The Life and Times of Lepke Buchalter: America's Most Ruthless Labor RacketeerBarricade, 2006 - 246 pages "In the early 1930s, New York mob bosses decided that a "murder-and-mayhem" department was needed to ensure that all moneymaking ventures operated smoothly. Thus was born "Murder Inc." Lepke Buchalter became the overseer of this notorious killing-on-assignment machine - keeping his killing staff on a yearly retainer to do all of the dirty work. Having people murdered by killers with whom they had no connection seemed foolproof until Special Prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey set his sights on Lepke's garment empire. Buchalter's intense paranoia led to the murder of many potential witnesses during Dewey's investigation. In the end, it was an obscure murder that led to his conviction and execution." |
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The Life and Times of Lepke Buchalter: America's Most Ruthless Labor Racketeer Paul R. Kavieff No preview available - 2015 |
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