• Vincent Drucci (born Ludovico D'Ambrosio; January 1, 1898 – April 4, 1927), also known as "The Schemer", was an American mobster during Chicago's Prohibition...
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  • Dean O'Banion. He was succeeded as leader of the North Side gang by Vincent Drucci. Weiss and other Prohibition-era mobsters served as the basis for many...
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  • struck back at his rivals. On 12 January, 1925, Weiss, Bugs Moran, and Vincent Drucci attempted to kill Torrio's lieutenant, Al Capone, at a Chicago South...
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  • leader. January 23 – Little Pete (Fung Jing Toy), Sum Yop Tong leader Vincent Drucci (Victor D'Ambrosio), Chicago North Side Gang Roger Touhy, Chicago Prohibition...
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  • who became famous when he killed the leader of the North Side Gang, Vincent Drucci, during an altercation which occurred during the course of an arrest...
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    and coach Cardinal Samuel Stritch Al Capone Frank Capone Ralph Capone Vincent Drucci Sam Giancana Genna Brothers – Sam, Vincenzo, Pete, "Bloody" Angelo,...
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    10, 1924. This placed Hymie Weiss at the head of the gang, backed by Vincent Drucci and Bugs Moran. Weiss had been a close friend of O'Banion, and the North...
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  • Gang leader Vincent "the Schemer" Drucci on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. During the ride back to the Criminal Court Building, Drucci gets into...
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    10, 1924. This placed Hymie Weiss at the head of the gang, backed by Vincent Drucci and Bugs Moran. Weiss had been a close friend of O'Banion and the North...
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  • Morrissey, George Miller Occupation(s) Gangster, bootlegger Predecessor Vincent Drucci Spouse(s) Evelyn Herrell (first wife) Lucille Logan Bilezikdijan ​ ​...
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  • Dragna, 1889–1977) Louis Tom Dragna, "The Reluctant Prince" (1920–2012) Vincent Drucci, "Schemer" (born Victor D'Ambrosio, 1898–1927) Thomas Eboli, "Tommy...
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    death placed Hymie Weiss at the head of the North Side Gang, backed by Vincent Drucci and Bugs Moran. Weiss had been a close friend of O'Banion, and the North...
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    performers were often presumed to have been prostitutes or criminals. Vincent Drucci is said to have performed in a pornographic film made in 1924. Candy...
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  • Pete Genna Jim Genna Sam Genna Tony Genna Dion O'Banion Hymie Weiss Vincent Drucci George Moran Joey Aiello (Unione Siciliana takeover) Sam Cardinelli...
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  • North Side Gang leader Vincent Drucci was shot four times and killed by Chicago Police Department Detective Dan Healy, while Drucci was in police custody...
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  • (1909–1973) John DiFronzo, "No Nose" (1928-2018) John Dillinger (1903–1934) Vincent Drucci, "Schemer" (1898–1927) Terry Druggan, "Machine Gun" (1903–1954) Ken...
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  • about because his similarly aggressive predecessors, Hymie Weiss and Vincent Drucci, had been killed in the violence that followed the murder of their original...
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  • Chicago detective, famous for killing the leader of the North Side Gang, Vincent Drucci Dan Healy (soundman), audio engineer for The Grateful Dead Dan Healy...
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  • Colombian political figure, 9th President of Colombia (b. 1855) April 4 Vincent Drucci, Italian-born American mobster (b. 1898) Albert Van Coile, Belgian footballer...
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    Herald Examiner after 1918 was controlled by gangsters. Dion O'Banion, Vincent Drucci, Hymie Weiss and Bugs Moran first sold the Tribune. They were then recruited...
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    Chicago Bears Robert Drivas, actor, The Illustrated Man, Cool Hand Luke Vincent Drucci, mobster John Drury, television journalist Charles Dryden, early 20th...
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    Jack Zuta, who gave $50,000 to his campaign, Timothy D. Murphy, and Vincent Drucci. Dever was endorsed by prominent reformers campaigning for "Dever and...
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    Jack Zuta, who gave $50,000 to his campaign, Timothy D. Murphy, and Vincent Drucci. During the election campaign, Democrats successfully appealed for a...
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    designed by Robert C. Berlin and was originally owned by Leon A. Bentley. Vincent Drucci resided at the Bentmere for a time. By the 1990s, the building was a...
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    in Bari (d. 1998) Died: Vincent Drucci, 27, American gangster nicknamed "the Schemer", and leader of the North Side Gang. Drucci was shot while trying to...
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  • members of the North Side gang, including George "Bugs" Moran, Vincent "The Schemer" Drucci, Earl "Hymie" Weiss, and Louis "Two Gun" Alterie took the offending...
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    Siders took aim at the Genna brothers. On May 26, 1925, Moran, Vincent "The Schemer" Drucci, and Hymie Weiss shot and wounded Genna numerous times during...
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  • Siders George "Bugs" Moran and Vincent "The Schemer" Drucci in The Patch, shooting up their car with shotguns and wounding Drucci. About an hour later, as the...
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  • (1897–1931), assassinated Jack Dragna (1891–1956), natural causes Vincent "The Schemer" Drucci (1898–1927), assassinated Tommy Gagliano (1884–1951), natural...
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  • ambushed by a Genna family turncoat on orders of North Side Gang leaders Vince Drucci and Bugs Moran. Antonio Genna was born on July 12, 1890, to Sicilian parents...
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