WebBill, Raymond and David Shelton The Shelton Brothers Gang was an early Prohibition-era bootlegging gang based in southern Illinois. They were the main rivals of the famous bootlegger Charles Birger and his gang. In 1950, the Saturday Evening Post described the Sheltons as "America's Bloodiest Gang". Ancestors of the Shelton Brothers … See more Formed by Carl (born 1888), Earl (born 1890), and Bernie "Red" Shelton (born 1898) of "Geff" Jeffersonville, Wayne County, Illinois shortly after Prohibition came into effect in 1920, the gang operated in See more • Angle, Paul M. 1952, Rep. 1993. Bloody Williamson - A Chapter in American Lawlessness. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press. See more • Fox, Stephen. Blood and Power: Organized Crime in Twentieth-Century America. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1989. ISBN 0-688-04350-X • Kelly, Robert J. … See more • Life Magazine June 19, 1950 .pp.39-42 killings of Shelton Brothers • Historic Peoria: The Shelton Brothers See more
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WebApr 22, 2010 · Dan Shelton said he was cousin to the Shelton Gang and he sure did tell some great stories of these famous Southern Illinois Bootlegger Gangsters. The main … WebResidents enjoyed tales of the "Shelton Gang", which many knew members and stories about the Gang. Thanks to Jamie and Nikki Rothe, from Hanna House Museum. WebBernie Shelton was the enforcer of the Shelton Gang. The Shelton dominated the bootlegging scene in the area and across Southern Illinois. On July 26th, 1948 Bernie was … island occupational amityville