Louis Buchalter

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Louis Buchalter was a notorious American mobster who led the contract killing organization Murder, Inc. during the 1930s.

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Louis Buchalter canonical 5

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instanceOf human
mobster
organized crime leader
alsoKnownAs Lepke Buchalter
associatedWith Abe Reles
Albert Anastasia
Jacob Shapiro
Lucky Luciano
Meyer Lansky
causeOfDeath electrocution
convictedOf labor racketeering-related offenses
murder
violations of federal narcotics laws
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
criminalActivity contract killing
extortion
labor racketeering
murder
criminalOrganization Murder, Inc.
National Crime Syndicate
dateOfBirth 1897-02-06
dateOfDeath 1944-03-04
ethnicGroup Jewish American
executedBy U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
executionMethod electric chair
fullName Louis Buchalter self-link
gender male
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath execution
nickname Lepke
notableEvent led Murder, Inc. as enforcement arm of the National Crime Syndicate
notableFor leadership of Murder, Inc.
occupation labor racketeer
mobster
racketeer
operatedIn Brooklyn
New York City
placeOfBirth Lower East Side
surface form: Lower East Side, Manhattan

New York City
placeOfDeath Ossining, New York
Sing Sing Correctional Facility
prison Sing Sing Correctional Facility
religion Judaism
sentence death
timePeriod 1930s

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National Crime Syndicate notableMember Louis Buchalter
Jewish Mob hasNotableMember Louis Buchalter
Lepke Buchalter fullName Louis Buchalter
Abe Reles testifiedAgainst Louis Buchalter
Louis Buchalter fullName Louis Buchalter self-link