One Nation Under Crime

1839: Edward Coleman and 'The Forty Thieves'


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The leader of 'The Forty Thieves' gang murders his wife of less than a year. Was it jealousy or money?

This week the ONUC gals discuss the murder of Ann Coleman aka the Pretty Hot Corn Girl. Join us as we dig into Five Points, the origins of The Gangs of New York, and the first man to be hanged in the Tombs Prison. 

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Sources: The Irish Mob, Bowery Boys History, and Gangs: An Annotated Blog

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