1949 in organized crime

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See also: 1948 in organized crime, other events of 1949, 1950 in organized crime and the list of 'years in Organized Crime'.

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Events

• September 16 - Philip "Little Farfel" Kavolick, a member of Meyer Lansky's syndicate organization, is murdered in Valley Stream, New York.

[edit] Arts and literature

• Raoul Walsh's White Heat is released starring James Cagney, Edmond O'Brien and Virginia Mayo.

[edit] Births

• Louis Eppolito, NYPD officer and mob hitman
• Frank P. Frassetto, Rochester mobster
• 24 October - Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix, Mexican drug lord and Tijuana Cartel member.

[edit] Deaths

• September 16 - Philip Kavolick "Little Farfel", Meyer Lansky associate and National Crime Syndicate member