SettingsPrisoners who died in United States federal government detention
Albert Tocco
Albert Tocco (August 9, 1929 – September 21, 2005), also known as "Caesar" (though this was actually his baptismal name), was a high ranking member of the Chicago Outfit during the 1970s and 1980s.
Albert Tocco (August 9, 1929 – September 21, 2005), also known as "Caesar" (though this was actually his baptismal name), was a high ranking member of the Chicago Outfit during the 1970s and 1980s.
Anthony Corallo
Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo was a New York City mobster and boss of the Lucchese crime family.
Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo was a New York City mobster and boss of the Lucchese crime family.
Anthony Gaggi
Anthony "Antonino" "Nino" Frank Gaggi (August 7, 1925 – April 17, 1988) was a captain in the New York Gambino crime family who supervised the infamous DeMeo crew, headed by Roy DeMeo.
Anthony "Antonino" "Nino" Frank Gaggi (August 7, 1925 – April 17, 1988) was a captain in the New York Gambino crime family who supervised the infamous DeMeo crew, headed by Roy DeMeo.
Anthony Salerno
Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno was a New York mobster who served as front boss of the Genovese crime family to family boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante from the 1970s until his conviction in 1986.
Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno was a New York mobster who served as front boss of the Genovese crime family to family boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante from the 1970s until his conviction in 1986.
Anthony Seminerio
Anthony S. Seminerio (February 15, 1935 — January 6, 2011) was an American politician from Queens, New York.
Anthony S. Seminerio (February 15, 1935 — January 6, 2011) was an American politician from Queens, New York.
Arthur Nadel
Arthur Geoffrey Nadel was a crooked hedge fund manager, philanthropist, and a liberal.
Arthur Geoffrey Nadel was a crooked hedge fund manager, philanthropist, and a liberal.
Bob Younger
Robert Ewing "Bob" Younger (October 29, 1853 – September 16, 1889) was an American criminal and outlaw, the younger brother of Cole, Jim and John Younger.
Robert Ewing "Bob" Younger (October 29, 1853 – September 16, 1889) was an American criminal and outlaw, the younger brother of Cole, Jim and John Younger.
Bugs Moran
George Clarence Moran, better known by the alias "Bugs" Moran, was a Chicago Prohibition-era gangster.
George Clarence Moran, better known by the alias "Bugs" Moran, was a Chicago Prohibition-era gangster.
Carl Civella
Carl "Cork" Civella (January 28, 1910 – October 2, 1994) was the leader of the Kansas City crime family following the death of his brother, long-time crime boss Nicholas Civella, after hea...
Carl "Cork" Civella (January 28, 1910 – October 2, 1994) was the leader of the Kansas City crime family following the death of his brother, long-time crime boss Nicholas Civella, after hea...
Carmine Tramunti
Carmine "Mr. Gribbs" Tramunti was a New York mobster who was the boss of the Lucchese crime family.
Carmine "Mr. Gribbs" Tramunti was a New York mobster who was the boss of the Lucchese crime family.
Charles Harrelson
Charles Voyde Harrelson was an American organized crime figure who was convicted of assassinating federal judge John H. Wood, Jr., the first federal judge killed in the 20th century.
Charles Voyde Harrelson was an American organized crime figure who was convicted of assassinating federal judge John H. Wood, Jr., the first federal judge killed in the 20th century.
Clarence Carnes
Clarence Victor Carnes (January 14, 1927 – October 3, 1988) known as The Choctaw Kid was a Choctaw Indian famous as the youngest inmate sentenced to Alcatraz, and for his participati...
Clarence Victor Carnes (January 14, 1927 – October 3, 1988) known as The Choctaw Kid was a Choctaw Indian famous as the youngest inmate sentenced to Alcatraz, and for his participati...
David Lane (white nationalist)
David Eden Lane (November 2, 1938 – May 28, 2007) was an American white nationalist leader and convicted felon.
David Eden Lane (November 2, 1938 – May 28, 2007) was an American white nationalist leader and convicted felon.
Don Lapre
Donald D. "Don" Lapre was an American TV pitchman.
Donald D. "Don" Lapre was an American TV pitchman.
Earl Krugel
Earl Leslie Krugel (November 24, 1942 – November 4, 2005) was the West Coast coordinator of the Jewish Defense League.
Earl Leslie Krugel (November 24, 1942 – November 4, 2005) was the West Coast coordinator of the Jewish Defense League.
Felix Alderisio
Felix "Milwaukee Phil" Alderisio (1912 – September 25, 1971) was a prominent enforcer, bagman, hitman and burglar for the Chicago Outfit, serving as an underboss to Salvatore Giancana ("Sam", "M...
Felix "Milwaukee Phil" Alderisio (1912 – September 25, 1971) was a prominent enforcer, bagman, hitman and burglar for the Chicago Outfit, serving as an underboss to Salvatore Giancana ("Sam", "M...
Felix Mitchell
Felix Wayne Mitchell Jr. (August 23, 1954 - August 21, 1986) was a convicted drug lord from Oakland, California and leader of the notorious "69 Mob" criminal organization, which operated through...
Felix Wayne Mitchell Jr. (August 23, 1954 - August 21, 1986) was a convicted drug lord from Oakland, California and leader of the notorious "69 Mob" criminal organization, which operated through...
Gaetano Badalamenti
Gaetano Badalamenti (September 14, 1923 – April 29, 2004) was a powerful member of the Sicilian Mafia.
Gaetano Badalamenti (September 14, 1923 – April 29, 2004) was a powerful member of the Sicilian Mafia.
Gaston Means
Gaston Bullock Means (1879, Concord, North Carolina – 1938, Leavenworth, Kansas) was an American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler, murder suspect, blackmailer, and con a...
Gaston Bullock Means (1879, Concord, North Carolina – 1938, Leavenworth, Kansas) was an American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler, murder suspect, blackmailer, and con a...
Gerald Scarpelli
Gerald Hector Scarpelli (1938 - May 2, 1989) was a hitman for the Chicago Outfit criminal organization who later became a government witness.
Gerald Hector Scarpelli (1938 - May 2, 1989) was a hitman for the Chicago Outfit criminal organization who later became a government witness.
Gregory Scarpa
Gregory Scarpa, Sr. also known as "The Grim Reaper" and "The Mad Hatter", was a capo for the Colombo crime family and an informant for the FBI. During the 1970s and 80s, Scarpa was the chief en...
Gregory Scarpa, Sr. also known as "The Grim Reaper" and "The Mad Hatter", was a capo for the Colombo crime family and an informant for the FBI. During the 1970s and 80s, Scarpa was the chief en...
Gus Alex
Gus Alex (April 1, 1916 – July 24, 1998) was a Greek-American mobster and high ranking member of the Chicago Outfit, who succeeded Jake Guzik as the Syndicate's main political "fixer".
Gus Alex (April 1, 1916 – July 24, 1998) was a Greek-American mobster and high ranking member of the Chicago Outfit, who succeeded Jake Guzik as the Syndicate's main political "fixer".
Hiu Lui Ng
Hiu Lui Ng a.k.a Jason Ng was a 34 year old New Yorker who died on August 5 or 6, 2008 in the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Hiu Lui Ng a.k.a Jason Ng was a 34 year old New Yorker who died on August 5 or 6, 2008 in the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Ilario Zannino
Ilario "Larry Baione" Maria Antonio Zannino was the muscle and chief gambling honcho for Raymond J. Patriarca and the Patriarca crime family.
Ilario "Larry Baione" Maria Antonio Zannino was the muscle and chief gambling honcho for Raymond J. Patriarca and the Patriarca crime family.
J. L. Hunter "Red" Rountree
J. L. Hunter "Red" Rountree (December 16, 1911, Brownwood, Texas – October 12, 2004, Springfield, Missouri), an american folk hero, is believed to have been the world's oldest active bank robber.
J. L. Hunter "Red" Rountree (December 16, 1911, Brownwood, Texas – October 12, 2004, Springfield, Missouri), an american folk hero, is believed to have been the world's oldest active bank robber.
Jacob Shapiro
Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro was a New York mobster who, with his partner Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, controlled industrial labor racketeering in New York for two decades and established the Murder, Inc....
Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro was a New York mobster who, with his partner Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, controlled industrial labor racketeering in New York for two decades and established the Murder, Inc....
James Failla
James "Jimmy Brown" Failla (1919–1999) (pronounced FYE-yal-lah) was a senior caporegime with the Gambino crime family who was a major power in the garbage hauling industry in New York City.
James "Jimmy Brown" Failla (1919–1999) (pronounced FYE-yal-lah) was a senior caporegime with the Gambino crime family who was a major power in the garbage hauling industry in New York City.
James Ford Seale
James Ford Seale (June 25, 1935 – August 2, 2011) was a Ku Klux Klan member charged by the U.S. Justice Department on January 24, 2007, and subsequently convicted on June 14, 2007, for the May 1...
James Ford Seale (June 25, 1935 – August 2, 2011) was a Ku Klux Klan member charged by the U.S. Justice Department on January 24, 2007, and subsequently convicted on June 14, 2007, for the May 1...
James T. Licavoli
James T. "Blackie" Licavoli also known as "Jack White" (August 18, 1904 − November 27, 1985) was a Cleveland, Ohio mobster and one of the earliest organized crime figures to be convicted under t...
James T. "Blackie" Licavoli also known as "Jack White" (August 18, 1904 − November 27, 1985) was a Cleveland, Ohio mobster and one of the earliest organized crime figures to be convicted under t...
James von Brunn
James Wenneker von Brunn was an American man who perpetrated the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2009.
James Wenneker von Brunn was an American man who perpetrated the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2009.
Jim McDougal
James B. "Jim" McDougal (August 25, 1940 – March 8, 1998), a native of White County, Arkansas, and his wife, Susan McDougal (the former Susan Carol Henley), were financial partners with Bill Cli...
James B. "Jim" McDougal (August 25, 1940 – March 8, 1998), a native of White County, Arkansas, and his wife, Susan McDougal (the former Susan Carol Henley), were financial partners with Bill Cli...
Joe Valachi
Joseph 'Joe Cargo' Valachi (September 22, 1904 – April 3, 1971), Italian American, also known as "Charles Chanbano" and "Anthony Sorge" was the first Mafia member to publicly acknowledge the exi...
Joseph 'Joe Cargo' Valachi (September 22, 1904 – April 3, 1971), Italian American, also known as "Charles Chanbano" and "Anthony Sorge" was the first Mafia member to publicly acknowledge the exi...
John Paul Scott
John Paul Scott (born in 1926 in Leitchfield, Kentucky, died February 22, 1986 behind bars in Tallahassee, Florida) was the only inmate of Alcatraz to conclusively reach the San Francisco shore ...
John Paul Scott (born in 1926 in Leitchfield, Kentucky, died February 22, 1986 behind bars in Tallahassee, Florida) was the only inmate of Alcatraz to conclusively reach the San Francisco shore ...
Jose Miguel Battle, Sr.
Ramon Iglesias was the nominal leader and founder of "The Corporation," which is otherwise known as the "Cuban Mafia.
Ramon Iglesias was the nominal leader and founder of "The Corporation," which is otherwise known as the "Cuban Mafia.
Joseph Armone
Joseph "Piney" Armone, also known as Shorty, (September 13, 1917 – February 23, 1992) was a gangster in the Gambino crime family who served as underboss.
Joseph "Piney" Armone, also known as Shorty, (September 13, 1917 – February 23, 1992) was a gangster in the Gambino crime family who served as underboss.
Joseph DiVarco
Joseph "Little Caesar" DiVarco (December 17, 1910–1986) was a Chicago mobster with the Chicago Outfit who was involved in numerous street rackets.
Joseph "Little Caesar" DiVarco (December 17, 1910–1986) was a Chicago mobster with the Chicago Outfit who was involved in numerous street rackets.
Joseph Valachi
Joseph 'Joe Cargo' Valachi (September 22, 1903 – April 3, 1971), Italian American, also known as "Charles Chanbano" and "Anthony Sorge" was the first Mafia member to publicly acknowledge the exi...
Joseph 'Joe Cargo' Valachi (September 22, 1903 – April 3, 1971), Italian American, also known as "Charles Chanbano" and "Anthony Sorge" was the first Mafia member to publicly acknowledge the exi...
Kazuyoshi Miura (businessman)
Kazuyoshi Miura was a Japanese businessman, who was accused of being involved in the killing of his wife, Kazumi Miura.
Kazuyoshi Miura was a Japanese businessman, who was accused of being involved in the killing of his wife, Kazumi Miura.
Kenneth Michael Trentadue
Kenneth Michael Trentadue was found hanged in his cell at FTC Oklahoma during the investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing, allegedly a suicide.
Kenneth Michael Trentadue was found hanged in his cell at FTC Oklahoma during the investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing, allegedly a suicide.
Machine Gun Kelly
George Celino Barnes (July 18, 1895 – July 18, 1954), better known as "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster during the prohibition era.
George Celino Barnes (July 18, 1895 – July 18, 1954), better known as "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster during the prohibition era.
Michael O'Laughlen
Michael O'Laughlen, Jr. (3 June 1840 in Baltimore, Maryland - 23 September 1867 in Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida) was a conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Michael O'Laughlen, Jr. (3 June 1840 in Baltimore, Maryland - 23 September 1867 in Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida) was a conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Nicholas Bianco
Nicholas "Nicky" Bianco was a Rhode Island mobster who became an influential member of the Patriarca crime family of New England.
Nicholas "Nicky" Bianco was a Rhode Island mobster who became an influential member of the Patriarca crime family of New England.
Nicholas Civella
Nicholas Civella (March 19, 1912 - March 12, 1983) was a Kansas City, Missouri mobster who became a prominent leader of the Kansas City crime family.
Nicholas Civella (March 19, 1912 - March 12, 1983) was a Kansas City, Missouri mobster who became a prominent leader of the Kansas City crime family.
Oscar Hartzell
Oscar Hartzell (1876–1943) was an American con man who convinced many people in North America to join him in a fraudulent lawsuit against the British government.
Oscar Hartzell (1876–1943) was an American con man who convinced many people in North America to join him in a fraudulent lawsuit against the British government.
Paul Vario
Paul Vario was a caporegime of a crew in the Lucchese crime family.
Paul Vario was a caporegime of a crew in the Lucchese crime family.
Ralph Scopo
Ralph "Little Ralphie" Scopo was a New York mobster with the Colombo crime family who became a powerful labor racketeer.
Ralph "Little Ralphie" Scopo was a New York mobster with the Colombo crime family who became a powerful labor racketeer.
Red Bird
Red Bird (c. 1788 – 1828) was a leader of the Winnebago (or Ho-Chunk) Native American tribe.
Red Bird (c. 1788 – 1828) was a leader of the Winnebago (or Ho-Chunk) Native American tribe.
Ricardo Flores Magón
Cipriano Ricardo Flores Magón was a noted Mexican anarchist and social reform activist.
Cipriano Ricardo Flores Magón was a noted Mexican anarchist and social reform activist.
Richard A. Loeb
Nathan Freudenthal Leopold, Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) and Richard Albert Loeb (June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), more commonly known as "Leopold and Loeb", were two ...
Nathan Freudenthal Leopold, Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) and Richard Albert Loeb (June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), more commonly known as "Leopold and Loeb", were two ...
Robert Franklin Stroud
Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28, 1890 – November 21, 1963), known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was a federal American prisoner who reared and sold birds and became an ornithologist.
Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28, 1890 – November 21, 1963), known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was a federal American prisoner who reared and sold birds and became an ornithologist.
Robert Lee Johnson (spy)
Robert Lee Johnson was an American sergeant who spied for the Soviet Union.
Robert Lee Johnson was an American sergeant who spied for the Soviet Union.
Robert Stroud
Robert Franklin Stroud, known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was a federal American prisoner who reared and sold birds and became an ornithologist.
Robert Franklin Stroud, known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was a federal American prisoner who reared and sold birds and became an ornithologist.
Roxanna Brown
Roxanna Maude Brown (1946–2008) was a prominent authority on Southeast Asian ceramics and director of the Bangkok University's Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum.
Roxanna Maude Brown (1946–2008) was a prominent authority on Southeast Asian ceramics and director of the Bangkok University's Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum.
Salvatore Santoro
Salvatore T. "Tom Mix" Santoro, Sr. served as Underboss in the Lucchese crime family during the 1980s before being convicted in the Mafia Commission Trial and sentenced to 100 years in federal p...
Salvatore T. "Tom Mix" Santoro, Sr. served as Underboss in the Lucchese crime family during the 1980s before being convicted in the Mafia Commission Trial and sentenced to 100 years in federal p...
Salvatore Scala
Salvatore Scala, also known as "Fat Sal" and "Uncle Sal" (1944 - December 30, 2008) was a New York mobster who became a caporegime in the Gambino crime family.
Salvatore Scala, also known as "Fat Sal" and "Uncle Sal" (1944 - December 30, 2008) was a New York mobster who became a caporegime in the Gambino crime family.
Samuel Carlisi
Samuel A. Carlisi also known as "Black Sam" and "Sam Wings" (December 15, 1914 – January 2, 1997), was a Chicago gangster who was in the Chicago Outfit criminal organization.
Samuel A. Carlisi also known as "Black Sam" and "Sam Wings" (December 15, 1914 – January 2, 1997), was a Chicago gangster who was in the Chicago Outfit criminal organization.
Thomas Sinito
Thomas James Sinito, also known as "The Chinaman", was a powerful Caporegime in the Cleveland crime family who was once accused of plotting the assassination of then mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, De...
Thomas James Sinito, also known as "The Chinaman", was a powerful Caporegime in the Cleveland crime family who was once accused of plotting the assassination of then mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, De...
Tung Kuei-sen
Tung Kuei-sen (1951 - 3 April 1991) was a member of the Taiwan-based United Bamboo Gang.
Tung Kuei-sen (1951 - 3 April 1991) was a member of the Taiwan-based United Bamboo Gang.
Victoria Arellano
Victoria Arellano (1984 – July 20, 2007) was a Mexican immigrant to the United States who died from complications of AIDS while in the custody of the Department of Immigration and Customs ...
Victoria Arellano (1984 – July 20, 2007) was a Mexican immigrant to the United States who died from complications of AIDS while in the custody of the Department of Immigration and Customs ...
Vincent Gigante
Vincent Louis Gigante (; March 29, 1928 – December 19, 2005), also known as "Chin," was a New York Italian-American mobster in the American Mafia who was boss of the Genovese crime family ...
Vincent Louis Gigante (; March 29, 1928 – December 19, 2005), also known as "Chin," was a New York Italian-American mobster in the American Mafia who was boss of the Genovese crime family ...
Vincent Papa
Vincent Papa (1920 New York City - July 1977 Atlanta, Georgia) was an Italian-American mobster associated with the Lucchese crime family.
Vincent Papa (1920 New York City - July 1977 Atlanta, Georgia) was an Italian-American mobster associated with the Lucchese crime family.
Vito Genovese
Vito "Don Vito" Genovese was an Italian-born American mobster and crime boss who rose to power in America during the Castellammarese War to later become leader of the Genovese crime family.
Vito "Don Vito" Genovese was an Italian-born American mobster and crime boss who rose to power in America during the Castellammarese War to later become leader of the Genovese crime family.
Waxey Gordon
Waxey Gordon was an American gangster who specialized in bootlegging and illegal gambling.
Waxey Gordon was an American gangster who specialized in bootlegging and illegal gambling.
Wilhelm Reich
Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known as one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry.
Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known as one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry.
William Daddano, Sr.
William Daddano, Sr., also known as "William Russo" and "Willie Potatoes," was a top enforcer and loan shark for the Chicago Outfit and a participant in some high-profile robberies.
William Daddano, Sr., also known as "William Russo" and "Willie Potatoes," was a top enforcer and loan shark for the Chicago Outfit and a participant in some high-profile robberies.
William Remington
William Walter Remington was an economist employed in various federal government positions until his career was interrupted by accusations of espionage made by the Soviet spy and defector Elizab...
William Walter Remington was an economist employed in various federal government positions until his career was interrupted by accusations of espionage made by the Soviet spy and defector Elizab...