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Vincent " Mad Dog " Coll (born Uinseann Ó Colla, July 20, 1908 – February 8, 1932) was an Irish-American mob hitman in the 1920s and early 1930s in New York City. Coll gained notoriety for the alleged accidental killing of a young child during a mob kidnap attempt.
Mad Dog Coll: Directed by Burt Balaban. With John Davis Chandler, Kay Doubleday, Brooke Hayward, Neil Burstyn. Story of Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, a notorious gangland killer in the 1930s.
The Dutchman didn't quite agree. Coll split, took a handful of key gang members, and IT WAS WAR! Bodies were splattered all over the streets of New York City as the Coll gang revolutionized the drive-by shooting. But it was one fateful day in July when Vincent Coll was referred to as MAD DOG COLL.
The most comprehensive information about the Prohibition Era gangster, Vincent Mad Dog Coll. All about how Mad Dog Coll made headlines in 1931 in New York City.
Apr 19, 2024 · Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll: The Irish immigrant turned NYC gangster. A look at Donegal native Vincent Coll, who went on to be one of the most notorious gangsters in 1920s New York City. John Joe...
Feb 1, 2022 · […] 1908 – Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll – better known by the fearsome nickname “Mad Dog,” was a notorious Irish-American gangster who terrorized New York City’s underworld in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Born in 1908 in a poverty-stricken region of Ireland, Coll immigrated to the U.S. with his family as a baby.
Sep 8, 2018 · Coll earned his nickname, ‘Mad Dog,’ from an incident that occurred on July 28, 1931. That day, Coll and some of his men attempted to kidnap a rival bootlegger named Joseph Rao. During the struggle, Coll’s men opened fire on Rao, and bullets struck five children who were playing nearby.