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Umberto (called Albert) Anastasia, master killer for Murder, Inc., a homicidal gangster troop that plagued the city from 1931 to 1940, was murdered by two gunmen.
May 4, 2024 · The boss of what became the Gambino family and the co-founder of Murder, Inc., Albert Anastasia was one of New York’s most feared mobsters before his assassination in 1957.
Albert Anastasia (born Sept. 26, 1902, Tropea, Italy—died Oct. 25, 1957, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a major American gangster.
Albert Anastasia was an Italian–American gangster, hitman, and crime lord, who once controlled the organized crime industry in the US. Regarded as one of the deadliest criminals of all time in the US, he co-founded the modern American mafia.
Albert Anastasia (born “Anastasio,” the masculine form of the Italian name) was a mobster who came out of the tough streets of Lower Manhattan to run one of the Five Families of La Cosa Nostra through the first half of the 20th century.
Sep 21, 2014 · On March 17, 1921 Anastasia was arrested for the murder of Joe Torino after a dispute over the right to unload ships with precious cargo. Witnesses described the killing where Anastasia, a man with incredible strength, stabbed and strangled Joe with no regard for onlookers. Anastasia was convicted and sentenced to death.
Apr 16, 2013 · Find information on the life of Albert Anastasia, one of the most feared mobsters who headed the Murder Inc group, before running his own Crime Family.
Anastasia was one of the most ruthless and feared organized crime figures in American history; his reputation earned him the nicknames The Earthquake, The One-Man Army, Mad Hatter and Lord High Executioner.
Oct 25, 2016 · On October 25, 1957, notorious mob boss Albert Anastasia, known as “Lord High Executioner” and “Mad Hatter” for his role in ruling the mob assassination team known as “Murder, Incorporated” or “Murder, Inc,” was himself gunned down, a fitting end to a violent life.
Apr 22, 2014 · As he relaxed in the barber chair, a hot towel over his face, two masked gunmen rushed in, shoved the barber out of the way, and fired. Albert Anastasia fell to the floor, dead in a pool of...
