Best of the History Guy: Crime Fighters

Five classic the History Guy Episodes about exceptional detectives. Nearly a full hour of the History Guy.
00:00 - Joseph Petrosino versus the Black Hand.
12:03 - Nick Carter Bloodhound Detective
18:24 - Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith: Extraordinary Revenue Agents.
27:32 - Eugene Francois Vidocq: The First Modern detective
40:27 - Dr Calvin Goddard: Pioneer of Forensic Ballistics
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[@danielwggudan2]

The history Guy is the physical embodiment of PBS, and I say that with absolute love and admiration for both

[@cjc363636]

True! And maybe a bit of CBS Sunday Morning as well.

[@RetiredSailor60]

Good morning History Guy and everyone watching....

[@VictoriaAlfredSmythe]

still a nyc hero! we all learn him at school

[@mcfrenchfry2196]

Just about every ethnicity has been subject to Racism so much to learn from the Past. History Rules! Thx THG

[@stuartriefe1740]

Good morning Mr. Sanders and Mr. Waddington! Enjoy class!

[@kobebarka8633]

Your page has became one of my KZbin staples, your content is always amazing and captivating! The history of Humanity is so filled to the brim with epic moments that propelled us to where we are today and they all deserved to be remembered. Thank you for the memories wonderful work you do!

[@j.michaeljefferson60]

you're an amazing person to follow him this closly

[@StevenJBosch]

Speaking of fictional detectives, can I nominate the Shadow for consideration? He began with the Street and Smith pulp magazines and went on to radio. One of the most successful.actors to play the character was Orson Welles who would arrive at the studio and played the script as written. The character lasted for decades.

[@davemarr7743]

Saw this as a movie starring Earnest Borgnine . Good film.

[@PinkyJujubean]

Izzy and Moe were insanely good. There's an excellent movie about them starring Jackie Gleason and Art Carney

[@SafetySpooon]

You beat me to it!

[@PinkyJujubean]

@@SafetySpooon clearly you are a person of good taste 🙂

[@DDlambchop43]

"bloodhounds may lick you to death" I love that. The same can be applied to Basset Hounds, which is why they're not the most amazing guard dogs..at least that's what my mom told me about her hounds. Completely irrelevant here, but a Bloodhound won best in show at last year's Westminster show.

[@kurtwhite1498]

Dude, great work

[@rockymountainlifeprospecti4423]

Another wonderful history tidbit, definitely recommended this channel to my nieces as well.I fully trust they will not be lead the wrong direction on here here. Keep up the golden work!🇺🇸🐾🐾

[@preshisify]

❤

[@JMSouchak]

Well, damn, I didn't think I was gonna get the feels this morning. 😢

[@pfleming942]

have you ever thought about doing a show on the history of news (how news was passed around over history to the present system)

[@georgemckenna462]

That unique warbling bay of the Blood Hound that's hot on the trail deserves to be included in that closing photo on Nick Carter.

[@deborahmccoy3837]

Hi History Guy; I Also Love This Channel; And As A African American Female, I Can Honestly Say: You’re The “ Best “. 😊❤😊❤

[@TommyTheWalker]

I love your video, I'm a big fan . As a Sicilian who's lived in Palermo I know about Petrosino who's a legend to Sicilians. Today especially he's a bigger legend because the hated mafia has been driven underground, many store owners now the "no pizzo" sign, pizzo is the word used for the "protection racket'. Unfortunately you were wrong about the locations where he was murdered. Caltanissetta is too far from Palermo to matter. He was actually murdered at Marina plaza in Palermo

[@servicetrucker5564]

Love these compilations. Gives me something to listen to when I’m running the road

[@richtintera5524]

The story of Charles Becker, the police lieutenant who went to the chair, would be a good one for you. Keep up the good work!

[@normajeanmorrissey4459]

I love Vidoq! Did some reading about him. I believe he used fingerprinting in his work, ballistics and intelligence activities.He was a master at disguising himself. Police have him to thank for some of their “practices”. A man ahead of his time! He started the Surete. There is a “Vidocq Society” with 81 members- no more as that his age when he died. It is a group made up those involved in criminology. They look at “cold cases”. One of great interest is “ The boy in the box”. He was finally oidentified as Joseph Augustus Zarelli. It is unknown who murdered this dear little boy.👼🏻💕

[@janaskibo871]

Hello History Guy and Friends. I enjoy these so much 😁😁

[@deborrahshiffer9582]

Izzy and Moe is a totally great movie

[@paulthomas8989]

This is arguably the most valuable channel on KZbin and perhaps the history of broadcasting as of this modern day. Thank you History Guy !

[@xxemoxxheartbreaker]

I'm 26 and love watching these with my kids lol they just pay attention. Fun and interesting and things are hard to catch my attention. This captures my attention

[@thefancytiefling]

What i wouldn't give for some of them to come back from the grave and whoop some ass. The sheer influx of criminals is getting out of control in certain areas

[@johneverson2433]

NYPD got rid of their two best detectives, sounds like the fix was on

[@En_Marche]

Another great episode!

[@antigravityworkshop1436]

Your stories are most wonderful. Thanks!

[@christopherberryhill3802]

I dig ur bow tie and your knowledge of history of all kinds. I've seen Gangs of New York 5 times. I'm Irish decent. Bill Nye once made it rain in a terrarium. I remember that episode.😆

[@mktf5582]

Could you please do more "Crime Fighters" Jerome Caminada (Real life Sherlock Holmes/Mancunian), William E Fairbairn (Defendu), Barney Raditsky.

[@michaelhewitt258]

The story of the blood hound Was hilarious 😂😆😆

[@JeremiahsFiles]

I first heard about Joseph Petrosino & the Black Hand when I watched Diana Rigg’s conclusion to the Sherlock Holmes episode “The Red Circle” on the PBS show “Mystery!” on KZbin. The Black Hand once threatened the opera tenor Enrico Caruso.

[@rebelscumspeedshop8677]

Man as cool as Izzy and Moe sound it sure looks like they flirted with the 4th amendment and entrapment😅😅😅

[@fredcloud9668]

I saw a film about Tennessee bloodhounds chasing their favorite quarry. An escaped convict.

[@ronjones4069]

Thanks!

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Thank you!

[@danielwggudan2]

It’s honestly kind of mind blowing to think there was a time when alcohol was federally outlawed. Just seems mind blowing

[@michaelgalea5148]

Thank you for another great video. We learn so much from you. Keep up the great work.

[@aaronmillersoutdooradventures]

Nick Carter had a nose that could smell a two day trail; he’s a four legged tracking machine

[@j.michaeljefferson60]

It's still a mystery as to why they'd follow proabition and arrest so many people who only crime was wanting a drink of alcohol and getting it

[@stevenrisso5535]

What a great episode, much continued success in what you do. I especially liked Nick's story

[@emilien.]

@ 19:40 approx: I could be wrong, but the US Constitution's 18th Amendment (bolstered by the Volstead Act which provided the enforcement of/for the 18th Amendment) banned the sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol but NOT the individual's CONSUMPTION of alcohol. PS: I love your presentations!!

[@costrio]

I enjoyed this compilation and the theme. The Nick Carter story was cool, but when the Izzy and Moe title came up, I half expected to see another dog story. (I won't "spoil" things by saying what it was. ;)

[@t.c.2776]

My Great Grandfather, I was told, left Italy just ahead of being arrested for smuggling... I was never told smuggling what... he ended up in NYC around the early 1900's... considering his Italian activities he may have become a "Black Hand" member... it makes sense because at least one of his sons became one of the Mobs most notorious Hit Men... he was the first member of Murder Inc. to be arrested, convicted, and executed at Sing Sing in 1942... 8 years before I was born... very long story short... My Great Grandmother went to live with family in the Boston area, so my side of the family and I, never mixed with the "connected" side.... you can find him in the history books under "The Dasher"... not saying some of my close relatives weren't a bit on the "shady" side... LOL... I never asked, didn't want to know, but there was one guy I met, that when I mentioned my uncles name, he turned sheet white and I never saw him a gain.

[@MarshOakDojoTimPruitt]

thanks

[@gavinrose1058]

Wow this was interesting!

[@jimd8008]

What happened to the shotguns from the St Valentines Day massacre?

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

If you want to learn more about Al Capone and the Valentine's day massacre, check out Capone by Lawrence Bergreen, a well written book.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

The first one sounds like a pre Serpico

[@DoctorQuackenbush]

Of course Izzy and Moe didn’t get into shootouts. It’s quite a task if you don’t bring a gun.

[@aaronleverton4221]

I would love to see the Anti-Saloon League's public polling that led them to that conclusion.

[@LangstoniusRex]

They were good police.

[@user-nt4zn3mz1g]

Great stuff! Is your degree in American history?

[@kingpest13]

The parrot confessed to the crime? Squak! I did it, squak, i did it.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Hey History Guy 🤓👋you should be on this list!

[@JohnPatterson-kz8jr]

"NOW GO HOME AND GET YOUR F'NG SHINE BOX!!"-Billy Batts"Goodfellas".

[@DeconvertedMan]

Neat! :D

[@GeoffreyWare]

That code of conduct where you don't rat out your own countrymen should have been left behind in the old country when they came to America...

[@theoldgrowler3489]

Izzy an agent or not?

[@emilyrauwerdink3451]

😂😉

[@j.michaeljefferson60]

you better believe it my friend

[@ashergoney]

Geographical Survey Work Held Up since 2001 onwards, for Helping Regional Law Enforcement

[@jeffbangkok]

Good evening from the mango farm.

[@stuartriefe1740]

Good morning, fellow students!

[@preshisify]

😂

[@devynpena6549]

Shout out to izzy

[@indyj16]

This guy is the new Paul Harvey

[@appnzllr]

I am sceptical about the accuracy of police investigations before the advent of modern science - and even then. How do we know that the people who confessed didn't do it after hours of grilling?

[@rafaeltorre1643]

You answered your own question. Science has changed. Not tactics and pressure to get a conviction regardless of whether they believe the person is not guilty.

[@David0lyle]

The inclination on the part of blood hounds to greet their subjects with licking is not to be taken lightly. Like all dogs with really superior scent ability blood hounds are known to be extremely slobbery. Most people will be able to deal with this but non swimmers and those inclined to panic in water should use caution.

[@FryedSaw]

Greetings and Salutations

[@cbroz7492]

"Pay or Die"...Earnest Borgnine as Petrosino ca 1955 or so...

[@linuxmintman]

Can you do a video on the bombing the Milwaukee police station in the early 1900s

[@fredcloud9668]

He was murdered by his own department.

[@pablojonson-bv3kf]

Pablo was here 👣

[@lawrencemay8671]

Ironic that the Chicago is still inept.

[@krono5el]

run by the same people who originate from the other half of the planet. always violent maniacs carrying a cross.

[@SatchPersaud-sm1gc]

Didn't make a movie about this guy?? An old black and white movie??

[@ashergoney]

On 1 Man Army Is Low Cost Flying

[@loriludwig6311]

😅 Now we can blame the darned Irish for the existence of the Italian mafia! 😅😢

[@merlinwizard1000]

7th, 1 May 2023

[@sharonwhiteley6510]

WOW. Enouph sad d.

[@pinetree013]

Italian...or Sicilian?

[@donchonealyotheoneal5456]

What was his name in Italian parsley I'm pretty sure anyway we got to give credit to the so-called bad Irish cop does he realize that he needed an Italian to be able to infiltrate the criminal Italian groups that had been wreaking havoc and spreading influence throughout New York City that little guy had some balls five foot two Italian Stallion and he had a mission to clean up what he thought was bad people who were representing his country he realize that they weren't just victimizing other nationalities they were going after everyone he must have been a great organizer and like you said he remembered faces and names which is a great attribute to have as a cop and unfortunately it was a day that cops could pretty much do anything they wanted to and get by with it they just weren't organized to be criminals at that time so most of their work went into apprehending criminals because there were plenty of them so at the time the lower echelons of the police force had no time for criminal activity however we know that the upper echelons were up to no good and criminal activities back to Petrucelli and his gang of thugs they went wherever they wanted to and of course they made mistakes sometimes and it got covered up because at that time they could there were no videos and if there were Witnesses wanted to say something different they got taught a lesson and sometimes that was a dirt nap leaded enticement to shuffle off the Mortal coil and it was actually accepted by the General Public because they were most affected by The Gangs of New York we've come a long way from that and we've had setbacks yet today we're dealing with police that believe that they can treat the general population as if they were a gang member of 1901 New York City juxtaposed to the Supreme Court Justices being serenaded by multi-billionaires and corporations with impunity and the only way to get to the nitty-gritty as I'd like to say is to spend millions of dollars and wasted Congressional time eating a bunch of bulshit hearings that will ultimately come up with some b******* line that supposedly the public can get behind and we can parenthetically move forward😢 and if the truth be known the people that really care have no time to do anything about it because they're having to work their asses off in order to try and live the American dream which they never get to do because there are so many little things that they have to deal with everyday like are their children going to be shot in school today are the cops going to pull me over and abused my rights or even shoot me for no reason are the cops going to raid my home in mistake for the house next door and shoot me because I had my cell phone in my hand of course they thought it was a gun and they don't just shoot once or twice they mag dump which means they don't stop until the gun is empty even after the suspect is on the ground no more threat maybe the gun could go off by itself excuse me I meant the phone might go off by itself meanwhile in d.c. they're making laws that you don't even know about because you're busy dealing with this s*** that's America today baby last thing on my mind is even if they have to roll President Biden into the 2024 inauguration on a gurney I would rather him be president then any Republican on the face of this Earth even if he or she pretends to be a Democrat that doesn't mean that if there is a another Democrat out there willing to take on the responsibilities and able to win the primaries then more power to them perhaps then Biden would actually step out of the way and back the new presidential candidate for the Democratic Party otherwise I'm looking at independent prospects ciao for now sorry I bent your ear I just hope you could hear it

[@j.michaeljefferson60]

Man you sure swallowed the Blue 💊 no doubt you're a dyed in the wool democratic 👿 ,you rather go down losing everything you've worked a life time for and never change your political party. Oh well you're making a terrible mistake.

[@HM2SGT]

*Algorithm*

[@ralphadams4478]

Im too upset after seeing this not any more video dats available to comment and its better i dont see the rest cause im too upset...

[@dianapearson1771]

They weren't born here. Tax payers are the blite of our country. Prejudices were ?

[@woodsmatful]

Prohibition... What happens when you are a president and dont keep your woman in line. I'd say look at Hussain Obama, but Michael does what he wants.

[@lawrencemay8671]

It’s foolish to shoot someone and keep the weapon.

[@michaelhewitt258]

Arrogant To think they would never be caught

[@shmeli]

So our domestic terrorist police get their tactics from this parsley dude?

[@meritholdingllc123]

Not cool lionizing cops who got famous by infringing upon one's natural rights.

[@BobSpector-up7lw]

Thanks!

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Thank you!