Francis Crowley
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Francis “Two-Gun” Crowley. Eccentric, gangster wannabe and cop killer. The boy who caused the infamous May 7 "Siege of 90th Street". Born on Halloween 1911 in New York City, executed in Sing Sing in 1932 when 19 years old. He always carried two guns on him, hence the nickname. James Cagney's film, White Heat is partly based on Crowley's real life story. (bio by: M. Altinsoy)
He is buried at the Calvary Cemetery, Queens.
See Michael Newton's The Encyclopedia of Robberies, Heists, and Capers.
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