Charles Becker
American police officer
Died when: 45 years 4 days (540 months)Star Sign: Leo
Charles Becker (July 26, 1870 – July 30, 1915) was a lieutenant in the New York City Police Department between the 1890s and the 1910s.
He is known for the scandal of being tried, convicted, and executed for the first-degree murder of the Manhattan gambler Herman Rosenthal in 1912 near Times Square.
Convicted in the Becker-Rosenthal trial, Becker may have been "the only police officer executed for crimes connected to his official performance." He appealed and was retried but was convicted again.
The corruption scandal related to the case was one of the most important in Progressive Era New York City and the early part of the 20th century.
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