Charles “Lucky” Luciano, born Salvatore Lucania, was an influential Italian-born mobster, criminal mastermind, and crime lord who operated mainly in the United States. Luciano is considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States for the establishment of the first Commission. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and scary facts about…
27 Scary And Strange Facts About Nathan F. Leopold Jr.
Nathan F. Leopold Jr. and Richard Albert Loeb, usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two wealthy students at the University of Chicago who in May, 1924, kidnapped and murdered 14 year old Bobby Franks in Chicago. Take a look below for 27 more scary and strange facts about Nathan F. Leopold Jr….
30 Interesting And Bizarre Facts About Meyer Lansky
Meyer Lansky, known as the “Mob’s Accountant,” was an American major organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles “Lucky” Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate in the United States. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and bizarre facts about Meyer Lansky. 1. Associated with the Jewish…
26 Scary And Bizarre Facts About George Kelly Barnes
George Kelly Barnes, better known by his nickname “Machine Gun Kelly,” was an American gangster from Memphis, Tennessee, during the Prohibition Era. Take a look below for 26 more scary and bizarre facts about George Kelly Barnes. 1. He attended Central High School in Memphis. 2. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thompson…
30 Scary And Bizarre Facts About Ted Kaczynski
Theodore John Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, is an American domestic terrorist, former mathematics professor, and anarchist author. A mathematics prodigy, he abandoned an academic career in 1969 to pursue a primitive lifestyle. Take a look below for 30 more scary and bizarre facts about Ted Kaczynski. 1. Between 1978 and 1995, he killed…
26 Strange And Interesting Facts About Enoch Johnson
Enoch Lewis “Nucky” Johnson was an Atlantic City, New Jersey political boss, Sheriff of Atlantic County, New Jersey, businessman and racketeer. He was the undisputed “boss” of the political machine that controlled Atlantic City and the Atlantic County government from the 1910’s until his conviction and imprisonment in 1941. Take a look below for 26…
30 Interesting And Strange Facts About Jesse James
Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla, and leader of the James-Younger Gang. Raised in the “Little Dixie” area of western Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and strange facts about Jesse James. 1. He and his brother Frank…
27 Scary And Bizarre Facts About Richard Hauptmann
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was a German born carpenter who was convicted of the abduction and murder of the 20 month old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The Lindbergh kidnapping became known as “The Crime of the Century.” Take a look below for 27 more scary and bizarre facts about…
30 Interesting And Bizarre Facts About John Wesley Hardin
John Wesley Hardin was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon. The son of a Methodist preacher, Hardin got into trouble with the law from an early age. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and bizarre facts about John Wesley Hardin. 1. Hardin killed his first man at the age…
26 Bizarre And Interesting Facts About Mildred Gillars
Mildred Elizabeth Gillars, nicknamed “Axis Sally” along with Rita Zucca, was an American broadcaster employed by the Third Reich in Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda during World War II. She was convicted of treason by the United States in 1949 following her capture in post-war Berlin. Take a look below for 26 more bizarre and…