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Sophie Lyons

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Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Criminal
Died
May 8, 1924
Zodiac
Capricorn
Born in
Germany
About
Thief and con artist who rose through the ranks of New York City's criminal underworld. She became one of the nation's most infamous female criminals and was wanted in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, and Montreal. Later in life, she reformed and worked with juvenile delinquents. 
Family
She was of Jewish descent and was born in Lauben, Germany. Her mother was a career criminal who taught her to pickpocket and shoplift. When she was 16, she married fellow pickpocket Maury Harris. The marriage fell apart when Harris was sent to prison for two years. She went on to marry Ned Lyons, an infamous bank robber. They had six children during the course of their marriage.

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