Weegee was the pseudonym for famed photojournalist Arthur (Usher) Fellig. He was widely known for his film noir-style crime scene and street photography - in fact, his work heavily influenced filmmakers of the genre. Weegee was given his nickname as a nod to the mysterious, all-knowing Ouija board, since he had the uncanny ability to get to the crime scene before police.
Arthur "Weegee" Felling was of Polish descent; he immigrated to the United States in 1910 and took on numerous photography and photographer assistant positions. He covered the police beat on the Lower East Side of Manhattan from 1935 to 1946, snapping gory photos of mafia hits. He unflinchingly captured disturbing images of human savagery with as much ease as casual scenes of urban life. Among his accomplishments are collaborative works with Stanley Kubrick and Jack Donohue. In 1945, he published Naked City, a book of his work, which also inspired the 1947 film of the same name.
12 Shocking and Gruesome Photos by Weegee, the Famous Crime Scene Photographer, other, True crime, creepy images,
Girl Killed After Jumping Out of a Car on Park Avenue in 1938
Delivery Driver in Burning Truck Circa 1940
Removing the Body of Ambulance Driver Morris Linker from East River in 1945
Man Found Dead on Porch in the 1920s
Murder Victim Circa 1940
The Bodies of Robert Green and Jacob Jagendorf After a Failed Robbery Attempt in 1915
Gangster Dominick Didato on Elizabeth Street in 1936
Corpse Examination on New York City Sidewalk in 1941
Shocking Crime Scene
Carlo Tresca, Victim of a Mafia Hit in 1943