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Jack Diamond

Case from Albany, NY dated Dec 18, 1931

Victim Details

Jack Legs Diamond

Male

White / Caucasian

Albany

NY

1931-12-18

34

Jack

Diamond

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Jack “Legs” Diamond, a 34-year-old Irish-American white man, had built a reputation in the Prohibition era for living fast and outlasting violence that seemed certain to finish him. By late 1931, he was in New York’s Capital Region with the weight of recent court battles still hanging in the air, a bootleg celebrity whose name drew both newspaper attention and the kind of enemies that didn’t need an introduction.

In December, a Troy courtroom set him free again on kidnapping-rela ...
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    Has anyone else been curious about the role of Dutch Schultz in Jack "Legs" Diamond's murder? I've r... ...Read More
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    Does anyone else find it intriguing how Jack "Legs" Diamond managed to navigate the treacherous wate... ...Read More
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    Just thinking about the tragic end of Jack "Legs" Diamond and it's got me pondering the life he led.... ...Read More
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