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