218: Rogues' Gallery: Crooks, Cops and Crime in New York City's Gilded Age w/ John Oller

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

New York City in the mid to late 19th century was host to some of the most colorful criminals in American history - and equally colorful policemen who battled them. Police Chief Thomas Byrnes was considered one of the best sleuths in the world, yet there were always plenty of sensational cases to solve and elusive crooks to catch.

My guest John Oller is author of "Rogues' Gallery: The Birth of Modern Policing & Organized Crime In Gilded Age New York". He shares stories of some of his favorite period characters - including crime boss Marm Mandelbaum, bank robber extraordinaire George Leonidas Leslie, and Danny Driscoll, leader of the notorious Whyos Gang.

More information can be found here: http://www.johnollernyc.com/

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1:00.8	On this episode of Most Notorious, Cops, Criminals and Crime in New York City's Gilded Age.
1:29.8	Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Most Notorious Podcast.
1:39.8	So we are traveling back in time to New York City's Gilded Age once again this week.
1:46.8	I just can't resist. Try as I might. The book, this interview revolves around
1:53.8	is a history of crime in the city during this era. Lots of little stories. A few we've touched on in earlier episodes.
2:03.8	You might hear a bit from the Sophie Lyons episode, the police commissioner Teddy Roosevelt episode,
2:10.8	some more about Thomas Burns, famous New York City detective, most recently mentioned in the East River Ripper episode.
2:18.8	And I think if I remember correctly, the five points was talked about in the Albert Hicks episode.
2:25.8	We'll go into that a little bit more. And plenty of new characters, new stories, not explored on Most Notorious before.
2:36.8	Anyway, let's get to it. It's so great to have John Oller with me today.
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