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But the big draw was Marion "Kiki" Roberts, real name Marion Strasmick, former Ziegfeld Follies girl and gun moll of Jack "Legs" Diamond, one of the 1920s' celebrity gangsters. In 1935.
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7 Marion "Kiki" Roberts. Photo credit: Herb Breuer/New York Daily News "Kiki" was one of the last people to see Jack "Legs" Diamond alive. Though many had failed to whack the infamous gangster over the years, in December 1931, his time was up. Roberts was hauled in for questioning over the murder, as was Jack's doting wife Alice.
Marion Roberts the red haired sweetheart of slain gangster chief
At 1:00 am, Diamond went to visit his mistress, Marion "Kiki" Roberts. At 4:30 am, Diamond went back to the rooming house and passed out on his bed. Two gunmen entered his room around 5:30 am. One man held down Diamond while the other shot him three times in the back of the head.
Alice Diamond at Albany Hospital where her husband Jack Diamond is
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Diamond was a womanizer; his best-known mistress was showgirl and dancer Marion "Kiki" Roberts . Prohibition and the Manhattan Bootleg Wars In the late 1920s, Prohibition was in force, and the sale of beer and other alcoholic beverages was illegal in the United States. Diamond traveled to Europe to acquire beer and narcotics but failed.
Marion Roberts the red haired sweetheart of slain gangster chief
Marion "Kiki" Roberts was an American dancer and showgirl. She was better known as the girlfriend and moll of American gangster Legs Diamond.
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Most people around the world who aren't even mob aficionados have heard the name, most notably because she was the glamorous girlfriend of hot-headed mobster Bugsy Siegel, and of course for the controversy surrounding his death in 1947.
Four exclusive character studies of Marion Roberts aka Marion Kiki
Graf Zeppelin AP The damaged glass negative shows the Graf Zeppelin's arrival at Lakehurst, New Jersey, after making her history-making around-the-world trip, August 29, 1929. Graf Zeppelin AP The.
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8 min read · Mar 14, 2023 -- T he landmark house in Albany, New York, where Prohibition-era Irish gangster and bootlegger Jack 'Legs' Diamond was gunned down on Dec. 18, 1931, just went on the.
Marion "Kiki" Roberts, companion of the late Jack "Legs" Diamond, New
(click to shrink) Mob Moll, 1937: Showgirl Marion 'Kiki' Roberts had ties to the mob being the mistress of the late Prohibition-era gangster John (Legs) Diamond, who was the main distributor of illegal alcohol in Manhattan in the late 1920s.
Vintage Photographs of the Mafia's "Mob Molls" in New York City
Kiki Roberts was born Marion Strasmick in Boston, the only child of Louis Strasmick, a salesman and immigrant from Russia, and his wife Martha Roberts from Newfoundland, Canada. Marion's birthdate is unclear, but the 1920 Census shows her as 10. Kiki, on her way Kiki grew up in the South End, an area then known for tenements and row houses.
Historic Beer Birthday Jack “Legs” Diamond
A "Mob Moll" or Gun Moll is a slang name given to the female companions of mafia members, mobsters and other professional criminals. Many times they were also hardened criminals themselves. The New York Daily News recently compiled this incredible collection of vintage photographs featuring the Mob Molls of New York's mafia past. Enjoy!
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Marion "Kiki" Roberts, companion of the late Jack "Legs" Diamond, New York gangster, is shown with a puppy on the beach in Atlantic City, N.J., where she is vacationing, May 27, 1932. She is now.
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One of the women with Legs at the time of the shooting, Marion "Kiki" Roberts, was later found hanging from a chandelier in the East Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Miss Roberts, according to newspaper accounts written at the time, had identified Leg's assailant as a man named "George wearing a red tie."
Marion Roberts aka Kiki Roberts, the girlfriend of Jack Diamond
A photograph of a 21-year-old Demetrius Roberts is displayed as Metropolitan Police Assistant Sheriff John McGrath speaks during a briefing about a Metro fatal shooting, on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.
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Mob Moll, 1937: Showgirl Marion 'Kiki' Roberts had ties to the mob being the mistress of the late Prohibition-era gangster John (Legs) Diamond, who was the main distributor of illegal alcohol in Manhattan in the late 1920s.