Chicago Gang History

Gangster. The wife of Lester "Baby Face Nelson" Gillis. An active member of her husband's criminal activity,. She was arrested on April 22, 1934, at Little Bohemia Lodge in northern Wisconsin. Shortly ...

Fred "Killer" Burke (May 29, 1893 – July 10, 1940) was an American armed robber and contract killer responsible for many crimes during the Prohibition era. He was considered a prime suspect in the St. ...

Velma was the youngest child born to Ira Ennis Pheasant and Grace Swimery. Velma was first married to William Verhulst. They were married on August 23,1919 in Des Moines Iowa. They had divorced by 1924...

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:"... Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908[1] – November 27, 1934), known under the pseudonym George Nelson, was a bank robber and murderer in the 1930s. Gillis was know...

Ralph Capone Raffaele Capone was born in 1894, the second child and last to be born in Italy. After James left, the family looked to Ralph for family leadership. Ralph did not excel in this role, ...