Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} A Murder Inc. by Stella Purple Murder Incorporated: 10 Fascinating and Disturbing Things You Didn’t Know About the Mafia’s Death Squad. Over a period of nearly a decade, beginning in the early 1930s, the Italian-American mafia ran an execution squad of contract killers, that murdered dozens or hundreds of people each year. Although the mafia’s squad of professional hitmen operated throughout the breadth and width of the United States, killing an estimated 1000 people in less than a decade, authorities had no inkling of its existence until 1940. After the execution squad’s existence came to light, it was dubbed Murder Incorporated by the day’s sensationalist press, and under that label, it went down in infamy as the deadliest ever criminal outfit in American history. Oddly enough, one of the goals of setting up Murder Incorporated – often shortened to Murder Inc. – had been to reduce overall violence in organized crime. The primary role of the team of hitmen was to act as the muscle and enforcers of the mafia’s higher ups. Those higher ups also sought to assert a monopoly on “legit”, or at least acceptable, killings in organized crime. In theory, killings had to be preapproved and sanctioned by the mob’s higher ups, who would hand over the task of killing to mafia’s own Murder Inc. retained killers. Theory and reality never quite matched, but it was an ambitious goal that, thanks to Murder Inc., seemed within reach for at least some time during the 1930s. Casualties of American mafia gang wars in the 1930s. National Crime Syndicate. Following are ten fascinating facts and figures relating to Murder Inc., the American mafia’s death squad. Three of Murder Incorporated’s most prolific killers, from left to right: Harry “Pittsburgh Phil” Strauss, Harry “Happy” Maione, and Frank “Dasher” Abandando. Pintrest. Murder Inc. Was the Mafia’s Killers-on-Retainer Troubleshooter Squad. From the early 1930s to early 1940s, the Italian-American mafia’s oversight board, The Commission, kept a coalition of Italian and Jewish gangsters as retained contract killers. Dubbed “Murder Incorporated” or “Murder Inc.”, the hitmen were the mob leadership’s on-call execution squad. During its existence, Murder Inc. enforced The Commission’s will and regulated the underworld by taking out the troublesome, making them, literally, the mob’s troubleshooters. Murder Inc. was formed in the early 1930s, following a period of chaotic gang warfare that had greatly disrupted mafia activity. After the dust settled, the Italian-American mafia was reorganized in a more streamlined structure, to enable the mafia to pursue its illicit activities in a business- like manner, with as few disruptions as possible. That was accomplished by setting up what came to be known as “The Commission” – a collective leadership council, akin to a board of directors – to oversee broad strategy and settle disputes. Murder Inc. was the muscle that would do the actual dispute settling. It was the brainchild of Jewish-American labor racketeer Louis “Lepke” Buchalter. In essence, it was a streamlined contract killing system, intended to isolate mafia members from any connection with the necessary murders that went with their line of business. Murder Inc. operated out of a 24 hour Brownsville coffee shop called Midnight Rose , where the killers whiled away the time, ready at a moment’s notice to go out on a job once word came down. After its founding in the early 1930s, Murder Inc. was initially led by its creator, Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, until he was arrested in 1936. The execution squad was then taken over by the colorful Albert “The Mad Hatter” Anastasia, also known as the “Lord High Executioner”. Both Buchalter and Anastasia are discused in greater detail further on in this article. Much of Murder Incorporated’s work took place in and around New York City, but the retained killers’ reach was nationwide, and they carried out hits as far away as Detroit, southern Florida, and Los Angeles. The organization existed for barely a decade, from its founding in the early 1930s to its exposure in 1940. During that relatively brief period, the hitmen of Murder Inc. carried out an estimated 1000 contract killings. A Murder Inc. by Stella Purple. Super closed-off and a closet sadist, heir to the multi-billion dollars group Vira Cynfael works as a hitgirl. The life she goes through so far is not easy, but she always find a fine line in between. But all of that is about to change when her dearest cousin, Aramis Cynfael, goes missing. And when times get rough, she will have to assemble members of the Murder, Inc. once more. (Volume #1 - #4, Completed.) Bonus Section: Side Story. Book 4.5: Brother Trouble. Chapter 1 Honeytrap. 09:27 pm Rooftop, Manhattan, New York. Vira is in one of her stake-outs—a tedious task, indeed, but someone has to do it—when she spots a group of people briskly step out from the rooftop door. To be fair, it is not the only escape path …… Killing for cash: These 10 Killers Murdered for Money. Another member of Murder Incorporated, which was called The Combination by its leader, Louis Buchalter, Frank Abbandando was a contract killer who came to the organization from street gangs in the Ocean Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. In 1928, at the age of 17, Abbandando delivered a beating to a police officer and was sent to a workhouse in Elmira. He acquired the nickname “Dasher” while in custody. Upon his release he returned to the street gang, where he was involved in extortion rackets, illegal gambling, and loansharking. He also worked as a collector, and when asked, as an executioner. In the early 1930s he joined Murder Inc. and worked with Abe Reles, who would later turn state’s witness. Abbandando and Reles, besides working as contract killers for the Five Families, took steps to eliminate the members of the rival Shapiro gang, a group of mostly Jewish gangsters who encroached on some of their own rackets in Brownsville. Abbandando worked as the chief enforcer for Harry Maione, and under his orders murdered the three Shapiro brothers. Working for Maione was lucrative, but Abbandando developed such a feared reputation that he was in high demand for his services by Murder Inc. Abbandando received more than three dozen murder assignments while under contract from Murder Inc. from which he drew a regular salary and received bonuses after successfully closing a contract. Usually his bonus was $500. From his earnings he purchased an extensive and flashy wardrobe, preferring dark suits and expensive silk ties, shoes with spats, and costly watches and other jewelry. He also preferred expensive convertibles in which he drove around the Brooklyn neighborhoods, where he developed another reputation, that of being a sexual predator. Abbandando was accused of several rapes, but was never convicted of one. Throughout the 1930s Abbandando committed at least 40 murders for Murder Inc. and possibly up to sixty more on other business, using an icepick on occasions, knives, cleavers, piano wire, firearms, and on at least one occasion a cinder block to kill his victims. In 1940 Abe Reles was picked up on suspicion of murder and decided to cooperate by describing the activities and organization of Murder Inc. Abbandando was arrested for the murder of George Rudnick, who had been killed in a Brooklyn garage in 1937. Reles testimony was corroborated by other gangsters cooperating with the authorities in the hope of leniency, but Abbandando denied everything. Abbandando continued to profess his complete innocence throughout a trial in which his long career of extortion, loan sharking, rape, intimidation, and murder was revealed to the jury, which convicted him of murder. Abbandando had been led to believe that the jury would be fixed, which may have contributed to his casual dismissal of the prosecution and even the judge, to whom he allegedly whispered a threat while he was on the stand. His conviction was overturned on appeal but he was re-tried and convicted a second time, and finally executed in the electric chair at Sing-Sing in February 1942. Films similar to or like Murder, Inc. (1960 film) Organized crime group, active from 1929 to 1941, that acted as the enforcement arm of the Italian-American Mafia, Jewish Mob, and other closely connected organized crime groups in New York City and elsewhere. Composed of Jewish-American gangsters and Italian-American gangsters, and members were mainly recruited from poor and working class neighborhoods in Manhattan and from the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Brownsville, East New York, and Ocean Hill. Wikipedia. 1967 American crime film directed by Abner Biberman and starring Peter Falk, Britt Ekland and Joanna Barnes. Re-edit of two episodes from the 1965 TV series The Trials of O'Brien. Wikipedia. Muttontown Jane Doe. On November 10 2001 the skeleton of a woman was discovered at the Muttontown Preserve in Nassau County on Long Island. In 2002, Billy Jensen covered the story of Muttontown Jane Doe in True Crime L.I. Confidential for the New Island Ear. For years, numerous attempts were made to get Muttontown Jane Doe entered into NamUS. Finally, www.gilgocase.com succeeded and Muttontown Jane Doe was admitted into NamUS in 2020. On March 3, 2007 the torso of a woman was found in a suitcase in Harbor Island Park in Mamaroneck, NY. The woman had a tattoo of two cherries on her chest. Inside the suitcase were a pair of purple Champion brand sweatpants, a long sleeve t-shirt made by Voice and a red camisole made by Coconut Republic. There were also scraps of paper from a calendar that said “cinco” and “begin to live”. On March 21 a fisherman found the victim’s right leg and a foot on the rocks in Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island. The next day, the victim’s left leg was found near the shoreline by a groundskeeper on Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan’s property on the North Shore of Long Island in Cove Neck, NY, not far from Cold Spring Harbor. On January 21 2013, the female remains of a woman were found in a secluded sandy area near the beach off Sheep Lane in Lattingtown, NY. The woman was found in a plastic bag, partially buried in the sand. The bag was weathered and had vegetation and roots growing into it, indicating it had been there for some time. The victim is described as an Asian female, age 20-50, found with a bra, dark colored jeans and socks. The woman was also wearing a distinctive gold pig charm necklace. Lattingtown Jane Doe was found approximately 6 miles north of the Muttontown Preserve where Muttontown Jane Doe was discovered in 2001. To this day, Muttontown Jane Doe, Cherries and Lattingtown Jane Doe remain unidentified. Were these 3 women victims of the Long Island Serial Killer? Was the LISK dumping bodies on the North Shore of Long Island? November 10 2001 Muttontown Jane Doe Muttontown, NY. Muttontown Jane Doe was found in a nature preserve approximately 7 miles south of Lattingtown Jane Doe. March 3 2007 Cherries Mamaroneck/Lloyd Harbor, NY. Cherries left leg was found approximately 5 miles east of where Lattingtown Jane would be discovered January 21 2013 Lattingtown Jane Doe Lattingtown, NY. Does the Long Island Serial Killer’s dumping ground cover not only New York City, Manorville and Ocean Parkway, but also the North Shore of Long Island?