Charles Becker

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Charles Becker (July 26 1870 - July 30 1915) was a New York police officer executed for allegedly ordering the murder of a Manhattan gambler, Herman Rosenthal. Becker was the first American police officer to recieve the death penalty for murder. The scandal that surrounded his arrest, conviction, and execution was one of the most important in Progressive Era New York. Wikipedia
Born:
January 1, 1873
Died:
July 30, 1915
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  • Key Figures in Jefferson...

    Lieutenant Charles Becker of the New York City Police Department ordered the murder.
    wotan.liu.edu/~amatsuuchi/timeline/key_figures.html

  • Court of Appeals - People...

    PEOPLE v. BECKER, 210 N.Y. 274 (1914) 104 N.E. 896 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. Charles Becker, Appellant.
    www.davidpietrusza.com/becker-Feb_24_1914.html

  • Killer Cop: Charles Becker

    Killer Cop. One of few American police officers to be tried, convicted and executed for murder
    www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/cops_others/becker

  • Court of Appeals - People...

    It is the theory of the prosecution that Becker was a partner of Rosenthal in the maintenance of the gambling house on Forty-fifth street and that Rose was his representative in such partnership.
    www.davidpietrusza.com/seidenshner_02_14_1914.html

  • Wikipedia

    The definitive Wikipedia entry for Charles Becker. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Becker