Murder, Inc.
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Murder, Inc. was an organized crime group active from 1929 to 1941 that acted as the enforcement arm of the National Crime Syndicate – a closely connected criminal organization that included the Itali
An FBI wanted poster for Jacob Shapiro and Louis Buchalter (1937)
Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, standing in court during sentencing, December 2, 1941
Bugsy Siegel
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Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was an American mobster who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. Along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky, Siegel was infl
Murder, Inc.
…of New York. The Bugs and Meyer Mob was the predecessor to Murder, Incorporated. The gang was founded by New York Jewish mobsters Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel in the early 1920s. Sicilian mafioso Charles "Lucky" Luciano created The Commission and began to closely cooperate with his friend Lansky and the Jewish…
Siegel in 1944
Siegel's mugshot, April 1928
The Flamingo Hotel as seen in 2017
The Flamingo as seen a decade after its opening and retaining the original structure that was built prior to its opening.