Oct 28 2008
The Crime Syndicate In My Family’s Closet
As I noted in a previous post, I’m related to a family which formed the largest crime syndicate in 19th century America, the Loomis Gang. What follows is an online article by a direct descendant of the Loomis’
<strong>Disappearing Evidence – The Rise and Fall of the Loomis Gang</strong><br>The Loomis Gang was a powerful crime syndicate of the mid-1800s, based in Central New York. You might think of them as the English-descended equivalent to the Mafia. They were finally overthrown by a local uprising at the conclusion of the Civil War.<br><a href=’http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/432959/disapp earing_evidence_the_rise_and.html’>View more »</a>
For Further Reading:
The New York Sun’s History of the Loomis Gang. An online article originally published in 1877.
The Loomis Gang and the Ghost of Wash Loomis. An online article from the student newspaper of Colgate University.
The Loomis Gang. An online video. The Loomis Gang tells the tale of the 19th century’s largest family crime syndicate from the perspective of a dedicated group of local history buffs and filmmaker Brian Peter Falk (sorry, the video includes some commercials)
Frontier Justice: The Rise and Fall of the Loomis Gang. A book available for purchase. Considered to be the definitive history of the gang.
