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Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein (February 12, 1905 – June 12, 1941) was a member of a gang of hitmen, operating out of Brooklyn, New York in the 1930s, known as Murder, Inc. Born Meyer Goldstein , Goldstein grew up in East New York, Brooklyn , New York, and initially led the crime syndicate Murder, Inc. together with Abe "Kid Twist" Reles .
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 Mob in general, establishing a multi-ethnic alliance that eventually was deemed the "National ...
He was known for having serial killer-like characteristics, and was a skilled martial artist. Alexander "Sasha-Soldier" Pustovalov, Russian mafia hitman and Orekhovskaya gang soldier. Pustovalov has 22 confirmed kills. Abe Reles, hitman and initial leader of Murder, Inc. along with Martin Goldstein.
Based on the book by the same name, this 2017 film offers a look into the high school years of notorious serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer, as seen through the eyes of friend and classmate, John Backderf.
Check out these serial killer documentaries and docuseries on Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, Prime Video, and more. 26 Serial Killer Documentaries to Binge-Watch When You Need a True Crime Fix Skip to ...
The practice of contract killing involves a person (the contract killer) who is paid to kill one or more individuals. [1] As implied by the name, the contract killer typically does such solely for the purpose of profit and often lacks any personal connection to their intended target.
A Philadelphia contract killer admitted to the deaths of six people over three years, four of whom he gunned down on orders from a drug trafficker, federal authorities said Wednesday.
Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss (July 28, 1909 – June 12, 1941) was an American contract killer for Murder, Inc. in the 1930s. He reportedly killed over one hundred men (some historians put the number as high as 500) [1] using a variety of methods, including shooting, stabbing with ice picks, drowning, live burial, and strangulation.