Joe "Pegleg" Morgan

Joe Morgan
Born
Joseph Međugorac

(1929-04-10)10 April 1929
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died8 November 1993(1993-11-08) (aged 64)
Other names
  • "Pegleg"
  • "Cocoliso"
OccupationCrime boss
Years active1946–1993
AllegianceMexican Mafia

Joseph Morgan (born Joseph Međugorac; April 10, 1929[1] – November 8, 1993)[2] was an American gangster who became the first non-Mexican American member of the Mexican Mafia. He received the nickname "Pegleg" by authorities because of his prosthetic leg.[3]

  1. ^ "Joe Morgan Story - THE CELL BLOCK". June 7, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Reputed Mexican Mafia Leader Dies in Prison at 64". Los Angeles Times. November 10, 1993. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Katz, Jesse (November 10, 1993). "Reputed Mexican Mafia Leader Dies in Prison at 64". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 13, 2013.