Gaston Means, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gaston Means

American criminal

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1879

Place of Birth: Concord, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1938

Profession: detective, spy

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Gaston Bullock Means (July 11, 1879 – December 12, 1938) was an American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler, murder suspect, blackmailer, and con artist. While not involved in the Teapot Dome scandal, Means was associated with other members of the so-called Ohio Gang that gathered around the administration of President Warren G.
Harding.
Means also tried to pull a con associated with the Lindbergh kidnapping, and died in prison following his criminal conviction.