St Louis mafia faction leader Carmelo Fresina In 1922 Carmelo Fresina arrives in St Louis and joined the faction headed by Pasquale Santino. Primary Menu. Suspect was Art Newman. In January 1925 Egan and Cuckoo gangsters were brought to trial for the armored car robbery. St Louis: Cuckoo gang This was followed by Joseph "Mule head" Simon, Jimmy Michaels and Ben "Melon head" Bommarito's arrest for armed robberies. Hoods like Gibson, Park Avenue, Grape Hill (2600 Hickory), the Dark Side, Accomac, and Peabody and the former Darst Webbe housing projects. St Louis mobster Thomas "Tom" Buffa killed 27 March 1947 was Thomas "Tom" Buffa shot to death in his car as he drove through Lodi (California), because he had testified that Joseph DeLuca's girlfriend had perjured herself. As a dealer in stolen bonds, he had learned through his connections that on a given date an armored car carrying over $2 million in negotiable bonds and cash would be traveling between various businesses in downtown St. Louis. St Louis based Russo brothers gang Pasquale Santino becomes allies with a split faction from Giannola led by the Russo brothers. In the 1950s, the Mafia in St. Louis had little power. Actor Danny Glover makes his way to his car on crutches after speaking to teachers and administrators with singer Harry Belafonte, August 29, 2000 at. Zito died in 1974. Still survived the third brother Harry Goebel, St Louis faction boss Carmelo Fresina killed 8 May 1931 Fresina gets killed near Edwardsville, Illinois and his gang was taken over by Thomas Buffa from KC. St Louis mafia boss John Vitale Jr. St Louis gangster boss Jimmy Michaels killed Less than three weeks later in September 1980, Michaels was blown to pieces because he was not anymore protected by Giordano and Leisure saw his chance. Phayer was a former partner of the late Ray Stevenson in a Brooklyn gambling house. The room had been occupied by Frank Agrusa who is a suspect in the shooting. Search for: Mafia News Undertaker Visits St. Louis Mafia, Takes Away Man In Charge 8 years ago Scott Burnstein . Just minutes after the shooting police raided a butcher shop at 1433 North 14th street where they found rifles and 6 revolvers. This place is completely abandoned and an empty wasteland now! Learn how to create your own. St Louis: Cuckoo gang Next came the arrest of Milford Jones, Carl, Bernie and Earl Shelton for robbery. Like most big cities, St. Louis has a long criminal history filled with pickpockets, robbers, bootleggers, mobsters, and gangsters. The majority of these raids were directed at operations run by Italians, Jews, Blacks, and other anti-Klan groups. Vitale Jr. was followed up by Matthew Trupiano. The South Side has traditionally always been predominantly white, but there have been several neighborhoods that make up the original South Side hoods, before Bloods and Crips came into the city. Young dancers of the Performing Arts Training Center (PATC), East St. Louis Obear Nestor Glass Co East St Louis IL Boys Worker 1910 Dunham dancers Linda McKinley and Darryl Braddix dancing on train tracks in East St. Louis Mob Stopping Street Car, East St. Louis Riot, July 2, 1917 The Heart of East St Louis He would have been part of a prostitution ring from St Louis. They were shot to death in University city and their bodies dumped. His name was Billy Kane, and he was a deputy constable under Sam Young, whose gun he had used to kill Fred Mohrle. FRANK BUSTER WORTMAN 5 March 1962 were Frank Buster Wortmans man Elmer Dutch Dowling and Melvin John Beckman found killed. St Louis gang leader Charles Spicuzza In 1932 was Charles Spicuzza the boss of the Russo gang shot at and escaped unharmed. The raiders found a 400-gallon daily capacity still with a double cooker and triple condenser. All three brothers were born in Wayne County, Illinois, about 200 miles southeast of Peoria: Carl in 1888, Earl in 1890, and Bernie in 1898. Population 1,652. Instead they did nothing. St Louis local mcs In June 2003 the two most notorious biker clubs in the nation have established their first footholds in the St. Louis area. The men kick in the secret door to his shelter place and riddle him with machineguns, a happy widow Augustina Dattilo leaving behind, because her husband was abusing her. East St Louis gambler and resort owner Charles Phayer Phayer was in December 1928 arrested for complicity in the 250000 dollar robbery of the Broadmoor Country Club near Indianapolis. Soon everybody in the Italian borough pays pizzo, when Garavellis Caf (at 5701 De Giverville Avenue) cook Angelo Pastori refuses to buy his meat from Vito Giannola' whole sale company he gets 16 September 1923 stabbed to death by Palazzolo and then they mutilate his body even more with baseball bats. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 6 September 1926 Cuckoo member Peter Pete Webbe get shot to death in his car by the Giannola faction. East St. Louis holds first-ever youth anti-violence parade and rally EAST ST. ISBN 978-1-59629-905-4; Auble, John. St Louis boss Vito Giannola (Capone henchman) The same year Giannola becomes the most important boss in St Louis after the conviction of the Irish gangster Dinty Colbeck with a lot of his Egans Rats gang for a postal robbery and also Cuckoo members Roy Tipton and Leo Cronin got arrested and all got 25 years in Leavenworth. wounded was Herman Phemister (he died 29 September 1924), Allison was replaced as deputy sheriff by Ora Thomas. East St. Louis, Illinois, sits just across the Mississippi River from the city of St. Louis, Missouri. African-American Archives Bikers cartel Case Files Chicago Detroit Documentary Drug Gangs East Coast Exclusive Featured International Interview Mafia Mafia . St Louis Laborers Local 42 and murder of Harvill In 1966 George "Stormy" Harvill was gunned down. Nick Palazzola associated with the Santino faction. Wesley red Simmons killed 2 March 1914 was Wesley red Simmons shot and killed by witness Henry Zang . Today many sections of the Ville are vacant, especially below St. Louis Avenue, but there are still hoods like Lexingtons 41LEX and 44LEX, Ashlands 44Ashland and 39Ashland (3940), 4200 Maffit, 442 Ville, the largest section from the 4200 to the 4400 blocks, and more. . The median household annual income is less than $20,000. Puparo has put together a comprehensive text of all the information available on St. Louis gangland, describing wars, hits, murders, and alliances that occurred in the city from the 1900s up until now. http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/louis/2.html?sect=16 They make a wrong turn in St. Louis and the. Tipton did not believe that the Cuckoos could pull off such a crime by themselves and so Tipton took the information to Colbeck. Kathryn Morrison shot and killed in a tavern, she was a former waitress for Bess Newman. Local 53 was under the Mafia's jurisdiction and was ruled by Joe Tocco, a cousin of Giordano's. Dominic Giambrone was a prime suspect in the beheading of Salvatore Leoni, St Louis mafia boss Gaetano Viviano Dr. Guglielmo Cataldi got extorted and 24 december 1912 Vito Fasulo picked up the extortion money and brought it to Santinos saloon at Wash Street and police arrest Santino and the brothers Vito Fasulo and Mike fasulo. Sheriff Donze told a Post-Dispatch reporter yesterday on telephone that he had rented the farm three months ago to a man who gave his name as O. Haley. Needing better financing he sought out Irving Wexler "Waxey Gordon" in New York who in turn brought him to Arnold Rothstein. St Louis Republican mayor Frederick Kreismann served from 20 april 1909 till 15 april 1913. Singer Harry Belafonte leaves the East St. Louis School District headquarters August 29, 2000 in East St. Louis , IL after addressing teachers and. St Louiss Pendergast family In 1939 Thomas J Pendergast was convicted for tax evasion. St Louis mafia boss Gaetano Viviano 12 September 1910 was St Louis Fruit Supply Company stockholder and Mafioso Giuseppe Joseph Cammarata stabbed to death by Antonio Sansone. St Louis Egans rats members the brothers Harry and John Dunn 21 August 1916 Harry Dunn and his friend Eddie Schoenborn shot and killed semi pro boxer Harry Romani who worked for Egan. This analysis applies to East St. Louis's proper boundaries only. Joe Buselaki killed 3 march 1924 was Joe Buselaki killed after he had run afoul with Giannola. Among suspects arrested were William Smith, Monroe Armes and Armes cousin Ray Dougherty. St Louis gang leader Charles Spicuzza. St Louis Klan leader Glenn Young Young led raids against saloons, bars, still and breweries on 5 January 1924. "While violent crime has spiked in some communities. Never seen before look inside the streets of the St Louis hoods with a full breakdown through a St Louis gangs map. St Louis, Local 110 In June 1992 the members of Local 110 throw Trupiano out of his office and he got 2 years for other things. Frank "Buster" Wortman in a St. Louis police mug shot in 1933, when he was 28 years old and member of the Shelton gang on the East Side. Denver (Colorado) In November 1923 Carl Carlino was killed. St Louis gang leader Thomas snake Kinney Thomas snake Kinney was elected to the st louis Democratic city Committee in 1890. St Louis Egans Rats George Ruloff (Kurloff) was shot down in front of Allices restaurant on Franklin Avenue 7 December 1921. St Louis 16 September 1981 police arrest Stoneking and he became witness and Berne and Matthew Trupiano went to prison. Police in the city admit that they are outgunned and outmanned, but there is not . Egan boss William Egan and Missouri senator Michael Kinney managed pardons for the 3 men from none other then president Woodrow Wilson himself. St Louis Laborers Local 42 In 1973 union business agent Tommy Callanan loses his legs due to a car bomb. St Louis murder case Thomas Rodgers In October 1968 Thomas Rodgers owner of a mortuary supply company gets killed by John J Vitale. Little Earl Shelton 9 September 1949 was Little Earl Shelton shot and wounded. Peabody-Darst-Webbe. Among the suspects is Herman Tipton the operator of Lemay Distributing Co who was reported to be financed by Bev brown and Gully Owen. St Louis Egans Rats gang leader Willie Egan killed Based on the confessions of Ray Renard, the murder of Willie Egan was engineered by his chief lieutenant, Max Greenberg. Charles Young, owner of the Eagle Park Resort, purchased the farm from the estate of the late D.J. This is one of the most dangerous regions in the United States. Young Deuce. St Louis Drug dealer Clemon Wilks and Mrs Barbara Clay were shot to death 28 June 1971. Anthony F Russo was the leader of the brothers William Russo, James Russo, Thomas Russo and Lawrence Russo. St Louis based brothers Birger Louis Birger (died 10 December 1921) and his sons Charlie Birger (hanged 1928) and James Birger???? They were sentenced later. Frank Hussey died 3 August 1911 from a series of Hemorrages. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities. May 22, 2016 - Explore Mary Anne Reuther-Hoette's board "St. Louis Gangsters" on Pinterest. Its. He was state witness in the kidnapping of Dr Isaac Kelley and had named Angelo Rosegrant, Bart Davis and Felix McDonald as the other kidnappers. ST LOUIS BASED SHELTON BROTHERS WAR WITH KKK IN HERRIN, KKK Imperial Wizard William Joseph Simmons Colonel William Joseph Simmons reestablished the KKK in 1915 in Georgia as a money making franchise and he became the Klans Imperial Wizard, Herrin (Williamson County??) for the kidnapping of St Louis grocer Sam Scorfina arrested Frank Agrusa, Vito Impastato, Soria Mantia, Baptista Bommarito, Mike Lombardo and Carl Fiorita. Russo brothers Fruit market owner Mariano Russo and wife Augustina Palmisano had as sons William Russo (born 14 June 1892 and brother in law Charles Rizzo), Thomas Russo (born 4 July 1897), Vincent James Russo (22 october 1899), Anthony Russo (born 12 June 1901), John Russo (born 15 May 1905 and died 11 october 1918 at age 13) and Charles Russo (born 24 December 1910), Russo brothers They killed 7 August 1920 Tom Spicuzza (no family of Vincent Spicuzza), St Louis 31 July 1920 was Carmelo Bonvissuto shot and killed by Santino man Angelo Naccarato. In a shoot out police kill 2 Cuckoo members and soon after, 26 October the police want to arrest Joseph "Scarface Joe" Bommarito (his sister Grace is the wife of Pete licavoli) but he resists and get killed and James Licavoli wounded, both belong to the Green ones mafiosi. Cuckoo gangster Leo Orlando and Isadore Katz killed 7 January 1931 were the shot and killed Cuckoo gangster Leo Orlando and Isadore Katz found. However, many of the stolen bonds were seized in several police raids. Kane claimed that he had acted in self-defense. John puggy Dunn killed 8 June 1917 triggerman Frank Gutte Newman. St Louis mobster Frank Coppola Frank Coppola came illegally to St Louis in 1926 via Cuba and used the name Frank Lamonde. Williams County Chief of police George Galligan 8 February 1924 was deputy sheriff John Layman shot and wounded, Ku Klux Klan man Caesar Cagle killed 8 February 1924 was as revenge policeman Caesar Cagle (prominent Ku Klux Klan member) shot and killed, Herrin (Williamson County??) According to Renard, Egan blamed Greenberg for swindling him out of $50,000 worth of booze. The Rats turned their attention again to Greenberg and Colbeck and William "Red" Smith were arrested while waiting outside police headquarters where Greenberg got questioned. He was charged 28 April 1927 with five others, in warrants issued here by United States Commissioner Atkins, with setting up and operating the still. The rats retaliated by dispatching the bodies of Joseph Cammarata and Everett Summers in ditches along county roads. In 1926 there were close to twenty Egan gangsters incarcerated in Leavenworth. In 1956 Giordano gets 4 years in prison. His brother Salvatore moncado had been murdered some time before by a taxicab driver. After the plumbing shop incident, Colbeck moved his gang to the Maxwelton Club and Racetrack on St. Charles Rock Road in the wilderness of St. Louis County. To repay political debts, Stapleton allowed Klansmen to be hired as police officers, including the Chief of Police, William Candlish. When the five prisoners were brought to St. Louis the Italians told very innocent stories of how they happened to be on the farm. 16 October the cuckoos murder Kustandy Ajilouny a supporter of the green ones as killer was identified Alphonse Palazzola. St Louis In February 1968 Giordano was arrested. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 27 June 1926 the Giannola brothers murder bootlegger Harvey J Dunn after which the Irish gang "the Chuckoos" declare them war. Eagle Park Resort?? The raiders rounded up 200 bootleggers, gamblers, and prostitutes and uncovered a network of corruption controlled by Candlish's handpicked Klan vice squad. "Greenie" Frank Agrusa his green ones would merge with Frank Coppola's group after the war, they became allies and divided the area. Wortman would eventually succeed the Sheltons and take over St. Louis's gambling operations in southwest Illinois until his death. His loyal follower Carmelo Fresina and others then start their own faction of which Fresina became the boss. Mohrle claimed he shot in self defense, despite the fact that the pistol on Young's body was obviously planted there. Eagle Park Resort?? former St Louis boss Dominic Giambrioni killed In 1934 boss Dominic Giambrioni returns and was killed. Most of Colorado's 200 prohibition agents were members of the Klan. 7 November 1913 deputy constable Harry Levin shot and killed auto mechanic Fred Hesse who was suspected to have snitched on the Egans Rats over a 15000 dollar railroad swindle. St LouisEgans rats members the brothers Harry and John Dunn While in Chicago the brothers Harry cherries Dunn and John Puggy Dunn shot and killed 5 November 1914 gangster Robert Koch. St Louis mafia boss Gaetano Viviano 19 January 1912 was the headless body found of Salvatore Leoni (23) the star defense witness in the murder trial of Antonio Sansone. St Louis political boss Pendergast dies 26 January 1945 dies Thomas J Pendergast (72). St Louis faction boss Carmelo Fresina In June 1930 Fresina, Dominic Cateldo and Anthony Di Trapani visited Charles Spicuzza (a fruit wholesaler) and they were attacked and Cateldo and Di Trapani were killed and Fresina was shot in the hip. By the 1970s and 1980s, Cass Avenue was the most notorious section of the city, from drug kingpins claiming turf to project and neighborhood wars. bootlegger Angelo Clementi killed 13 March 1930 was bootlegger Angelo Clementi shot and killed by two men posing as prohibition agents. Bernie Shelton killed Bernie Shelton (son of Ben Shelton and Agnes and brother of Carl Shelton) was killed 26 July 1948 outside his tavern near Peoria. In May 1986 Matthew Trupiano got 4 years, he served 16 months. St Louis Klan leader Glenn Young Young led raids against saloons, bars, still and breweries on 7 January 1924, St Louis Klan leader Glenn Young Young led raids against saloons, bars, still and breweries on 20 January 1924. See more ideas about louis, gangster, organized crime. The East St. Louis affair, as I saw it, was a man hunt, conducted on a sporting basis, though with anything but the fair play which is the principle of the sport. Galligan died in a mine. His brother Angelo Bonvissuto was 1 September 1920 shot and killed. Birger gang Birger and the Pocahontas bank robbery on 30 November 1926. From the hearings on Organized crime in sports (racing) 1973. In 1922 Fresina was also charged with the murder of Joe Bucceri who dying accused Fresina of his murder. St Louis mafia boss Members are Joe Panneri, Fernando Bartolotta, Dominic Biondo, Joe Crimi and Willie Orlando. St Louis based Afro American crime scene the august 2012 murders of the girls Sharrice Perkins, Kristen Lartey and Genevieve Marie Phillip (all 22). St Louis: Hogan Gang at war with Egan's rats 21 February 1923 Jacob Mackler gets killed in his car by men led by Dinty Colbeck. The Gangster Report . Upon Greenburg's return, Egan retaliated. But it was St. Louis' three Laborers' Union locals that were most lucrative for the mob and it was Giordano who oversaw them. Wesley red Simmons Wesley red Simons shot and killed gangster Emmett Carroll 31 March 1913 in a fight over a woman. St Louis Republican mayor Henry Ziegenheim served from 20 April 1897 till 16 April 1901. Dinty Colbeck 25 April 1924 robbery of the Granite City National Bank netting 63000 dollars was led by Dinty Colbeck. St Louis 2 April 1985 Paul Leisure, Anthony Leisure and David Leisure, Robert Carbaugh and Steven Wougamon get convicted. The Egans rats were formed around 1890 by Thomas Egan and his best friend Thomas snake Kinney who was senator. St Louis Laborers Local 42 Around 1965 Louis D Shoulders jr, George "Stormy" Harvill and William Sanders took over control in Laborers Local 42. St Louis boss John J Vitale, Springfield 9 August 1948 was in Springfield Leonard Giordano shot and killed, Springfield 2 October 1948 was James Moncado shot and killed, he had been questioned in the murder of Leonard Giordano. Birger gang In December 1926 Birgers men Harry and Elmo Thomasson shot and killed Joe Adams (34) the mayor of West City, Illinois, he had become mayor in April 1923. He asserted that Haley paid $300 for three months rent in advance and after living on the place a few weeks moved away. St Louis Laborers Local 42 22 October 1979 Jesse Stoneking murders a man who had raped a girlfriend of his mentor Arthur Berne the east side rackets boss who had replaced Buster Wortman. This region is policed by EAST ST. LOUIS POLICE DEPT. The brothers Bonvissuto had killed 17 December 1916 Agostino Curella in Cleveland. 13 February 1924 was disgruntled gang member Eddie Linehan executed by Dinty Colbeck and his men in the Max Welton Club . His brother the boss Dominick Giambone then fled St Louis and the new boss became Vito Giannola. He had been warned by Giambrone to close his business. St Louis boss Vito Giannola Nick Palazzola paid protection money to the green ones but still worked with their enemy William Russo (the brother of the killed Anthony F Russo) so they kill him also 27 November 1927. Anthony Lopiparo Sr (46) dies In June 1960 died Anthony Lopiparo Sr (46). Cuckoo gangsters are suspected. 19 February 1904 was snake Kinney charged with shooting black lounge singer Walter Sloan. Cuckoo boss Jack Lyons killed 13 June 1920 was Cuckoo boss Jack Lyons shot and killed. St Louis faction boss Carmelo Fresina 17 January 1930 was Ray Weaver shot and killed by his boss Carmelo Fresina (who pleaded self defense) at Fresinas home. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 10 November 1927 the mafiosi kill in St Louis Charles Palmisano because he didn't want to pay protection money after Palizzola was killed. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 15 November 1927 was Benedetto Amato (44) killed he was a leader of the Green ones. St Louis based brothers Shelton Ben Shelton and his wife Agnes had as sons Carl Ray Shelton (killed 23 October 1947), Bernie Shelton (killed 26 July 1948) Roy Shelton (killed 7 June 1950) and Earl Shelton. Earl Shelton survives The last surviving brother Earl Shelton survived a murder attempt and fled the state. Russo and Spicuzza were not killed by McGurn, their killer Alphonse Palazzolo left the dimes to put the blame on McGurn (the other killer would have been Frank Agrusa and they were accompanied by Impastato and Jack Licavoli), but he started to brag about the murders and William Russo heard it and started the Italian gang war. After which Frank "one ear" Fratto was made, Fratto was even picked up at the time. These latter, Palazzolo and Patrillo, had automobiles parked near the farm from which the rear seat cushions had been removed. The brothers worked for the boss Dominick Giambrone, St Louis Black hand leader Frank Sicola Sicola was a suspect in the 12 October 1921 Wash Street drive by shooting that killed Michael Adragna (23) and Joseph Giammanco (9). Springfield boss Zito Zito went to prison in March 1933 and was released in September 1934 with him were 15 of his men convicted under whom Vincent Salvo. The city is incredibly violent for its size, on par with metropolises that dwarf the town. St Louis mafia boss The boss became Anthony M Parrino, underboss is Joseph Cammarata who ran the north side. [CDATA[ Frank Selvaggi obtained a half interest in the Resort just days before John and Catherine's murder. st louis Police board commissioner (McDonough) st louis police chief Joseph Gerk st louis prohibition chief (James Dillon). Location: St.Louis,MO. They were associated with Harvey Miller, Richard Hannon and Lon Florence in disporing of stolen jukeboxes and slot machines, robber gang leader Lawrence Drewer killed 4 January 1946 was robber gang leader Lawrence Drewer shot and killed. It was the same tavern where Wortman man Joseph Callahan had been wounded the week before. The shooting came half an hour after the machine gunning of Colones bar in which his brother James Colone was wounded. Anthony Giordano 29 September 1965 Anthony Giordano beat up Rose Lopiparo the widow of Anthony Lopiparo, St Louis Frank Pisciotta and son Joseph Pisciotta. The south side of the city was dominated by the Syrian Mob (they were actually Lebanese), headed by Jimmy Michaels, Sr., who was close to Buster Wortman, the rackets boss in East St. Louis. Mike Trupiano (a nephew of the boss Tony Giardano) got paid 8000 dollars in 4 months during the contract for doing nothing. One said he had gone to wait for the squirrel shooting season which opens in June, another said he was taking a vacation there and two said they were there to buy eggs. Soon after their release Max Greenberg and Ben Milner decided to go into bootlegging and Greenberg got 2000 dollars from William Egan to buy whiskey and they keep the whiskey and rip him. St Louis In 1925 Cuckoo gang member Tommy Hayes gets free and is Hogan member Humbert Costello in prison. Bennie Bethel was a suspect in a Pine Lawn bank robbery. In fact . The gang earned a reputation for being "fast and willing shooters who would fight anyone, including themselves. ISBN 097-1340-900; Bureau of Narcotics. St Louis gang Egan's rats leader William T Egan. St Louis boss Vito Giannola 19 August 1926 the Cuckoos shoot at Frank Agrusa and Alphonse Palazzola in front of the club Santa Fara at Eight and Biddle streets and wound Adamo Girolamo and Frank Agrusa. St Louis gang leaders the Russo brothers defeated Tommy Hayes murders 25 July 1928 Vincent James Russo and Giannolas top killer Michael Mike the chink Longo. Answer (1 of 7): I worked in East St. Louis for 2 companies with 24 hour businesses there. Wortman would eventually succeed the Sheltons, and take over St. Louis's gambling operations in southwest Illinois until his death. In return for an alleged $15,000 three Hogan gunmen, James Hogan, Luke Kennedy, and John Doyle, murdered Egan 31 October 1921. Wounded was Raymond Reask. His arrest was followed by the arrest of Frank Agrusa, Joseph Vitale, Michael and Frank Russo (cousins of Willie Russo), Leo Palmisano (from Kansas City), James Palmisano (from Kansas City) and Frank Palmisano (from Kansas City), Richard Victorino (from Kansas City), Carl Orlamdo (from Kansas City) and Samuel Calatrino (from Kansas City), Cuckoo gangster Peter McTigue and William Boody killed 2 October 1930 were Cuckoo gangster Peter McTigue and William Boody (former business agent of the East St Louis plumbers union which was associated with the Cuckoo gangsters) shot and killed while wounded were Sam Therina and Joe Moceri. St Louis faction boss Carmelo Fresina. Long before the arrival of the Bloods and Crips, St Louis gangs were already somewhat established with the Westside Rockers, Hardy Boys, Boys of Destruction, and many more. 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