Joseph Weil | |
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![]() Weil in 1918 | |
Born | July 1, 1875 Chicago, Illinois, US |
Died | February 26, 1976 Chicago, Illinois, US | (aged 100)
Other names | Yellow Kid |
Known for | Notorious con artist |
Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil (July 1, 1875 – February 26, 1976)[1][2] was one of the best known American con men of his era. Weil's biographer, W. T. Brannon, wrote of Weil's "uncanny knowledge of human nature".[3][page needed] During the course of his career, Weil is reputed to have stolen more than $8 million.[3]
"Each of my victims had larceny in his heart," quipped Weil.[4]