![When did the stereotype of the "shady guy" with a trench-coat and fedora begin? What were these "shady guys" originally suspected of doing? : r/AskHistorians When did the stereotype of the "shady guy" with a trench-coat and fedora begin? What were these "shady guys" originally suspected of doing? : r/AskHistorians](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-luRvwDKN2og/USpj7DCG2eI/AAAAAAAAIEM/lgPTmLR5gbM/s1600/vlcsnap-2013-02-24-12h25m19s224.jpg)
When did the stereotype of the "shady guy" with a trench-coat and fedora begin? What were these "shady guys" originally suspected of doing? : r/AskHistorians
![joons uparupa on Twitter: "shady guy showing the 7 forbidden brooches inside his trench coat: hey kid you ever heard of Faces, Cloud Drops, Flower Buddies? https://t.co/gaFcZEZ4yh" / Twitter joons uparupa on Twitter: "shady guy showing the 7 forbidden brooches inside his trench coat: hey kid you ever heard of Faces, Cloud Drops, Flower Buddies? https://t.co/gaFcZEZ4yh" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FIpn8ocUcAU1U1u.jpg)
joons uparupa on Twitter: "shady guy showing the 7 forbidden brooches inside his trench coat: hey kid you ever heard of Faces, Cloud Drops, Flower Buddies? https://t.co/gaFcZEZ4yh" / Twitter
![Suspicious Man Wearing A Trench Coat Holding Top Secret Papers Stock Photo - Download Image Now - iStock Suspicious Man Wearing A Trench Coat Holding Top Secret Papers Stock Photo - Download Image Now - iStock](https://media.istockphoto.com/id/176905815/photo/suspicious-man-wearing-a-trench-coat-holding-top-secret-papers.jpg?s=170667a&w=0&k=20&c=lu_Pt4Ce6St9c4pNICIp0FxNxBTYvjrZVHxuXRs5VMM=)
Suspicious Man Wearing A Trench Coat Holding Top Secret Papers Stock Photo - Download Image Now - iStock
![Homme Courant Dans Trenchcoat 3-D-Illustration Illustration Stock - Illustration du investigateur, adulte: 151774753 Homme Courant Dans Trenchcoat 3-D-Illustration Illustration Stock - Illustration du investigateur, adulte: 151774753](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/homme-courant-dans-trenchcoat-d-illustration-un-manteau-de-foss%C3%A9-ouvert-court-il-utilise-chapeau-feutr%C3%A9-rendering-151774810.jpg)