the States, founded his own family, the new leader of which eventually gave the order to liquidate the founder. Mafiosi was shot dead in a barbershop on October 25, 1957.
Frank Costello
Frank Costello. The so-called Prime Minister of the criminal underground empire, business partner and leading member of the Lucky Lucky clan, who became the head of the organization when the leader went to prison. Perhaps the most intelligent, balanced, cold-blooded criminal, for his ability to speak and listen, he received the post of consigliere. Moved to the States as a four-year-old kid, joined a street gang at the age of 13, was already prosecuted at the age of 17. At 24 (1915) he was imprisoned for six months for illegal possession of weapons. Freed, Costello, in his own words, never again took up arms. Acquaintance with the main criminal celebrities opened numerous doors for the future consigliere, provided the necessary opportunities, which Costello took full advantage of. Politicians, judges, police officials were happy to communicate with the mafia consigliere, because Frank dressed, talked, behaved not like a standard thug, but like a skilled negotiator who was interesting to deal with. A talent for diplomacy helped the criminal survive gang wars, get out of problems with the law, successfully retire in the 1950s, retaining gambling income and quietly living out a century in retirement. He died of a heart attack in the winter of 1973.
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Carmine Galante
Carmine Galante. The gangster who led the Bonanno family is an extremely cruel, uncompromising, bloodthirsty mafioso, who has more than a hundred personally executed murders. From the age of ten he was in the correctional system, starting to show criminal tendencies in the first grades of school. He was convicted several times for various petty crimes, until in 1930 he took part in an unsuccessful robbery and shootout with the police, as a result of which a little girl was injured, who turned out to be an accidental witness. For this crime, Galante received twelve years and was released in 1939, continued his gangster career, gradually rising to the status of a respected bandit. He received a prison term several more times, again went free, where he was liquidated on July 12, 1979, shot dead along with the guards on the terrace of his favorite restaurant.
Vito Genovese
Vito Genovese. Don Vito, Boss of Bosses, clan leader of his own name, associate, Lucky's closest aide, who received a comrade's mafia throne when he was convicted. The ascent of Genovese began with the murder of Masseria, continued the following decades, when competitors were eliminated, and comrades ended up in prison or hid from the law by moving to their historical homeland. Don Vito himself did not escape a similar fate, leaving in 1936 for Italy, spending a whole decade there. When Genovese returned to America, he immediately began to regain lost ground, competing with Guarino Moretti for the title of second man in the mafia. Costello remained the first until his retirement. But when this happened, Vito was already sentenced to a large term for drug trafficking, which, in the case of his respectable age (63), actually meant a life sentence. Of the fifteen prescribed, the drug dealer served ten, dying in a prison hospital on February 14, 1969.
John Dillinger
John Dillinger An odious robber, hijacker and murderer, in the 1930s received the loud nickname Public Enemy Number 1. The Italian-American mafia was engaged in smuggling, gambling, bootlegging, racketeering, drug trafficking, prostitution and tried not to shine in front of representatives of law and order. Pure American Johnny Dee robbed banks, killed policemen who got in the way, for which he quickly turned into the main bandit of the country, Public Enemy number one. Car theft was the first crime for a young man who escaped prosecution by joining the Navy. However, the bully did not like army life, so John served only five months and fled the army, returning to crime. Robbery, prison, amnesty, another bandit raid. This time, a bank robbery, which will become the signature style of Dillinger and his accomplices. The FBI organized a special team to arrest or eliminate the killer hijacker, who avoided meeting with lawmen until July 22, 1934. On this day, John and his girlfriend decided to go to the cinema, at the exit of which a team of federal agents was waiting for the robber. The feds did not offer the criminal to surrender - they riddled with bullets and put an end to the terror of the odious criminal.
Fred Barker
Fred Barker (Frederick George Barker). The youngest son of the famous Mother Barker, the leader of the brutal Barker-Karpis gang, famous for a series of brutal robberies and kidnappings. The gang operated throughout the 1920s and 1930s until a frosty day in January 16, 1935, when a squad of FBI agents carried out an attack on one of the family's homes, during which Ma Barker and son Fred were shot dead.
There are many more famous criminals in the history of the United States, as well as a couple of superstars, which we offer to read about in a separate article about gangster love and crime stories.
Financial criminals commit fraud for fabulous sums, lucky thieves are a little behind them. The most famous criminals in the world are mafiosi and legendary maniacs.
Notorious financial criminals
A financial criminal is someone who evades paying taxes, who confuses a corporate "purse" with a personal one, manipulates financial statements. Often financial crimes are committed by top managers of large firms. Almost all of them were previously role models and had an impeccable reputation.One of the most notorious financial criminals is Bernard Ebbers. He was the head of the largest telephone provider in the United States, he organized the 11 billion dollar scam, which became the largest in American history. Due to the bankruptcy of the corporation, about seventeen thousand people lost their jobs. Ebbers' accomplice in this crime was Scott Sullivan.
The leaders of the concern "Tuso" for financial crimes were sentenced to twenty-five years each. We are talking about Dennis Kozlovsky, whose accomplice was Mark Schwartz. The company's funds were used by them as personal. They bought jewelry, clothes, art objects.
Jeffrey Skilling, CEO of Enron, and CFO Andrew Fastov were also sentenced to prison. They played on the stock exchange using insider information. In addition, this duo hid the real financial position of the company from the auditors, making sure that no one knew about the billions in losses.
Another major financial fraudster is Martin Grass, the owner of a chain of pharmacies in the United States, who at one time headed Rite Aid. He credited his company with one billion six hundred million dollars in excess profits. Grass forged the transcripts of board meetings several times, falsified financial statements, and gave false information to the Securities Commission. According to this fraudster, he did not take a cent from the company's money, he only hid the real financial situation from the shareholders.
The most famous thieves
In addition to well-known financial criminals, there are people who are the most notorious thieves. The five most famous include such a lawbreaker as Frank William Abagnale. He started playing with the law at the age of sixteen, standing out for his talent for impersonation. Frank had no trouble cashing and counterfeiting bank checks. Thanks to his work, the banks of the world suffered losses in the amount of several million dollars. 
Poet Francois Villon is in fourth place among the most famous thieves in the world. Almost all of his works were created in a prison cell. Villon was engaged in robbing churches and large offices. Having committed theft, he always disappeared for a long time. This thief was caught several times, after the last theft he disappeared again and nothing more is known about him.
In honorable third place is real estate manager Bill Mason, who traded in the theft of jewelry. He embezzled goods from precious metals totaling thirty-five million dollars. For the most part, he was interested in products from private collections of socialites and celebrities. When committing thefts, this criminal was attracted not so much by material gain as by the opportunity to get a thrill.
Doris Payne is considered the jewel of the underworld. She robbed expensive jewelry stores, never stooping to robberies. Doris tried on the most expensive jewelry, having time to charm the sellers with sweet conversations. Payne, possessing an incredible psychological gift, did not return some of the most expensive things after fitting, but took them out of the store. She did this for sixty years.
In the first place in the ranking of the most famous thieves is another thrill-seeker. It's about Alberto Spaggiari. He was a civilized man, the owner of a photo studio, but he became the most famous of the thieves and even went to prison. His biggest score is sixty million dollars. Alberto hired a whole team of professional assistants to dig a tunnel to the bank. The work was carried out in those days when the bank did not work. After committing this theft, Spaggiari was arrested, but he was able to escape.
Legendary Maniacs
Maniacs, to great regret and horror, have always existed in almost all countries. The crimes of each of them are incredible, however, among the maniacs there are legendary serial killers. 
One of these is considered the “robber from the Alley”. That is how Richard Ramirez was nicknamed in the United States, who entered houses and killed all the people there. Another legendary maniac also acted in America. His name is "Zodiac". This killer has not been caught.
A homosexual with a huge number of victims, Henry Lee Lucas, was paired with Ottis Toole. He is also in the ranking of the most famous killer maniacs. In Belarus, murderers Gennady Mikhasevich committed murders, killing at least thirty women. American John Wayne Gacy was an outspoken homosexual who managed to amaze with the huge number of buried bodies in his house.
It is known about the Siberian Ripper, whose name is Alexander Spesivtsev. This mentally ill man ate several children. Helped the maniac in cutting up the corpses of his own mother. For several years in a row, pedophile Sergey Golovkin tortured and killed children in his garage. He was nicknamed "Boa Constrictor" and "Fischer".
Anatoly Slivko can also be attributed to the number of legendary maniacs. He enjoyed polished black shoes, blood-stained pioneer uniforms, and the torture of children. It is impossible not to name Andrei Chikatilo. He is recognized as a forensic legend who has been killing and torturing people for many years. The number of his victims is at least fifty-three people.
Among the legendary maniacs is Petro Alonso Lopez, who got into the Guinness Book of Records. .
The most famous criminal in the world
The most famous criminal in the world is Al Capone. This is the most brutal gangster of the last century, who committed the most high-profile crimes. He operated in Chicago in the 1920s and 1930s. By order of Capone, about four hundred people were killed, while he himself took the lives of forty people. Due to depravity and cruelty, his name is still a legend today. 
The world's most notorious criminal ended up in jail in 1932 after being convicted of tax evasion. Al Capone died in prison in 1945 from pneumonia. His empire collapsed, and the "mountains" of gold disappeared without a trace.
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