Joe Erie also known as Erie Kid (born in 1897) was an American grifter from Joliet, Illinois.
Biography[]
Joe erie was born in 1897. In 1936, he worked with Johnny Hooker and Luther Coleman as grifter. One day he conned a man who worked for the Irish mobster Doyle Lonnegan as a result Luther Coleman was killed and Hooker escaped to Chicago where he met Henry Gondorff, a famous grifter who helped in taking down Lonnegan. After being threaten by William Snyder, Erie Kid joined Hooker and Gondorff in their con.