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Frank Wortman
American crime boss (1904–1968)
Frank Wortman | |
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| Born | Frank L. Wortman (1904-12-04)December 4, 1904 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Died | (1968-08-03)August 3, 1968 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Other names | "Buster" Wortman |
| Occupation(s) | burglar, bootlegger, gambler, criminal gang leader |
| Allegiance | Shelton Brothers Gang |
Frank L.
"Buster" Wortman (December 4, 1904 – August 3, 1968) was an American St. Louis-area bootlegger, gambler, criminal gang leader, and a former member of the Shelton Brothers Gang during Prohibition.
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Wortman would eventually succeed the Sheltons, and take over St. Louis's gambling operations in southwest Illinois until his death.
Early life
The son of an East St. Louis fire captain, Wortman spent his early years living in north St.
Louis. John Worthmann, his grandfather, worked as a proofreader for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and was killed when struck by a streetcar in 1894. Frank Wortman turned to crime