Theodore Roe
Male, Deceased Person
1898 – 1952
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Who was Theodore Roe?
Teddy Roe was an African-American mob boss who built an illegal gambling empire in South Side, Chicago during the 1940s and 1950s. Roe earned the nickname "Robinhood" because of his philanthropy among the neighborhood poor. After refusing to pay, "street tax," to the Chicago Outfit, Roe fatally shot a made man who had been ordered to assassinate him. In retaliation, Teddy Roe was murdered by an Outfit crew commanded by Sam Giancana on August 4, 1952.
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- Born
- Aug 26, 1898
Louisiana - Ethnicity
- African American
- Died
- Aug 4, 1952
Chicago
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on July 23, 2013
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