Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss
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Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss was a notorious American mob hitman of the 1930s and early 1940s, reputed for his extreme brutality and involvement in numerous contract killings.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American criminal
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human ⓘ mob hitman ⓘ organized crime figure ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1930s
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early 1940s ⓘ |
| alias | Pittsburgh Phil ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abe Reles
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Albert Anastasia ⓘ Lepke Buchalter ⓘ
surface form:
Louis "Lepke" Buchalter
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| convictedOf | murder ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge | murder ⓘ |
| criminalOrganization | Murder, Inc. ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1941 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish American ⓘ |
| fullName | Harry Strauss ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Prohibition-era and post-Prohibition organized crime in the United States ⓘ |
| involvedIn | National Crime Syndicate activities ⓘ |
| killingMethods |
ice pick attacks
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shooting ⓘ stabbing ⓘ strangulation ⓘ |
| knownFor | being a leading contract killer for Murder, Inc. ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
arrested in early 1940s
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convicted after testimony by former associates ⓘ |
| memberOf | Murder, Inc. ⓘ |
| methodOfExecution | electric chair ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contract killings
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extreme brutality ⓘ |
| numberOfMurdersAttributed | dozens ⓘ |
| occupation |
gangster
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hitman ⓘ |
| operationalRole |
enforcer
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executioner for the National Crime Syndicate ⓘ |
| penalty | death penalty ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Brooklyn
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New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sing Sing Correctional Facility ⓘ |
| reputation |
one of the most feared members of Murder, Inc.
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sadistic killer ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath | New York ⓘ |
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