Chief of police and Klan leader John Ford John Whitesides and Arlie Boswell, Carl Neilson, Exalted Cyclops of the Herrin Klavern Illinois Grand Dragon Charles Palmer Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans, St Louis Klan leader Glenn Young 23 May 1924 were Ku Klux Klan leader Glenn Young and his wife shot and wounded in their car from an other car by bootleggers Jack Skelcher, Charles Briggs, the brothers Carl Shelton and Earl Shelton, In the evening of 23 May 1924 was Jack Skelcher shot and killed and Charles Briggs wounded by Klans police men, 30 August 1924 were Klansmen Green Dunning, Dewey Newbold and Charles Wollard (Wolland) shot and killed just like special deputy Bud Allison, Chester Reid and Otto Rowland by Carl Shelton and his men. http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/louis/2.html?sect=16 Ray Walker Sometime in 1944 was Ray Walker shot and wounded. Egans Rats Tommy Hayes, Pete Licavoli, and Frank Wortman, began to associate with the Cuckoos, Italians, and East siders respectively and drifted away from Colbeck. St Louis boss Vito Giannola Santino then has Vito Giannola know that he wants peace, Giannola sends his killer Alphonse Palazzolo (30 of 1136 North Seventh street) who greets 9 September 1927 Santino with a handshake, after which 6 men blow Palizzola away with pistols and a lupara, also the playing child Emanuel Caprano (10) got killed. St Louis In 1938 Anthony Giordano (24) was arrested. Trupiano later became business agent of Laborers Local 110. This region is policed by EAST ST. LOUIS POLICE DEPT. St Louis based brothers Tipton The brothers Herman Tipton, Roy Tipton and Ray Tipton, St Louis gang leader Edward jelly Roll Hogan St Louis police officer Edward J Hogan sr. had six sons: Edward Jelly Roll Hogan Jr., James Hogan (the leaders of the gang and their brothers ???). Berne, representing the East Side, controlled Local 42. Bernie Shelton 2 February 1931 were found the killed East St Louis pawnshop owner David Hoffman, Joseph Carroll (former policeman and an incorporator with Bernie Shelton of the Red Top Taxicab Co of St Louis) and Theodore Kamanski. St. Louis was a city under siege during Prohibition. Frank Hussey died 3 August 1911 from a series of Hemorrages. He would have been part of a prostitution ring from St Louis. Denver (Colorado) In November 1923 Carl Carlino was killed. St Louis local mcs In June 2003 the two most notorious biker clubs in the nation have established their first footholds in the St. Louis area. Again, no one was injured. St Louis 7 December 1943 were Harley Grizzell and Norman Farr shot and killed. 152 % Violent Crimes 5,081 crimes / 100k people. Hayes lieutenant Homer DeHaven killed 2 November 1932 was the body found of Hayes lieutenant Homer DeHaven and was probably already killed at the end of June or the beginning of July 1932, John Buhlinger killed 25 January 1933 was John Buhlinger shot and killed. The Grays were discovered shot to death in their car, which had also been torched by the killer(s) on September 14, 1925. The National Criminal Research Society. He had been warned by Giambrone to close his business. Joe Massa of Collinsville was held as a suspect, In October 1928 were Peter Maddalino and Henry (both of Collinsville) wounded when they had a car accident, 24 March 1932 were former Madison County deputy sheriff Joseph Joe Colone (43 and brother of Madison County politician Louis Colone) and bootlegger Charles Bowers (40 and worked for Shelton) shot and killed by Tommy Hayes, Louis Colone tended bar at Tony Bonelles tavern. St Louis east side When the Birger Gang was eliminated in 1930 Carl Shelton of the East Side Gang ordered the Cuckoos out of the East Side. St Louis: Cuckoo gang Next came the arrest of Milford Jones, Carl, Bernie and Earl Shelton for robbery. When herman Tipton refused to leave, Shelton convinced Hayes to split from the gang and fight Tipton. St Louis In February 1968 Giordano was arrested. St Louis Drug dealer Clemon Wilks and Mrs Barbara Clay were shot to death 28 June 1971. The prohibition agents pointed out that these cars were equipped to carry whisky as well as egg cases. Carl Ray Shelton killed Carl Ray Shelton (son of Ben Shelton and Agnes) was killed 23 October 1947 on his farm near Fairfield. A final mystery added to the murder is that there were substantial rumors that John Doyle was in Ohio prison at the time of the Egan murder. 152% more crime than St. Louis. ST LOUIS BASED SHELTON BROTHERS WAR WITH KKK IN HERRIN, KKK Imperial Wizard William Joseph Simmons Colonel William Joseph Simmons reestablished the KKK in 1915 in Georgia as a money making franchise and he became the Klans Imperial Wizard, Herrin (Williamson County??) St Louis double murdercase In December 1979 Stoneking murders 2 men who had tried to set him up for a hit. The Kerry Patch or The Patch as it was also known was a neighborhood in the north of downtown St. Louis, Missouri. St Louis mafia boss Gaetano Viviano 12 September 1910 was St Louis Fruit Supply Company stockholder and Mafioso Giuseppe Joseph Cammarata stabbed to death by Antonio Sansone. EAST ST. LOUIS is a region located in IL, and has a population of 27,087. Among suspects arrested were William Smith, Monroe Armes and Armes cousin Ray Dougherty. St Louis gang leader Egan murders Harry Dunn 19 September 1916 was Harry cherries Dunn killed by Willie Egan and 4 others under whom the shooters Walter Costello and Frank Gutter Newman. St Louis Cuckoo gang member Tommy Hayes In January 1921 there is a mail robbery in Wood River for which was convicted Cuckoo gang member Tommy Hayes. The Egans rats were formed around 1890 by Thomas Egan and his best friend Thomas snake Kinney who was senator. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Hogan escaped unharmed, but William McGee, a member of the state legislature was critically wounded. Chief of police and Klan leader John Ford, Herrin mayor Anderson Herrin police chief Matthew Matt Walker (his son Harry Walker), St Louis Klan leader Glenn Young Young shot and killed 7 November 1920 Luke Vukovic (brother in law Michael Sever) at a still he raided and stood on trial 6 June 1921 and was spoken free, Williams County Chief of police George Galligan In 1922 was George Galligan chosen chief of police all the other posts went to KKK members, Williams County based KKK grand Cyclops Sam Stearns Williams County Board of Supervisors chaiman and KKK Grand Cyclops Sam Stearns and son Leonard Stearns. This analysis applies to East St. Louis's proper boundaries only. Charleston: The History Press, 2010. Greenberg escaped the rap. St Louis Republican mayor Cyrus Walbridge served from 18 April 1893 till 20 April 1897. St Louis gang leader Thomas snake Kinney Rats member John Bad Jack Barry the leader of the Cross Keys Club was fatally shot in a North side court room 24 February 1910 by Henry Diederichsen. Colbeck Colbeck was not only a gangster, but he was also a politician. Eagle Park Resort?? Springfield invasion by St Louis capo Frank Agrusa St Louis capo Frank Agrusa invaded Springfield in the early 30ties and there were at least 5 murders and a car bombing, Springfield 28 December 1931 was gambler Charles Dawson (originally from St Louis) shot and killed in Springfield which had been invaded by Vito Impastato and Frank Agruso. The following page presents statistics and interpretations on the activity of gangs in East St. Louis in Illinois, including information relating to overall numbers, per capita numbers, approximate gang membership, locations, and any correlations between gang activity and the demographic and socio-economic environment of East St. Louis, Illinois. On April 7, 1909 Sam Young and another accomplice confronted the Yellow Kid in a wagon corral, only to be shot to death. Young Perkins admitted to prohibition agents yesterday that he had been hired as "lookout" for the whisky plant. The Italians gave their names and addresses as follows: Don Bommarito, 22, of 1619 North Sixteenth Street; Andrew Garsano, 20, of 1401 Blair Avenue; Angela Patrillo, 45, of 1219 Pendleton Avenue, and Sam Palazzolo, 42 of 1229 Walton Avenue. "Dinty" Colbeck killed On February 17, 1943 "Dinty" Colbeck was driving on a lonely road outside of East St. Louis when another car pulled along side of him and a man with a machine gun strafed Colbecks car. Mike Trupiano (a nephew of the boss Tony Giardano) got paid 8000 dollars in 4 months during the contract for doing nothing. Its. The Ville is historic black community of St Louis, a hood of St Louis that is large enough to have sections located on both the North Side and the West Side. St Louis mobster Thomas "Tom" Buffa killed 27 March 1947 was Thomas "Tom" Buffa shot to death in his car as he drove through Lodi (California), because he had testified that Joseph DeLuca's girlfriend had perjured herself. Chippy Robinson, Stephen Ryan, Gus Dietmeyer, and other former Egan gangsters offered their loyalty to the new crime syndicate being organized by Frank Wortman and Elmer Dowling, both formerly associates of the Egan Gang during its heyday under Colbeck and Willie Egan. Herrin coal mine owner W. J. Lester Coal mine owner W. J. Lester hired 50 strikebreakers from employment agencies in Chicago. Missouri state Senator Michael Kinney. The Lynching of Cleo Wright by Dominic J. Capeci Call Number: F474 S5 C36 (Olin) or ebook 1942 case in Sikeston, Missouri History of St. Louis Gangsters by J. Auble Call Number: HV6439.U7 S72 2000 4o (Library Use only at Special Coll) Publication Date: 2000 Discusses mob activity on both sides of the river, Vice Squad by Robert Hunter Williams Frank "one ear" Fratto from Chicago's Des Moines murders St Louis green ones leader "Greenie" Frank Agrusa in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Instead they did nothing. From St. Louis City, between Natural Bridge and Delmar, to St. Louis County, hoods south of Interstate 70 and west of Kienlen Avenue, all can be considered as the West Side. Missouri state senator Michael Kinney In 1924 was Democratic senator Michael Kinney shot while waiting for a train at St Louis County station. They make a wrong turn in St. Louis and the. The majority of these raids were directed at operations run by Italians, Jews, Blacks, and other anti-Klan groups. Congress member Annunzio and Gianacan son in law Tisci In 1965 Tisci resigns as righthand of congres member Annunzio and was 7 weeks later in St Louis with John D'Arco arrested during an underworld meeting. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 6 September 1926 Cuckoo member Peter Pete Webbe get shot to death in his car by the Giannola faction. The room had been occupied by Frank Agrusa who is a suspect in the shooting. Hayes In February 1931 Hayes led an attack on a house in which 3 Shelton men were killed. Stevensons widow Carrie was married to Bernie Shelton for a while, Cuckoo gangster James Wingy Cox 7 November 1930 was Cuckoo gangster James Wingy Cox wounded by machinegun fire. St Louis mafia boss Damiano Capuano The first boss was fruit wholesaler Damiano Capuano, St Louis Mafioso Pasquale Santino (born 12 September 1886 in Siculiana) Pasquale Santino married Maria Mary Capuano a daughter of the fruit wholesaler Damiano Capuano, St Louis Mafioso Pasquale Santino (born 12 September 1886 in Siculiana) Santino worked with Giuseppe Lopiparo and the brothers Antonio Fasulo, Vito Fasulo and Michele Fasulo (who all were from Villafranca Siculo, Agrigento), Viviano family The brothers Giovanni Viviano, Giuseppe Viviano, Pietro Viviano, Salvatore Viviano and Vito Viviano assisted by their cousins Gaetano Viviano, Pietro Viviano, Salvatore Viviano and Vito Viviano founded their own pasta manufacturing cooperation at Biddle Street, Viviano family 2 August 1909 were Tommaso Viviano (5) and his cousin Grace Viviano (2) kidnapped by family friend Salvatore Sam Turrisi. Police smuggle Greenberg out a back door and he fled to New York where he works again with Waxey Gordon. New boss became Red Allen, Max Greenberg fight at Willie Egans saloon 16 October 1920 when Greenberg and his palls engaged the rest of Egans rats in a huge brawl at Willie Egans Franklin Avenue saloon, one of the men severely wounded was. St Louis Mayor elections In the 1981 general election for St Louis mayor, democrat Vincent C Schoemehl jr carried the black wards and republican Jerry Wamser carried the white wards. He once had been close to Giordano and Michaels, but he had come to despise them. Actor Danny Glover makes his way to his car on crutches after speaking to teachers and administrators with singer Harry Belafonte, August 29, 2000 at. Wortman would eventually succeed the Sheltons and take over St. Louis's gambling operations in southwest Illinois until his death. Snake Kinneys biggest rival was George Baldy Higins who he killed in a street fight in the early morning hours of 20 September 1896. The south side of the city was dominated by the Syrian Mob (they were actually Lebanese), headed by Jimmy Michaels, Sr., who was close to Buster Wortman, the rackets boss in East St. Louis. The wire service, which once was owned by Moses Annenberg and James Ragen, effectively ended up in the hands of the Capone syndicate in the late 1940s, with muscle provided by East St. Louis gang boss Frank "Buster" Wortman. View the sections of St. Louis gangs, old St Louis hoods that have been torn down, images of certain neighborhoods, community history, and much more representing mostly all the hoods in St Louis. He refused to identify the buyer(s). You need to be a member of Gangsters Inc. - www.gangstersinc.org to add comments! They war the Cuckoos. Contents Bommarito was a former employee who tried to set up a rival produce hauling firm to rural Illinois groceries. 31 October 1921 William Egan shot and killed from a car in front of his saloon at 1400 Franklin avenue. St Louis 11 August 1981 Michaels friends retaliate when they disfigure Paul Leisure when they blow up his car. St Louis Egans Rats member Ray Renard (later witness) Ray Renard joined the gang in 1920 by being acquainted with Gus Dietmeyer. A short time later, he went to federal prison for. 13 February 1924 was disgruntled gang member Eddie Linehan executed by Dinty Colbeck and his men in the Max Welton Club . He fought the Green Ones and later the Russos. The brothers Bonvissuto had killed 17 December 1916 Agostino Curella in Cleveland. Egan boss William Egan and Missouri senator Michael Kinney managed pardons for the 3 men from none other then president Woodrow Wilson himself. 16 October the cuckoos murder Kustandy Ajilouny a supporter of the green ones as killer was identified Alphonse Palazzola. Phayer was a former partner of the late Ray Stevenson in a Brooklyn gambling house. St Louis mafia boss Matthew Trupiano dies Trupiano dies 22 October 1997. probably Patrick Hogan killed 29 September 1944 was probably Patrick Hogan killed at Club Royal. Today, the murder rate in East St. Louis is 17 times higher than the national average, but financial problems have forced huge cuts to the police budget. Young Deuce. St. Louis (south) Cuckoo Gang leader Roy Tipton Sometime in early 1923 an associate of the Cuckoos, Max Simmonson, approached Tipton with a proposition. FRANK BUSTER WORTMAN In 1964 was Wortman associate Lewis Buddy Ennis (39) shot and killed in his car, In 1964 was Richard Leisure (brother of David and cousin of Paul and Anthony) killed in a tavern. "While violent crime has spiked in some communities. When arrested in connection with the murders, the new car, which they had owned only two days, had 700 miles on it, the bumbers and runners were filled with weeds and mud, and found tucked in the seat cushion were strips of paper that had been cut from John Gray's old bank account and were used as scratch paper - matching strips were found in the Grays' apartment. St Louis based Russo brothers gang Pasquale Santino becomes allies with a split faction from Giannola led by the Russo brothers. St Louis gang leaders the Russo brothers defeated Tommy Hayes murders 25 July 1928 Vincent James Russo and Giannolas top killer Michael Mike the chink Longo. Cuckoo gangster James Dormondy escaped. Wortman was the dominant gangster in St. Louis from the early 1940s through the early 1960s. 27 June 1933 was Dominick Dan Maddalino (proprietor of a tavern at Collinsville Park) shot and killed by Louis Colone (former Collinsville policeman) in Maddalinos bar. St Louis boss Frank Coppola, underboss Anthony Lopiparo, consiglieri John Ferrara. The assassin ran out of the building and across the street to police headquarters and surrendered to police, exclaiming, "I've just burned the Yellow Kid!" This was Shelton territory, Timothy Ted Cronin 30 December 1944 were Timothy Ted Cronin and his bodyguard William Bozo Remphry wounded. Both were killed on orders of Frank Buster Wortman. Any feedback, comments, or extra information are much appreciated by Puparo. St Louis: Hogan Gang at war with Egan's rats In April 1923 with Philip Brockman, president of the Board of police Commissioners and Father Timothy Dempsey acting as mediators, Colbeck and Hogan agreed to peace terms. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 12 November 1927 also Charles Casamento was killed he was one of the killers of the Aiellos in St Louis. Denver (Colorado) The Klan problem in Colorado was state wide. Singer Harry Belafonte leaves the East St. Louis School District headquarters August 29, 2000 in East St. Louis , IL after addressing teachers and. East St Louis gambler and resort owner Charles Phayer Phayer was in December 1928 arrested for complicity in the 250000 dollar robbery of the Broadmoor Country Club near Indianapolis. St Louis mayor Cervantes In December 1964, two days before Cervantes announced his candidacy for mayor, he met with Tony Sansone and Syrian mob leader Jimmy Michaels at a business incorporated by Morris Shenker. He had left his home to meet his extortionists who had demanded half of his profits because according to them his Flamingo junkets were cutting in on the Casino Dunes junkets operations. Springfield boss Zito In later years worked for Zito also Ernest "Buster" Dinora (born 20 January 1907 in Scranton and died 19 September 1994), Michael Fortune, Matt Manzella and Thomas Jinuzzo. After the plumbing shop incident, Colbeck moved his gang to the Maxwelton Club and Racetrack on St. Charles Rock Road in the wilderness of St. Louis County. Jimmy Michaels' career began in the 1920s when he was known as "Horseshoe Jimmy," and was a member of the Cuckoos Gang. Location: St.Louis,MO. The notorious crime chief was dead. The late Frank Cotton Eppelsheimer and Drewers pal Joseph Burnett were named as his killers. Cuckoo gangster Crato Gentry 28 October 1918 Cuckoo gangster Crato Gentry shot and killed Charles Farrell who worked for his enemy saloon owner Frank Morrissey. His loyal follower Carmelo Fresina and others then start their own faction of which Fresina became the boss. 15 January 1907 was Willie Gagel shot and killed by Tom Egan, 2 March 1907 was Rex McDonald shot and killed. Colbeck was later transferred to Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. Scheduled for completion in the fall of 2003, it will be shared by East St. Louis Community College, Southern Illinois University and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. acting Chief of police and Klan leader Glenn Young returned his job to John Ford 12 February 1924 when he was ousted, Herrin (Williamson County??) Learn how to create your own. There was 500 gallons of whisky mash in vats and 90 gallons of whisky in cans. 10 March 1925 exploded a bomb at the shop and house of H. T. Fowler the father of former Young bodyguard Young, Birger gang 12 April 1926 on election Day Birgers gang opened fire and 6 people killed among whom Harland Ford (40 and brother of onetime Klan leader John Ford), brothers Mack Sizemore (54 and an alderman) and Ben Sizemore (52 and his son is Albert Gebo Sizemore), they were all clansmen. St Louis Lawrence N Goldstein (34) was found shot and killed in the trunk of his car 24 August 1976 in Miami (Florida). James T Licavoli aka Jack White aka Blackie was born in 1904 he was the cousin of Pete and Thomas Licavoli and Leo "lips" Moceri. St Louis Republican mayor Henry Ziegenheim served from 20 April 1897 till 16 April 1901. Wheels of Soul national president James Animal Smith arrested 12 July 2011 police arrested Wheels of Soul national president James Animal Smith, St Louis chapter president Dominic Henley Bishop, vice president Allen Dog Hunter, former St Louis vice president Lawrence Pinkston, Norman Vick, Timonthy Balle, Sean Jackson, Anthony Black, Thomas Q ball Bailey, Carlyle Thundercat Fleming, Bryant Dot Palmer, Toney Big T Sims and Maurice Thomas. St Louis Egans rats members the brothers Harry and John Dunn his brother John puggy Dunn took an oath to kill everybody connected to his brothers murder. Birger gang Birger and the Pocahontas bank robbery on 30 November 1926. He was soon involved in election fraud and petty racketeering. The long-running contested copyright dispute over Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tales of a whipsmart detective - which has even ensnared Enola Holmes - finally came to an end as the 1927 copyrights which expired Jan. 1 included Conan Doyle's last Sherlock Holmes work. Joined: Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:28 pm. Frank "Buster" Wortman in a St. Louis police mug shot in 1933, when he was 28 years old and member of the Shelton gang on the East Side. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in EAST ST. Frank L. "Buster" Wortman (December 4, 1904-August 3, 1968) was a St. Louis-area bootlegger, gambler and a former member of the Shelton Brothers Gang during Prohibition. An aerial view of Pruitt-Igoe in June 1971, by which time most of the 35 . Mohrle claimed he shot in self defense, despite the fact that the pistol on Young's body was obviously planted there. Charles Young then sold the Eagle Park Resort to John and Catherine Gray in 1924-25. This month it's all about Gamay and not just any . The man who shot. Just minutes after the shooting police raided a butcher shop at 1433 North 14th street where they found rifles and 6 revolvers. Santino was close to people in Detroit and NYC, he probably didn't support the Aiellos in Chicago perhaps he knew Mike Merlo the head of the Unione Siciliano in Chicago. Rodgers partners were Vitale and Vincent Filipello. Unfortunately, I was a soldier in San Pedro Sula, Honduras (number 2) and San Salvador, El Salvador (number. Would also have to do with the Valmeyer shooting. In March 1987 Raymond Flynn gets convicted and gets 55 years prison which is a year later reduced to 30 years. The rate of crime in East St. Louis is 84.19 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. St Louis mafia boss Matthew Trupiano. Although their names (the Green Ones, the Pillow Gang, the Russo Gang, Egan's Rats, the Hogan. When the five prisoners were brought to St. Louis the Italians told very innocent stories of how they happened to be on the farm. Cuckoo boss Jack Lyons killed 13 June 1920 was Cuckoo boss Jack Lyons shot and killed. Greenberg went to Jacob Mackler (Hogan man). The brothers worked for the boss Dominick Giambrone, St Louis Black hand leader Frank Sicola Sicola was a suspect in the 12 October 1921 Wash Street drive by shooting that killed Michael Adragna (23) and Joseph Giammanco (9). In 1911Egans rats killed the Nixie fighters leaders Edward Devine and Charles von der Ahe. St Louis gang leader Thomas snakeKinney By 1894 snake Kinney was running a saloon at second and Carr Street which served as headquarters for the Ashley street gang soon to be known as the Egans rats. Several days later Vitos brother John left St Louis, the war had cost 30 dead and 18 wounded. Big Earl Shelton 22 May 1950 was Big Earl Shelton shot and wounded, Little Earl Shelton 5 June 1950 was Little Earl Shelton shot and wounded. St Louis, IATSE union St. Louis lawyer Paul Dillon knew Murray Humpreys, the Chicago outfit's bag man, very well and had defended two IATSE union officers at Humpreys' request, after they were caught beating up a movie theater owner in St. Louis in 1939. Tipton did not believe that the Cuckoos could pull off such a crime by themselves and so Tipton took the information to Colbeck. Like some of the other gangs, it originated in the Western Missouri Correctional Center. 0. They riddled the storefront with bullets and shotgun slugs, but no one was injured. bootlegger Angelo Clementi killed 13 March 1930 was bootlegger Angelo Clementi shot and killed by two men posing as prohibition agents. James Birger In March 1919 George Ruloff and James Birger were arrested for robbery of a bookmaking operation in Hot spring Arkansas, they were both sentenced to 15 years but were free in a few years. Their gang was taken over by Charles Spicuzza. He had been questioned about the murder of two watchmen on the McKinley Bridge, Louis Mulconry killed 19 December 1930 was Louis Mulconry shot and killed, he was an enemy of the killed gunmen Lester Barth and Dewey Goebel. Upon Greenburg's return, Egan retaliated. St Louis Democratic mayor Rolla Wells served from 16 April 1901 till 20 April 1909. As teens, they practiced small-time crime (theft, robbery, larceny), and they were rewarded with short prison stays. According to Renard, Egan blamed Greenberg for swindling him out of $50,000 worth of booze. He skipped bond, but was recaptured a year later. Young dancers of the Performing Arts Training Center (PATC), East St. Louis Obear Nestor Glass Co East St Louis IL Boys Worker 1910 Dunham dancers Linda McKinley and Darryl Braddix dancing on train tracks in East St. Louis Mob Stopping Street Car, East St. Louis Riot, July 2, 1917 The Heart of East St Louis Still survived the third brother Harry Goebel, St Louis faction boss Carmelo Fresina killed 8 May 1931 Fresina gets killed near Edwardsville, Illinois and his gang was taken over by Thomas Buffa from KC. When those arrive the 2 sheriffs have to dug their own shallow graves in which they get found. St Louis Laborers Local 42 Around 1965 Louis D Shoulders jr, George "Stormy" Harvill and William Sanders took over control in Laborers Local 42. St Louis: Hogan Gang at war with Egan's rats In March 1923 the rats tried to ambush Edward Hogan and Humbert Costello as they were driving, the shooters Elmer Runge and Isadore Londe were arrested but Hogan refuses to identify them. St Louis faction boss Carmelo Fresina In January 1929 Fresina and 2 members of his gang attended a meeting at the home of a Russo faction member and he gets wounded and his companions killed. Police in the city admit that they are outgunned and outmanned, but there is not . The Rats blamed the murder of their leader on the Hogan Gang led by Edward J "Jellyroll" Hogan. However, many of the stolen bonds were seized in several police raids. EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.. - The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Steven D. Weinhoeft, announced today that seven alleged members of the violent Gangster Disciples gang, including top national and state leaders, have been charged in a federal indictment accusing them of a years-long interstate racketeering conspiracy involving multiple murders, drug trafficking, and other crimes. Dinty Colbeck 25 April 1924 robbery of the Granite City National Bank netting 63000 dollars was led by Dinty Colbeck. 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