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Umberto "Albert" Anastasia (/ ˌ æ n ə ˈ s t eɪ ʒ ə /, Italian: [umˈbɛrto anastaˈziːa]; né Anastasio [anaˈstaːzjo]; September 26, 1902 – October 25, 1957) was an Italian-American mobster, hitman and crime boss.
May 4, 2024 · Not only did Albert Anastasia help found the modern American Mafia, he also co-founded and later took charge of Murder, Inc., the enforcement arm of the National Crime Syndicate. In short, Albert Anastasia was a killer — and a cold-blooded one at that.
Albert Anastasia (born Sept. 26, 1902, Tropea, Italy—died Oct. 25, 1957, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a major American gangster. Anastasia immigrated to New York City from Italy in 1919 and, in the 1920s, rose through Giuseppe Masseria’s gang.
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.
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.
Sep 21, 2014 · Albert Anastasia, the face of Murder Inc. On April 15, 1931, it is alleged Anastasia participated in Masseria’s murder after Luciano lured Masseria to a meeting at a Coney Island, Brooklyn restaurant. During their meal, Luciano excused himself to the restroom.
Supreme in New York’s waterfront rackets, Albert Anastasia’s appetite for greater riches and power resulted in his 1957 murder. Read his biography.
