Paul Ricca, nicknamed “The Waiter”, was a Chicago mobster who served as the nominal or de facto leader of the Chicago Outfit for 40 years. Take a look below for 25 more strange and bizarre facts about Paul Ricca. 1. Ricca was born in Naples, Italy, as Felice DeLucia. 2. By the age of 17,…
25 Interesting And Weird Facts About Abe Reles
Abraham “Kid Twist” Reles was a New York mobster who was widely considered the most feared hit man for Murder, Inc., the enforcement contractor for the National Crime Syndicate. Take a look below for 25 more interesting and weird facts about Abe Reles. 1. Reles later turned government witness and sent several members of Murder,…
27 Strange And Bizarre Facts About James Earl Ray
James Early Ray was an American fugitive and felon convicted of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. Ray was convicted on his 41st birthday after entering a guilty plea to forgo a jury trial. Take a look below for 27 more strange and bizarre facts about James Earl Ray. 1. Ray was born…
25 Strange And Interesting Facts About Raj Rajaratnam
Raj Rajaratnam is a Sri Lankan-American former hedge fund manager and founder of the Galleon Group, a New York based hedge fund management firm. On October 16, 2009, he was arrested by the FBI for insider trading, which also caused the Galleon Group to fold. Take a look below for 25 more strange and interesting…
27 Strange And Interesting Facts About William Quantrill
William Clarke Quantrill was a Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War. Having endured a tempestuous childhood before later becoming a schoolteacher, Quantrill joined a group of bandits who roamed the Missouri and Kansas countryside apprehending escaped slaves. Later on, this group joined the Confederate Army and were referred to as the “Quantrill’s Raiders.”…
28 Strange And Bizarre Facts About Joe Profaci
Giuseppe “Joe” Profaci was a New York City La Cosa Nostra boss who was the founder of what is today known as the Colombo crime family. Established in 1928, this was the last of the Five Families to be organized. He was the family’s boss for over three decades. Take a look below for 28…
35 Twisted And Interesting Facts About Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald was an American Marxist and former U.S. Marine who assassinated United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Oswald was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps and defected to the Soviet Union in October, 1959. Take a look below for 35 more twisted and interesting facts about Lee Harvey Oswald….
27 Interesting And Scary Facts About Dean O’Banion
Charles Dean O’Banion was an American mobster who was the main rival of Johnny Torrio and Al Capone during the brutal Chicago bootlegging wars of the 1920s. The newspapers of his day made him better known as Dion O’Banion, although he never went by that first name. Take a look below for 27 more interesting…
26 Interesting And Bizarre Facts About Frank Nitti
Francesco Raffaele Nitto, commonly known as Frank Nitti, and nicknamed “The Enforcer,” was an Italian-American gangster. One of Al Capone‘s top henchmen, Nitti was in charge of all money flowing through the operation. Nitti later succeeded Capone as boss of the Chicago Outfit. 1. Nitti came to the United States from Salerno, Italy, in 1893,…
29 Twisted And Interesting Facts About H. H. Holmes
Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or more commonly known as H. H. Holmes, was an American serial killer. While he confessed to 27 murders, only nine could be plausibly confirmed and several of the people he claimed to have murdered were still alive. Take a look below for 29 more…