Michael Malloy
Irish-American murder victim (1873–1933)
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- Michael Malloy (1873 – February 22, 1933), nicknamed Mike the Durable or Iron Mike , was a homeless Irishman from County Donegal who lived in New York City during the 1920s and 1930s.
- Presumably achieved with the aid of a corrupt insurance agent, they obtained insurance policies on Malloy's life under the name Nicholas Mellory and stood to gain over US$3,500 (equivalent to $87,050 in 2025) if Malloy died an accidental death.
Michael Malloy (1873 – February 22, 1933), nicknamed Mike the Durable or Iron Mike, was a homeless Irishman from County Donegal who lived in New York City during the 1920s and 1930s. A former firefighter and stationary engineer, he was murdered by a group of five acquaintances after multiple failed attempts on his life by the men to perpetrate life insurance fraud.
Background
Beginning in January 1933, while Malloy was unemployed, alcoholic, and homeless, five of his acquaintances – Tony Marino, Joseph "Red" Murphy, Francis Pasqua, Hershey Green, and Daniel Kriesberg (later dubbed "the Murder Trust" by the media) – plotted to kill Malloy by getting him to drink himself to death to collect life insurance. Presumably achieved with the aid of a corrupt insurance agent, they obtained insurance policies on Malloy's life under the name Nicholas Mellory and stood to gain over US$3,500 (equivalent to $87,050 in 2025) if Malloy died an accidental death.
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