Egan's Rats [SEP] location of formation
Egan's Rats
Egan's Rats was an American organized crime gang that exercised considerable power in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1890 to 1924. Its 35 years of criminal activity included bootlegging, labor slugging, voter intimidation, armed robbery, and murder. Although predominantly Irish-American, Egan's Rats did include a few Italian-Americans and some Jewish immigrants, most notably Max "Big Maxie" Greenberg.
Formed by Thomas "Snake" Kinney and Tom Egan, the gang became the dominant criminal organization in St.
the mostly Irish Egan gang; associate/friend of Meyer Lansky
- Frank Hackethal (1891–1954), robber and resort owner/money launderer for Egan's Rats
- Thomas "Snake" Kinney (1868–1912), Missouri State Senator and co-founder of Egan's Rats
- David "Chippy" Robinson (1897–1967), bank robber and enforcer for Egan's Rats
- William "Skippy" Rohan (1871–1916)
- Roy Gardner (1884–1940), arms smuggler and notorious 1920s bank robber
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