William Egan (June 7, 1884 – October 31, 1921) was a St. Louis politician and organized crime figure involved in bootlegging and illegal gambling.
Willie successfully argued from Dunn's life, only to have "Cherries" go berserk later that year, killing Egan allies for trivial reasons.
Willie tracked his former pal to the Typo Press Club on the night of September 19, 1916 and watched as two of his men shot and killed Dunn.
While Willie tried to maintain the gang's bootlegging rackets, the younger members, known as "red hots", began looking to high-risk robberies as a source of income.
While standing out in front of his Franklin Avenue saloon on Halloween night, 1921, Willie Egan was fatally shot by gunmen in a passing automobile.