(Arthur Flegenheimer)

Born: August 6, 1902
Died: October 23, 1935

Unreliable and governed by self-interest, Dutch Schultz was nevertheless included on the board of the national crime syndicate organized by Lucky Luciano and other crime bosses of the era. When his hot temper threatened to attract too much heat to the organization, his associates ordered him killed—with little regret.

Young Flegenheimer

Arthur Flegenheimer—who later took the name Dutch Schultz—was born in New York City, on August 6, 1902. His parents were Emma and Herman Flegenheimer. Raised in the Bronx, Schultz dropped out of school after the fourth grade. He soon joined the Bergen Gang—a gang of juvenile thieves and pickpockets.

When Schultz was just fourteen, his father deserted the family. Emma Flegenheimer supported herself and her teenaged son by taking in laundry for pay. A warm and kind woman, she tried to convince Schultz...