Mad Dog Coll: An Irish Gangster

Prohibition-era New York City was overrun by gangsters who relied on muscle to make their mark, but few were as vicious as Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll. An Irish immigrant who grew up in reformatories and on the mean streets, Coll played by his own rules, and by the time he turned 20, even the outlaws had outlawed him.

Coll took street violence to another level, but there was brilliance behind the mayhem. He and his crew pioneered the drive-by shooting and systematically cut down the opposition du...