SettingsPrisoners who died in New York detention
Bata LoBagola
Bata Kindai Amgoza ibn LoBagola (1877 – 1947) was an early 20th century American impostor and entertainer who presented an exoticized identity as a native of Africa, when in reality he was...
Bata Kindai Amgoza ibn LoBagola (1877 – 1947) was an early 20th century American impostor and entertainer who presented an exoticized identity as a native of Africa, when in reality he was...
Charles Chapin
Charles Chapin (October 19, 1858 – December 13, 1930) was a New York newspaper editor.
Charles Chapin (October 19, 1858 – December 13, 1930) was a New York newspaper editor.
Hyman Amberg
Herman "Hyman" Amberg was a New York mobster who, with his brothers Joseph and Louis "Pretty" Amberg, formed one of the prominent criminal gangs during Prohibition.
Herman "Hyman" Amberg was a New York mobster who, with his brothers Joseph and Louis "Pretty" Amberg, formed one of the prominent criminal gangs during Prohibition.
Jack Abbott
Jack Henry Abbott (January 21, 1944 – February 10, 2002) was an American criminal and author.
Jack Henry Abbott (January 21, 1944 – February 10, 2002) was an American criminal and author.
James Burke (gangster)
James Burke, also known as Jimmy the Gent, and The Big Irishman, was an American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the Lufthansa heist in...
James Burke, also known as Jimmy the Gent, and The Big Irishman, was an American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the Lufthansa heist in...
John C. Colt
John Caldwell Colt, the brother of Samuel Colt of Colt firearm fame, was a fur-trader, book keeper, law clerk, and teacher.
John Caldwell Colt, the brother of Samuel Colt of Colt firearm fame, was a fur-trader, book keeper, law clerk, and teacher.
Kuwasi Balagoon
Kuwasi Balagoon (December 22, 1946 – December 13, 1986), born Donald Weems, was a Black Panther, a member of the Black Liberation Army, a New Afrikan anarchist, and a defendant in the Pant...
Kuwasi Balagoon (December 22, 1946 – December 13, 1986), born Donald Weems, was a Black Panther, a member of the Black Liberation Army, a New Afrikan anarchist, and a defendant in the Pant...
Larry Davis (criminal)
Larry Davis (May 28, 1966 – February 20, 2008), who changed his name to Adam Abdul-Hakeem in 1989, was a New Yorker who shot six New York City police officers on November 19, 1986 when the...
Larry Davis (May 28, 1966 – February 20, 2008), who changed his name to Adam Abdul-Hakeem in 1989, was a New Yorker who shot six New York City police officers on November 19, 1986 when the...
Ricky Kasso
Richard "Ricky" Kasso (March 1967 - July 7, 1984), also known as The Acid King murdered 17-year-old acquaintance Gary Lauwers in Northport, Long Island, New York on June 16, 1984.
Richard "Ricky" Kasso (March 1967 - July 7, 1984), also known as The Acid King murdered 17-year-old acquaintance Gary Lauwers in Northport, Long Island, New York on June 16, 1984.
Robert Garrow
Robert Garrow was an American spree killer who was active in New York in the early 1970s.
Robert Garrow was an American spree killer who was active in New York in the early 1970s.
Robert Shulman (serial killer)
Robert Shulman was an American serial killer.
Robert Shulman was an American serial killer.
Waneta Hoyt
Waneta Ethel (Nixon) Hoyt (May 13, 1946 – August 13, 1998) was an American serial killer.
Waneta Ethel (Nixon) Hoyt (May 13, 1946 – August 13, 1998) was an American serial killer.
William M. Tweed
William Magear Tweed (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878) – often erroneously referred to as William Marcy Tweed (see below), and widely known as "Boss" Tweed – was an ...
William Magear Tweed (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878) – often erroneously referred to as William Marcy Tweed (see below), and widely known as "Boss" Tweed – was an ...