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The Gangs Of New York
There were gangs in New York since the 1800’s. The Plug Uglies, The
Bowery Boys were precursors to the Brownsville Gang, who would later
become Murder Inc.
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They Slithered In
It was 1908, and the Jewish gangsters were in control. Gangs like
the Eastman Gang under Max "Kid Twist" Zwerb, and the Five Points
Gang, Lenox Avenue Gang, controlled New York.
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The Most Violent Was The Purple Gang
Jews had multiple gangs, and the Purple Gang out of Detroit was the
worst. They grew out of prohibition and bootlegging from Canada. Their
favorite areas were bootlegging, gambling, and labor rackets. The
Purple Gang was mainly hit-men. They were behind the
Lindbergh baby murder.
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Murder Incorporated
The term “Syndicate” is often used when talking about organized
crime, but it was really Murder Incorporated.
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Meyer Lansky
He would be considered the Don of Dons.
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Lucky Luciano
Luciano, was always said to have a Jewish mother. He meet Lansky
when they were kids in New York.
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Meyer Goldstein
Meyer Goldstein, born in 1905, was a member of a gang of
hit men, operating out of Brooklyn, New York known as
Murder, Inc.. Goldstein later committed murders under the orders
of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter
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Abraham Reles
The son of Austrian immigrants, was born in the Brownsville section
of Brooklyn, New York. When carrying out hits, his weapon of
choice was an ice pick, which he would ram through his victim's ear
right into the brain. Reles reportedly got the nickname "Kid
Twist" described his method for strangling people.
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Arthur Flegenheimer
Dutch Schultz was born in New York in 1902, and he made his fortune
in bootlegging, prostitution, and murder. Like countless other Jewish
gangsters he changed his name.
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Louis Lepke
Born Lepkeleh Buchalter in 1897 to European Jewish immigrants
Manhattan. He worked for Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro, gradually gaining
control of the garment industry unions on the Lower East Side. He used
the unions to threaten strikes and demand weekly payments from factory
owners while simultaneously dipping into union bank accounts. His
control of the unions later evolved into a general protection racket,
extending into such areas as bakery trucking.
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Benny Siegel
Siegel was a butcher who worked for Meyer Lansky.
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Murder Inc Goes Nationwide
Eventually,
Murder Inc.became national, and made
many contracts across the U.S. Their method involved a
sayanim who would draw the victim in.
If Abe Benstein wanted to buy a chain of dry cleaners, and an
independent wouldn't se3ll, an out of state contract killer was
brought in. Popular methods were shooting, strangling, or using an ice
pick, and then cremated the body.
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Morris Cohen Out Of Los Angeles
He ran the west coast and was particularly vicious. He handled any
Hollywood problems. He was behind the Black Dahlia murder, and made
cremation a standard technique.
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The Saint Valentines Day Massacre
Six of the seven victims were Jewish, and the two killers were from
Hymie Weiss gang.
Notable members of Murder Inc. included
Abe "Kid Twist" Reles,
Frank "Dasher" Abbandando,
Louis Capone,
Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein,
Harry "Happy" Maione,
Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss,
Allie Tannenbaum,
Seymour "Blue Jaw" Magoon,
Mendy Weiss,
and
Charles "Charlie the Bug" Workman
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Today's Gangsters
John Gotti is typical, a ruthless thug whose mother and
wife were jewish.
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