The Napoleon of crime the life and times of Adam Worth, the real Moriarty
After being pronounced dead by mistake at the Battle of Bull Run, Adam Worth left the army and landed in Manhattan, where he changed his name and got involved in the underworld, leading a crime network that covered three continents over a 50 year period. Arthur Conan Doyle based his sinister Professor Moriarty character on Worth for his Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
"After being pronounced dead by mistake at the Battle of Bull Run, Adam Worth left the army and landed in Manhattan, where he changed his name and got involved in the underworld, leading a crime network that covered three continents over a 50 year period. Arthur Conan Doyle based his sinister Professor Moriarty character on Worth for his Sherlock Holmes mysteries."@en
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