Chilling new portraits of America’s deadliest gangsters – like Al Capone – who murdered hundreds in cold blood
Between them they ruled US cities with an iron grip making millions and enemies along the way
THESE are the chilling faces of America’s most notorious gangsters brought back to life in new "colourised" photographs.
The startling pictures have been published to mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of mobster Charles ‘Lucky’ Lucciano’.
Striking portraits from the collection show infamous Al Capone, nicknamed Scarface, at the Chicago Detective bureau following his arrest in 1930.
Other images see Lucky Lucciano relaxing with one of his dogs in 1955 following his deportation to Naples.
Further shots show notorious bank robber John Dillinger following his arrest in September 1933 and Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel after he was taken in for questioning for murder in Hollywood, 1940.
Colourised pictures such as these are featured in author Michael D. Carroll’s new photo-book Retrographic, which is available to
Here are some of America's greatest public enemies...
Al 'Scarface' Capone
Without doubt the the most famous face in the rogue's gallery is Al 'Scarface' Capone He was the ruthless boss of the Chicago crime syndicate, widely thought to be responsible for the execution of seven men in the St Valentines Day Massacre. He was eventually arrested for tax evasion and imprisoned in 1933. He was released in 1939 and died at his home in 1947 .
Charles 'Lucky' Lucciano
Lucciano is considered by many to be the father of modern organised crime after setting up"The Syndicate" in 1931, which brought together each of the five bosses of American crime families in New York. Imprisoned in 1937, Lucciano cooperated with the American government due to his Italian connections during the Second World War, with his sentence being commuted in 1946 on the condition he did not resist deportation to Italy. He died in 1962.
John Dillinger
Ruthless Dillinger was known as "Jackrabbit" and is a famous 1920s mobster believed to be responsible for raids on 24 banks and four police stations. He was lauded by the media as a Robin Hood type figure during his time on the run and he escaped prison twice. His luck ran out when he was killed in 1934 in a shootout with police after attempting to flee arrest.
George 'Machine Gun' Kelly
Kelly was a prohibition-era gangster who operated out of Tennessee and gained his nickname from his weapon of choice. He and his gang were most famous for the kidnap of oil tycoon and businessman Charles Urschel in July 1933 for which he, and his gang, collected a $200,000 ransom.
Meyer Cohen
Cohen - known to all as "Micky" - was the boss of the Los Angeles-based Cohen crime family which ruled the city with a rod of iron in the 1930s and 1940s. The Ukrainian immigrant was known to have close ties to the Italian American crime families in the Mafia. The former boxer made his money operating illegal gambling dens.
Meyer Lansky
Meyer Lansky was a highly influential figure in the Jewish American and Italian American crime communities. He was affectionately known as the 'Mob's Accountant' but never served time for his activities. He died aged 80 in 1983. The character Hyman Roth in The Godfather movies was based on Lansky.