Religion: not determined yet
Name: Markie Trattman
First Appearance: Cogan's Trade (1974)
Creators: George V. Higgins, Ray Liotta (actor)
Number of Appearances: 2
TV, Film Appearances: 1
Prose/Text Book/Story Appearances: 1
Teams/Affiliations: Mafia
Enemy of: Jackie Cogan, Squirrel
Occupation: criminal
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Race: white
Gender: male
Note: ran illegal poker ring
Markie Trattman ran an illegal poker ring in Boston. A card game he organized was robbed by thugs hired by local mob boss Johnny "Squirrel" Amato. Mob leaders hired assassins, including Jackie Cogan, were hired to track down and kill the people responsible. Cogan killed Markie Trattman as well, even though he knew Trattman was not directly responsible for the card game being robbed. Cogan killed Trattman in order to restore confidence among the local mobsters.
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogan's_Trade
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_Them_Softly
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764234/