Salvador Agron
Salvador Agron | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 24, 1943 |
| Died | April 22, 1986 (aged 42) New York City, New York, United States |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Conviction | First degree murder (2 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
Salvador Agron (April 24, 1943 – April 22, 1986), a.k.a. "The Capeman", was a Puerto Rican gang member who murdered two teenagers in a Hell's Kitchen park in 1959. Agron mistook both teenagers for members of a gang called the Norsemen who were supposed to show up for a gang fight. Agron was the subject of the musical The Capeman by Paul Simon.