Charles Becker
American police officer and convicted murderer (1870–1915)
Charles Becker
Charles Becker (July 26, 1870 – July 30, 1915) was a lieutenant in the New York City Police Department between the 1890s and the 1910s. He was convicted of first degree murder and executed for the killing of Herman Rosenthal, a bookmaker and gambler, in 1912 near Times Square. Becker appealed and was retried but was convicted again. The corruption scandal related to the case was one of the most important in New York City’s early 20th century Progressive Era.
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