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Joseph “Yellow Kid” Weil

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Joseph “Yellow Kid” Weil

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
26 Feb 1976 (aged 100)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Hickory Hills, Cook County, Illinois, USA
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Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil was one of the most famous American confidence men of his era. Weil's biographer, W. T. Brannon, believed Weil had an "uncanny knowledge of human nature." Over the course of his career, Weil is said to have stolen over eight million dollars served time in an Atlanta Prison from 1940 to 1942
Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil was one of the most famous American confidence men of his era. Weil's biographer, W. T. Brannon, believed Weil had an "uncanny knowledge of human nature." Over the course of his career, Weil is said to have stolen over eight million dollars served time in an Atlanta Prison from 1940 to 1942

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  • Created by: Jim Ditton
  • Added: Dec 15, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45449386/joseph-weil: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph “Yellow Kid” Weil (1 Jul 1875–26 Feb 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45449386, citing Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens West, Hickory Hills, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Jim Ditton (contributor 46569765).