Soapy Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American con artist, gangster, and crime boss
Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1860
Place of Birth: Coweta County, Georgia, United States
Date of Death: 08-Jul-1898
Profession: gangster
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Soapy Smith
- Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith II (November 2, 1860 – July 8, 1898) was an American con artist and gangster in the American frontier.
- Smith operated confidence schemes across the Western United States, and had a large hand in organized criminal operations in both Colorado and the District of Alaska.
- Smith gained notoriety through his "prize soap racket," in which he'd sell bars of soap with prize money hidden in some of the bars' packaging in order to increase sales.
- However, through sleight-of-hand, he'd ensure that only members of his gang purchased "prize" soap.
- The racket led to his sobriquet of "Soapy." The success of his soap racket and other scams helped him finance three successive criminal empires in Denver, Creede and Skagway, respectively.
- He was killed in the shootout on Juneau Wharf in Skagway, on July 8, 1898.
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