1941 in organized crime

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See also: 1940 in organized crime, other events of 1941, 1942 in organized crime and the list of 'years in Organized Crime'.

Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Events

• Syndicate hitman Charles "The Bug" Workman, a suspect in the murder of Dutch Schultz, is imprisoned.
• February - Emil Nizich, a minor organized crime figure involed in labor racketeering, is shot three times from behind and left in a gutter while on his way to a basketball game in Manhattan. [1]
• February 6 - Benjamin "Benny the Boss" Tannenbaum, an associate of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro, is murdered while babysitting at a friends house.
• June 12 - Murder Inc. members Harry Strauss and Martin Goldstein are executed by electrocution for the murder of gambler "Puggy" Feinstein.
• November 12 - Abe Reles, co-boss of Murder, Inc. turned informant, mysteriously plummets to his death from his guarded hotel room after Albert Anastasia promises a $100,000 reward for his demise.

[edit] Arts and literature

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[edit] Births

• Leoluca Bagarella "The Brother-In-Law", Sicilian mafioso
• John F. Castagna "Sonny", Patriarca crime family associate
• Salvatore D'Aquilla "Butch", Patriarca crime family associate
• Roy DeMeo, ranking member of the Gambino crime family
• Antonio L. Spagnolo, Patriarca crime family soldier
• 11 September - Marcello Dell'Utri, Italian politician and mafia associate

[edit] Deaths

• February - Emil Nizich, New York mobster
• February 6 - Benjamin Tannenbaum "Benny the Boss", associate of Louis Buchalter and Jacob Shapiro
• June 12 - Martin Goldstein, Murder, Inc. hitman
• June 12 - Harry Strauss, Murder, Inc. hitman
• November 12 - Abe Reles, Murder, Inc. hitman and government informant