Albert Hicks (Pirate) Last Hanged US Pirate

[corsair91]

Albert Hicks, the Notorious Pirate of New York City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHWNwHTtRtw


The History Guy

The investigation of the ghost ship E.A. Johnson led to the discovery of a gruesome crime that dominated newspaper headlines in the year before the start of the American Civil War. It is history that deserves to be remembered.



Albert W. Hicks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_W._Hicks

Thief, murderer, mutineer, pirate

Albert W. Hicks, was the last man tried, convicted and executed for the federal crime of piracy in the United States


Meet the 19th-Century Pirate Who Taught New York’s Tough Guys How to Flex
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/06/meet-the-19th-century-pirate-who-taught-new-yorks-tough-guys-how-to-flex

In life, Albert W. Hicks was a slum-dwelling killer. In death, he became the template for NYC delinquents

[corsair91]

The Life, Trial, Confession and Execution of Albert W. Hicks by Albert W. Hicks
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66941


The Life, Trial, Confession and Execution of Albert W. Hicks

The Pirate and Murderer, Executed on Bedloe’s Island, New York Bay, on the 13th of July, 1860, for the Murder of Capt. Burr, Smith and Oliver Watts, on Board the Oyster Sloop E. A. Johnson.

Containing the History of His Life (Written by Himself) from Childhood Up to the Time of His Arrest.

With a Full Account of His Piracies, Murders, Mutinies, High-way Robberies, etc., Comprising the Particulars of Nearly One Hundred Murders! to which is added the Account of His Arrest, Imprisonment, Trial and Execution.

Also, His Phrenological Character, as described by L. N. Fowler.

[fleetp]

Based on the post, he was a cold blooded killer.

[corsair91]

Bloodthirsty Pirate Albert Hicks | The last man publicly hanged in New York
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHv2j_BC1Oo

thehistorysquad
Dec 9, 2022
runtime 20:29

In this video about the bloodthirsty Pirate Albert Hicks, Kevin Hicks tells the story of a possible ancestor of his, and the last man to be publicly hanged in New York. Albert W Hicks confessed to killing at least 100 people during his reign as a pirate, highwayman and robber. Discover how the Sloop Murders finally led to Hicks' demise and how his spectacle of an execution managed to disappoint 11,000 spectators.

thehistorysquad
https://www.youtube.com/@thehistorysquad



"The Last Pirate of New York": One of the most sensational murder hunts in American history
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtaQ2ZBoi2Q

CBS Mornings
runtime 5:09
Jun 29, 2019

In 1860, the country was on the verge of civil war, and the city of New York was hunting for one of the most infamous criminals of all-time -- although it may not be someone you’ve heard of. Albert Hicks, who was called “The Last Pirate of New York,” was a bridge between Blackbeard and Al Capone, when the worst of the worst transitioned from raiding ships to joining mobs.

CBS Mornings
https://www.youtube.com/@CBSMornings



Albert Hicks: The True Crime That Led to His Conviction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXxRdmF3ubY

outofthebex
Jan 31, 2020
runtime 11:41

In this episode, we'll explore a New York City ghost ship and the last massacre by the infamous Albert Hicks. Here is man who has morphed into myth. Part pirate, part gangster and his crimes leave the eerie shadows of death to prove it.

outofthebex
https://www.youtube.com/@outofthebex

[corsair91]

The Last Pirate, The First Celebrity Gangster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0xig32ORjU

Shaping Opinion
May 27, 2021
runtime 43:53

Author Rich Cohen joins Tim to talk about his latest book called The Last Pirate of New York. As the title would suggest, it’s about the end of the days of pirates in New York, and the birth of the celebrity gangster, all in the story of one man, Albert Hicks and the grisly case in 1860 that changed the way Americans saw crime.

Shaping Opinion
https://www.youtube.com/@shapingopinion7063