A gun moll or gangster moll or gangster's moll is the female companion of a male professional criminal. "Gun" was British slang for thief, derived from Yiddish ''ganef'', from the Hebrew ''gannāb'' ( גנב). "Moll" is also used as a euphemism for a woman prostitute.

Prominent gun molls

Prominent, true-life gun molls (and the men they were associated with) include: * Beulah Baird – Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd *

Mae Capone Mary Josephine Capone ( Coughlin; April 11, 1897 – April 16, 1986) was the Irish-American wife of gangster Al Capone. Early life Mary "Mae" Josephine Coughlin was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Bridget Gorman and Michael (Mike) Coughlin o ...

– Al Capone * Dee David ''(née'' DaLonne Chisam; 1923–1976 – later Cooper, Brumer & Jackson, through four marriages) – Associated with Frank Niccoli (alias Frankie Burns) (1910–1949),

Mickey Cohen Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen (September 4, 1913 – July 29, 1976) was an American gangster, boxer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles during the mid-20th century. Early life Mickey Cohen was born on September 4, 1913, in New York City to Je ...

and Fred (Alfred Gerardo) Sica (1915–1987) Dee David was an aspiring actress, playing bit-parts in several movies, such as the hat check girl in ''

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'' (billed as DaLonne David), and the uncredited role of Rita (the "Blonde") in the detective thriller ''Calling Homicide'' (billed as Dalonne Cooper). * Jean Delaney (Crompton) – Tommy Carroll *

Phoolan Devi Phoolan Devi (1963–2001), popularly known as the Bandit Queen, was an Mallah woman who grew up in poverty in a village in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Her family was in a land dispute which caused many problems in her youth and after b ...

– Indian

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, gun moll of Vikram Mallah, later turned into the gang leader after his death * Victoria DiGiorgio Gotti – John Gotti * Judith Exner – an American woman who claimed to be the mistress of

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and of

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leaders

Sam Giancana Salvatore Mooney Giancana (; born Gilormo Giangana; ; May 24, 1908 – June 19, 1975) was an American mobster who was boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966. Giancana was born in Chicago to Italian immigrant parents. He joined the 42 ...

and John Roselli * Evelyn "Billie" Frechette –

John Dillinger John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster during the Great Depression. He led the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing 24 banks and four police stations. Dillinger was imprisoned several times an ...

* Buda Godman ''(née'' Helen Julia Godman; 1888–1945) – John Homer T. ("Dapper Jackie") French, member of the

Lou Blonger Lou Blonger (May 13, 1849 – April 20, 1924), born Louis Herbert Belonger, was a Wild West saloonkeeper, gambling-house owner, and mine speculator, but is best known as the kingpin of an extensive ring of confidence tricksters that operated f ...

Gang of Denver. A photo of Buda holding a gun is found in Philip S. Van Cise's ''Fighting the Underworld.'' Van Cise, Philip S. ''Fighting the Underworld''. Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1936) * Catherine Greig – James

Whitey Bulger James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. (; September 3, 1929 – October 30, 2018) was an American organized crime boss who led the Winter Hill Gang in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, a city directly northwest of Bos ...

* Maria Victoria Henao – Pablo Escobar * Karen Hill –

Henry Hill Henry Hill Jr. (June 11, 1943 – June 12, 2012) was an American mobster who was associated with the Lucchese crime family of New York City from 1955 until 1980, when he was arrested on narcotics charges and became an FBI informant. Hill testi ...

Virginia Hill Virginia Hill (born Onie Virginia Hill; August 26, 1916 – March 24, 1966) was an American organized crime figure. An Alabama native, she became a Chicago outfit courier during the mid-1930s. She was famous for being the girlfriend of mobster B ...

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Bugsy Siegel Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American mobster who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. Siegel was not only influential within the Jewish Mob, but along with his childhood fri ...

* Mary Kinder ''(née'' Mary Northern; 1909–1981) –

Harry Pierpont Harry "Pete" Pierpont (October 13, 1902 – October 17, 1934) was a Prohibition era gangster, convicted murderer and bank robber. He was a friend and mentor to John Dillinger. Described as handsome and soft-spoken, Pierpont was a bright, natural-b ...

* Opal "Mack Truck" Long – Russell Clark * Edna Murray – wife of "Diamond Joe" Sullivan, who was executed for murder in 1924. She then married Jack Murray, who was imprisoned for 25 years in 1925. She then lived with Volney Davis, until they were both arrested for kidnapping in 1935. * Mary O'Dare –

Raymond Hamilton Raymond Elzie Hamilton (May 21, 1914 — May 10, 1935) was a member of the notorious Barrow Gang during the early 1930s. By the time he was 20 years old, he had accumulated a prison sentence of 362 years. First years Raymond Hamilton was born ...

* Bonnie Parker –

Clyde Barrow Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut (Champion) Barrow (March 24, 1909May 23, 1934) were an American criminal couple who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression. The co ...

* Geraldine "Geri" McGee Rosenthal –

Frank Rosenthal Frank Lawrence Rosenthal (June 12, 1929 – October 13, 2008), also known as "Lefty" Rosenthal, was an American professional sports bettor, former Las Vegas casino executive, and organized crime associate. Rosenthal, who was once called "the gre ...

* Kathryn Thorne ''(née'' Cleo May Brooks; 1904–1985) –

George "Machine Gun" Kelly Machine Gun Kelly most often refers to: * Machine Gun Kelly (gangster) (1900–1954), American gangster. * Machine Gun Kelly (musician) (born 1990), American rapper. Machine Gun Kelly may also refer to: * ''Machine-Gun Kelly'' (film), 1958 film a ...

* Helen Gillis ''(née'' Wawzynak; 1908–1987) – George "Baby Face" Nelson *

Kiki Roberts Marion "Kiki" Roberts (née Strasmick) (born 1909 in Boston, Massachusetts) was an American dancer and showgirl. She was better known as the girlfriend and moll of American gangster Legs Diamond. Early life Roberts dreamed of being a celebrity ...

Legs Diamond Jack "Legs" Diamond (possibly born John Thomas Diamond, though disputed; July 10, 1897 – December 18, 1931), also known as Gentleman Jack, was an Irish American gangster in Philadelphia and New York City during the Prohibition era. A bootle ...

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Prominent gun molls

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