Harry Keywell

Harry Keywell

Harry Keywell, born December 8, 1910, died August 30 1997, was a convicted member of Detroit's infamous Purple Gang, which terrorized the city of Detroit during Prohibition. Chicago Police questioned him about the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre in February 1929, on the suspicion that Keywell acted as a lookout for the killers. Harry had a cast-iron alibi for the day, however.

After his arrest for involvement in the Collingwood Manor Massacre on September 16, 1931, Keywell was sentenced to life at the prison in Marquette, Michigan. Keywell was eventually paroled at the age of 54 on October 21, 1965. Because of the involvement of his brother Phil Keywell, he was released early for good behavior.

Harry married Sarah (Gold) Keywell, and lived out his days as a productive member of society and family man, until his death of Alzheimer's disease in August 1997.

References

* cite book | author=Paul R. Kavieff | year=2005 | title= The Purple Gang: Organized Crime in Detroit 1910-1945 | id=ISBN 1-56980-281-5


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Collingwood Manor Massacre — Location Collingwood Manor Apartments 1740 Collingwood Avenue Detroit, Michigan Date September 16, 1931 Target Joseph “Nigger Joe” Lebowitz Attack type …   Wikipedia

  • Purple Gang — The Purple Gang war eine kriminelle Bande während der US amerikanischen Alkoholprohibition unter der Führung von Abe Bernstein in den 1920er Jahren insbesondere in Detroit (Michigan), welche heute der Kosher Nostra zugerechnet wird.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • The Purple Gang — war eine kriminelle Bande während der US amerikanischen Alkoholprohibition unter der Führung von Abe Bernstein in den 1920er Jahren insbesondere in Detroit (Michigan), welche heute der Kosher Nostra zugerechnet wird. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Saint Valentine's Day massacre — The Saint Valentine s Day massacre is the name given to the murder of seven people as part of a Prohibition Era conflict between two powerful criminal gangs in Chicago, Illinois, in the winter of 1929: the South Side Italian gang led by Al Capone …   Wikipedia

  • List of Jewish American mobsters — This is a list of notable Jewish American mobsters and organized crime figures, ranging from the late 19th century to the present day.*Moses Annenberg (1877–1942) *David Berman (1903–1957) *Otto Berman (1889?–1935), Abbadabba *Abe Bernstein (c.… …   Wikipedia

  • The Purple Gang — Infobox Criminal organization name = The Purple Gang image size = caption = Paul R. Kavieff s The Purple Gang : Organized Crime in Detroit 1910 1945 founded = 1910 s founding location = Hastings Street, Detroit, Michigan, United States years… …   Wikipedia

  • Cosher Nostra — Kosher Nostra ist eine externe Bezeichnung für eine Teilgruppe des organisierten Verbrechens an der Ostküste der USA mit dem Schwerpunkt in New York und seiner Umgebung in den ersten Jahrzehnten des 20. Jahrhunderts. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kosher Nostra — Meyer Lansky, Mitgründer von Las Vegas Mit Kosher Nostra, einem Sprachspiel mit Cosa Nostra, (auch yiddisch connection, Jewish mob, Jewish Mafia, Kosher Mafia) wird organisiertes Verbrechen im jüdisch amerikanischen Umfeld bezeichnet. Das im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Massacre de la Saint-Valentin (Chicago) — 41°55′15″N 87°38′16″O / 41.92083, 87.63778 …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”