Roger Touhy
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Roger Touhy (September 18, 1898 – December 16, 1959) was an Irish American mob boss and prohibition-era bootlegger from Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. He is best remembered for having been framed by his rivals in Chicago organized crime for the fake 1933 kidnapping of Jewish-American organized crime figure and Chicago Outfit associate John "Jake the Barber" Factor, a brother of cosmetics manufacturer Max Factor Sr.. Despite numerous appeals and at least one Federal court ruling freeing him, Touhy spent 26 years in prison until he was finally exonerated and released in November 1959. In retaliation for filing a lawsuit against acting boss Tony Accardo and other senior Mafiosi, Touhy was murdered in an alleged contract killing by the Chicago Outfit less than a month after his release.
Roger Touhy | |
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Born | (1898-09-18)September 18, 1898 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | December 16, 1959(1959-12-16) (aged 61) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
Occupation(s) | Gangster and racketeer |
Criminal status | Deceased |
Spouse | Clara Morgan Touhy |
Criminal charge | Kidnapping |
Penalty | Imprisonment from 1934 to 1959 |