Joseph Morgan (born Joseph Međugorac; April 10, 1929 [1] – November 8, 1993) [2] was an American gangster who became the first non-Mexican American member of the Mexican …

Nov 10, 1993 · Joe (Pegleg) Morgan, a Slavic-American street kid from the Eastside who grew up to become the Mexican Mafia’s reputed godfather, has died of cancer while serving a life …

Feb 3, 2023 · Shortly after his birth, his father naturalized as a U.S. citizen, anglicizing the family name to Morgan due to anti-immigrant and anti-Slavic sentiment at the time. Here are the top …

Mar 18, 2018 · By the time Joe ‘Peg Leg’ Morgan joined the Mexican Mafia, he was already a jailhouse legend. Because of his reputation, which included murder, bank robberies and jail …

The first prison gang street execution in Los Angeles was committed by the Mexican Mafia in 1971. Responsible for the murder was the gang member of Croatian Catholic descent Joe …

Jun 7, 2020 · …began referring to Morgan as “Pegleg,” Morgan paroled in 1955, but just a year later he robbed a West Covina bank using a machine gun. He made off with $17,000, but was …

Feb 29, 2000 · In 1970, the now well-known Mexican Mafia member, Joe "Pegleg" Morgan was recruited into the gang. Morgan was high­ly respected and feared in and out of the correction …

Joe Morgan [Maravilla gang] beats the husband of his 32 year old girlfriend to death and buries the body in a shallow grave. While awaiting trial he escapes using the identification papers of a …

Joe “Peg Leg” Morgan rose to become one of the highest ranking members of the Mexican Mafia but he was not Mexican. He was a Caucasian man born of Slavic descent who grew up in a …

Nov 11, 1993 · GANGSTERS in the small, but deeply feared, Mexican Mafia in California were in mourning yesterday following the announcement that their reputed leader, Joe 'Pegleg' …