Podcast Episode
The King of Bootleggers - George Remus
History Dweebs - A look at True Crime, Murders, Serial Killers and the Darkside of History·Tim Scott, Charles Walters and Brandy Herrmann·23 July 2026·1h 21m
About this episode
George Remus was a Cincinnati pharmacist, businessman and attorney. During prohibition, he was known as "The King of Bootleggers". Remus became the inspiration for the title character in The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It has been reported that Remus made more than 40 million dollars the first three years of prohibition and then....he met a woman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.