SettingsAmerican robbers
Abe Greenthal
Abraham Greenthal, aka "The General", was an American criminal known as one of the most expert pickpockets in the nation.
Abraham Greenthal, aka "The General", was an American criminal known as one of the most expert pickpockets in the nation.
Adam Blue Galli
Adam Blue Galli was one of a group of criminals known as the "Preppie Bandits" (due to their clean cut appearance, a propensity for dressing like "preppies", and their habit of hanging out in Sa...
Adam Blue Galli was one of a group of criminals known as the "Preppie Bandits" (due to their clean cut appearance, a propensity for dressing like "preppies", and their habit of hanging out in Sa...
Alan Golder
Alan William Golder (born August 9, 1955), also known as the "Dinnertime Bandit", is an American burglar who specialized in stealing jewellery from mansions, while their owners were inside their...
Alan William Golder (born August 9, 1955), also known as the "Dinnertime Bandit", is an American burglar who specialized in stealing jewellery from mansions, while their owners were inside their...
Allen Lee Davis
Allen Lee Davis was a convicted murderer executed for the May 11, 1982 Jacksonville, Florida murder of Nancy Weiler, who was three months pregnant at the time.
Allen Lee Davis was a convicted murderer executed for the May 11, 1982 Jacksonville, Florida murder of Nancy Weiler, who was three months pregnant at the time.
Allen West (prisoner)
Allen Clayton West (born c. 1929 - died December 21, 1978 in Gainesville, Florida) was a convicted criminal.
Allen Clayton West (born c. 1929 - died December 21, 1978 in Gainesville, Florida) was a convicted criminal.
Assata Shakur
Assata Olugbala Shakur is an African-American activist and escaped convict who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army.
Assata Olugbala Shakur is an African-American activist and escaped convict who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army.
Barton Kay Kirkham
Barton Kay Kirkham (December 1936 – June 7, 1958) was a deserter of the United States Air Force who was discharged in 1955 after committing a robbery in Colorado.
Barton Kay Kirkham (December 1936 – June 7, 1958) was a deserter of the United States Air Force who was discharged in 1955 after committing a robbery in Colorado.
Billy Dean Anderson
Billy Dean Anderson (July 12, 1934 – July 7, 1979) gained notoriety in 1975 when he was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list after a long list of crimes — for wh...
Billy Dean Anderson (July 12, 1934 – July 7, 1979) gained notoriety in 1975 when he was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list after a long list of crimes — for wh...
Black Rob
Black Rob (born Robert Ross; June 8, 1968) is a rapper who was formerly signed to Bad Boy Records.
Black Rob (born Robert Ross; June 8, 1968) is a rapper who was formerly signed to Bad Boy Records.
Booker T (wrestler)
Robert Booker Tio Huffman, better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling commentator, currently signed to WWE, on its SmackDown brand.
Robert Booker Tio Huffman, better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling commentator, currently signed to WWE, on its SmackDown brand.
Charles Starkweather
Charles Raymond Starkweather (November 24, 1938 – June 25, 1959) was an American teenaged spree killer who murdered eleven people in Nebraska and Wyoming during a two-month road trip with his 14...
Charles Raymond Starkweather (November 24, 1938 – June 25, 1959) was an American teenaged spree killer who murdered eleven people in Nebraska and Wyoming during a two-month road trip with his 14...
Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18, 1926) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music.
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18, 1926) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music.
Clarence Earl Gideon
Clarence Earl Gideon (August 30, 1910 – January 18, 1972) was a poor drifter accused in a Florida state court of felony theft.
Clarence Earl Gideon (August 30, 1910 – January 18, 1972) was a poor drifter accused in a Florida state court of felony theft.
Colton Simpson
Colton Simpson (born circa 1966)) was a Crip who is currently serving a 126-year prison sentence under California's three-strikes law.
Colton Simpson (born circa 1966)) was a Crip who is currently serving a 126-year prison sentence under California's three-strikes law.
Dana Plato
Dana Michelle Plato was an American actress notable for playing the role of Kimberly Drummond in the U.S. television sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.
Dana Michelle Plato was an American actress notable for playing the role of Kimberly Drummond in the U.S. television sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.
DMX (rapper)
Earl Simmons better known by his stage name DMX is a multi-Platinum American rapper and actor.
Earl Simmons better known by his stage name DMX is a multi-Platinum American rapper and actor.
Donald Dillbeck
Donald David Dillbeck (born May 24, 1963) is a convicted murderer currently on Florida's Death Row for the stabbing and murder of a woman in a Tallahassee, Florida mall parking lot.
Donald David Dillbeck (born May 24, 1963) is a convicted murderer currently on Florida's Death Row for the stabbing and murder of a woman in a Tallahassee, Florida mall parking lot.
Eva Dugan
Eva Dugan (1878 – February 21, 1930) was a convicted murderer whose execution by hanging at the state prison in Florence, Arizona resulted in her decapitation and influenced the state of Arizona...
Eva Dugan (1878 – February 21, 1930) was a convicted murderer whose execution by hanging at the state prison in Florence, Arizona resulted in her decapitation and influenced the state of Arizona...
Flavor Flav
William Jonathan Drayton, Jr., better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American rapper and television personality who rose to prominence as a member of the rap group Public Enemy.
William Jonathan Drayton, Jr., better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American rapper and television personality who rose to prominence as a member of the rap group Public Enemy.
G. Dep
Trevell Gerald Coleman (born November 19, 1974), better known by his stage name G. Dep (which stands for "Ghetto Dependent"), is an American rapper from Harlem, New York City.
Trevell Gerald Coleman (born November 19, 1974), better known by his stage name G. Dep (which stands for "Ghetto Dependent"), is an American rapper from Harlem, New York City.
Gary Gilmore
Gary Mark Gilmore was an American who gained international notoriety for demanding that his own death sentence be fulfilled following two murders he committed in Utah.
Gary Mark Gilmore was an American who gained international notoriety for demanding that his own death sentence be fulfilled following two murders he committed in Utah.
George Leonidas Leslie
George Leonidas Leslie was an architect turned robber who was known to law enforcement and the underworld as a criminal genius.
George Leonidas Leslie was an architect turned robber who was known to law enforcement and the underworld as a criminal genius.
Gerald Mason
Gerald Fit Mason is an American cop killer and rapist.
Gerald Fit Mason is an American cop killer and rapist.
Glen Stewart Godwin
Glen Stewart Godwin (born June 26, 1958) is an American fugitive and convicted murderer who was added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on December 7, 1...
Glen Stewart Godwin (born June 26, 1958) is an American fugitive and convicted murderer who was added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on December 7, 1...
Irene Schroeder
Irene Schroeder was an American criminal who became the first woman to be executed by electrocution in Pennsylvania, and the fourth woman to be executed by electrocution in the whole of the Unit...
Irene Schroeder was an American criminal who became the first woman to be executed by electrocution in Pennsylvania, and the fourth woman to be executed by electrocution in the whole of the Unit...
Jack Kennedy (train robber)
John F. "Jack" Kennedy (ca.
John F. "Jack" Kennedy (ca.
James Coburn (criminal)
James Coburn was the last defendant executed in the United States for a crime other than murder.
James Coburn was the last defendant executed in the United States for a crime other than murder.
James Earl Ray
James Earl Ray was an American criminal convicted of the assassination of civil rights and anti-war activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
James Earl Ray was an American criminal convicted of the assassination of civil rights and anti-war activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
James Homer Elledge
James Homer Elledge (December 9, 1942– August 28, 2001) was an American murderer who was executed by lethal injection in Washington State Penitentiary for the murder of 47 year old Eloise ...
James Homer Elledge (December 9, 1942– August 28, 2001) was an American murderer who was executed by lethal injection in Washington State Penitentiary for the murder of 47 year old Eloise ...
James W. Rodgers
James W. Rodgers (August 3, 1910 – March 30, 1960) was an American who was sentenced to death by the state of Utah for the murder of miner Charles Merrifield in 1957.
James W. Rodgers (August 3, 1910 – March 30, 1960) was an American who was sentenced to death by the state of Utah for the murder of miner Charles Merrifield in 1957.
Jesse Tafero
Jesse Joseph Tafero (October 12, 1946 – May 4, 1990), was convicted of murder and executed via electric chair in the state of Florida for the murders of Florida Highway Patrol officer Phillip Bl...
Jesse Joseph Tafero (October 12, 1946 – May 4, 1990), was convicted of murder and executed via electric chair in the state of Florida for the murders of Florida Highway Patrol officer Phillip Bl...
John David Duty
John David Duty was an American who was executed in Oklahoma for first-degree murder.
John David Duty was an American who was executed in Oklahoma for first-degree murder.
John Deering
John W. Deering (September 1898 – October 31, 1938) was the subject of an experiment to observe what would happen to the human heart during death by gunshot.
John W. Deering (September 1898 – October 31, 1938) was the subject of an experiment to observe what would happen to the human heart during death by gunshot.
John Franzese
John "Sonny" Franzese, Sr., is a longtime member and the current Underboss of the Colombo crime family.
John "Sonny" Franzese, Sr., is a longtime member and the current Underboss of the Colombo crime family.
John Kelley (criminal)
John J. Kelley was a reputed mobster who was an associate of the Patriarca crime family.
John J. Kelley was a reputed mobster who was an associate of the Patriarca crime family.
Johnny Leartice Robinson
Johnny Leartice Robinson (25 July 1952 – 4 February 2004) was executed by the State of Florida for the 1985 murder of Beverly St. George.
Johnny Leartice Robinson (25 July 1952 – 4 February 2004) was executed by the State of Florida for the 1985 murder of Beverly St. George.
Jose Luis Razo, Jr.
Jose Luis Razo Jr. was a student at Harvard University who was convicted of multiple accounts of armed robbery in 1989, for crimes committed while on vacation from Harvard.
Jose Luis Razo Jr. was a student at Harvard University who was convicted of multiple accounts of armed robbery in 1989, for crimes committed while on vacation from Harvard.
Joseph Mitchell Parsons
Joseph Mitchell "Yogi" Parsons (July 22, 1964 – October 15, 1999) was an American who was executed for the August 1987 murder of Richard Lynn Ernest.
Joseph Mitchell "Yogi" Parsons (July 22, 1964 – October 15, 1999) was an American who was executed for the August 1987 murder of Richard Lynn Ernest.
Kevin Foster (murderer)
Kevin Donald Foster (born Kevin Donald Bates; June 16, 1977) is an American murderer.
Kevin Donald Foster (born Kevin Donald Bates; June 16, 1977) is an American murderer.
Lionel Tate
Lionel Alexander Tate (born January 30, 1987) is the youngest American citizen ever sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole.
Lionel Alexander Tate (born January 30, 1987) is the youngest American citizen ever sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole.
Maurice Clarett
Maurice Edward Clarett is an American football running back for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.
Maurice Edward Clarett is an American football running back for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.
Maurice Clemmons
Maurice Clemmons was an American felon who was responsible for the November 29, 2009, murder of four police officers in Parkland, Washington.
Maurice Clemmons was an American felon who was responsible for the November 29, 2009, murder of four police officers in Parkland, Washington.
Max B
Charly Wingate, better known as Max B, is an American rapper and songwriter from Harlem and is known for his original rap style of mumbled delivery, catchy sing-song choruses & hooks, and ...
Charly Wingate, better known as Max B, is an American rapper and songwriter from Harlem and is known for his original rap style of mumbled delivery, catchy sing-song choruses & hooks, and ...
Michael H. Kenyon
Michael Hubert Kenyon (born c. 1944 in Elgin, Illinois) is an American criminal nicknamed the Enema Bandit.
Michael Hubert Kenyon (born c. 1944 in Elgin, Illinois) is an American criminal nicknamed the Enema Bandit.
Montel Vontavious Porter
Hassan Hamin Assad, better known by his ring name Montel Vontavious Porter, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he was the inaugural IWG...
Hassan Hamin Assad, better known by his ring name Montel Vontavious Porter, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he was the inaugural IWG...
Mose Jefferson
Mose Oliver Jefferson (1942 – May 12, 2011) was a member of the New Orleans family that includes his younger brother, convicted felon and former U.S. Representative William J. Jefferson.
Mose Oliver Jefferson (1942 – May 12, 2011) was a member of the New Orleans family that includes his younger brother, convicted felon and former U.S. Representative William J. Jefferson.
Nicholas Troy Sheley
Nicholas Troy Sheley (born July 31, 1979) is an American ex-convict accused of eight murders across four towns in Illinois and Missouri.
Nicholas Troy Sheley (born July 31, 1979) is an American ex-convict accused of eight murders across four towns in Illinois and Missouri.
Nick George Montos
Nicholas George Montos (1916 - November 30, 2008) was an American criminal and a fugitive.
Nicholas George Montos (1916 - November 30, 2008) was an American criminal and a fugitive.
O. J. Simpson
Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson, nicknamed "The Juice", is a retired American college and professional football player, football broadcaster and actor.
Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson, nicknamed "The Juice", is a retired American college and professional football player, football broadcaster and actor.
Oba Chandler
Oba Chandler (October 11, 1946 – November 15, 2011) was an American convicted rapist and murderer who was put to death via lethal injection for the June 1989 triple murders of a woman and her tw...
Oba Chandler (October 11, 1946 – November 15, 2011) was an American convicted rapist and murderer who was put to death via lethal injection for the June 1989 triple murders of a woman and her tw...
Paula Cooper
Paula Cooper was sentenced to death by electrocution on July 11, 1986 for the murder of 78-year-old Ruth Pelke.
Paula Cooper was sentenced to death by electrocution on July 11, 1986 for the murder of 78-year-old Ruth Pelke.
Peter Sawyer
Peter Sawyer (fl. 1850-1866) was an American thief and robber in New York City during the 1860s.
Peter Sawyer (fl. 1850-1866) was an American thief and robber in New York City during the 1860s.
Petey Pablo
Moses Barrett III (born July 22, 1973), known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American rapper from Greenville, North Carolina.
Moses Barrett III (born July 22, 1973), known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American rapper from Greenville, North Carolina.
Philip N. Johnson
Philip Noel Johnson was an armored car driver employed by Loomis Fargo & Company in Jacksonville, Florida.
Philip Noel Johnson was an armored car driver employed by Loomis Fargo & Company in Jacksonville, Florida.
Phillup Partin
Phillup Alan Partin (born June 29, 1965 in Sacramento, California) is an American convicted murderer currently on Florida death row at the Florida State Prison.
Phillup Alan Partin (born June 29, 1965 in Sacramento, California) is an American convicted murderer currently on Florida death row at the Florida State Prison.
Richard Allen Davis
Richard Allen "Rick" Davis is a convicted murderer, whose criminal record fueled support for passage of California's "Three strikes law" for repeat offenders.
Richard Allen "Rick" Davis is a convicted murderer, whose criminal record fueled support for passage of California's "Three strikes law" for repeat offenders.
Richard Henyard
Richard Henyard (June 26, 1974 – September 23, 2008) was an American murderer on death row in Florida, convicted for the double murder of 7-year-old Jamilya Lewis and 3-year-old Jasmine Le...
Richard Henyard (June 26, 1974 – September 23, 2008) was an American murderer on death row in Florida, convicted for the double murder of 7-year-old Jamilya Lewis and 3-year-old Jasmine Le...
Rodney King
Rodney Glen King is best known as a victim in a police brutality case involving the Los Angeles Police Department on March 3, 1991.
Rodney Glen King is best known as a victim in a police brutality case involving the Los Angeles Police Department on March 3, 1991.
Ronnie Lee Gardner
Ronnie Lee Gardner (January 16, 1961 – June 18, 2010) was an American criminal who received the death penalty for murder in 1985, and was executed by firing squad by the state of Utah in 2010.
Ronnie Lee Gardner (January 16, 1961 – June 18, 2010) was an American criminal who received the death penalty for murder in 1985, and was executed by firing squad by the state of Utah in 2010.
Sadie Farrell
Sadie Farrell (fl. 1869) was an American criminal, gang leader and river pirate known under the pseudonym Sadie the Goat.
Sadie Farrell (fl. 1869) was an American criminal, gang leader and river pirate known under the pseudonym Sadie the Goat.
Sanyika Shakur
Sanyika Shakur, also known by his former street moniker Monster, is a former member of the Los Angeles gang the Eight Tray Gangster Crips.
Sanyika Shakur, also known by his former street moniker Monster, is a former member of the Los Angeles gang the Eight Tray Gangster Crips.
Soulja Slim
James Tapp, Jr., better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper who achieved massive success on Master P's No Limit record label.
James Tapp, Jr., better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper who achieved massive success on Master P's No Limit record label.
Stanley Williams
Stanley Tookie Williams III (December 29, 1953 – December 13, 2005) was a leader of the Crips, a notorious American street gang which had its roots in South Central Los Angeles in 1969.
Stanley Tookie Williams III (December 29, 1953 – December 13, 2005) was a leader of the Crips, a notorious American street gang which had its roots in South Central Los Angeles in 1969.
Tiffany Cole
Tiffany Ann Cole was found guilty of the kidnapping and first-degree murder of a Duval County, Florida husband and wife.
Tiffany Ann Cole was found guilty of the kidnapping and first-degree murder of a Duval County, Florida husband and wife.
Tom Ketchum
Thomas Everard Ketchum (October 31, 1863 – April 26, 1901), known as Black Jack, was a cowboy who later turned to a life of crime.
Thomas Everard Ketchum (October 31, 1863 – April 26, 1901), known as Black Jack, was a cowboy who later turned to a life of crime.
Tony Boles
Tony Boles (born ) is a retired professional American football running back and kick returner who was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
Tony Boles (born ) is a retired professional American football running back and kick returner who was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
Tyrone Brown
Tyrone Brown is an African-American Texan who was sentenced to a life term in a Texas maximum security prison for a robbery which netted two U.S. dollars in 1990 and smoking marijuana while on p...
Tyrone Brown is an African-American Texan who was sentenced to a life term in a Texas maximum security prison for a robbery which netted two U.S. dollars in 1990 and smoking marijuana while on p...
Willie Horton
William R. "Willie" Horton is an American convicted felon who, while serving a life sentence for murder, without the possibility of parole, was the beneficiary of a Massachusetts weekend furloug...
William R. "Willie" Horton is an American convicted felon who, while serving a life sentence for murder, without the possibility of parole, was the beneficiary of a Massachusetts weekend furloug...
Ángel Nieves Díaz
Ángel Nieves Díaz (August 31, 1951 – December 13, 2006) was a Puerto Rican convict who was executed by lethal injection in Raiford, Florida.
Ángel Nieves Díaz (August 31, 1951 – December 13, 2006) was a Puerto Rican convict who was executed by lethal injection in Raiford, Florida.