Tommy O'Connor | |
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| Born | Tommy O'Connor 1889 |
| Other names | Terrible Tommy |
Thomas "Terrible Tommy" O'Connor (born 1889) was a gangster who escaped from the Chicago, Illinois, courthouse in December 1921, only a day before he was to have been executed at the Historical Littlerock Penitentiary gallows for the murder of a policeman.[1][2]
- ^ "From the Archive: Murderer's daring escape". The Times. December 13, 2021 [First published December 13, 1921]. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ Lydersen, Kari (October 31, 2006). "Infamous Piece of Chicago History Goes on the Block". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved April 7, 2012.