The Reno Brothers Gang, was a group of criminals from Rockport, Indiana, and the first outlaw brotherhood in the United States. The gang was led by Frank Reno (pictured) and operated in the Midwestern United States during and just after the American Civil War. Though short-lived, they carried out the first three peacetime train robberies in U.S. history. Most of the stolen money was never recovered.
The gang was hunted and captured by the Pinkerton Detective Agency until all its members were captured. The gang was broken after two lynchings incidents that by vigilante mobs in 1868 that killed ten of the members at Hangman Crossing and New Albany. The murders created an international diplomatic incident with Canada and Great Britain, a general public uproar, and international newspaper coverage. No one was ever identified or prosecuted for the crimes.