Pittsburgh Phil

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Pittsburgh Phil was the nickname of Harry Strauss, a notorious contract killer for the Murder, Inc. crime syndicate during the 1930s and early 1940s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American criminal
Jewish American gangster
Murder, Inc. member
contract killer
human
mobster
activeYearsEnd early 1940s
activeYearsStart 1930s
alias Pittsburgh Phil NERFINISHED
associatedWith Abe Reles NERFINISHED
Albert Anastasia NERFINISHED
Louis Buchalter NERFINISHED
basedIn New York City
birthName Harry Strauss NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalActivity contract killings
racketeering-related violence
criminalCharge murder
criminalOrganization Murder, Inc. NERFINISHED
memberOf Murder, Inc. NERFINISHED
notableCharacteristic reputation for extreme brutality
use of varied methods in killings
notableFor being a leading contract killer for Murder, Inc.
notablePeriod Prohibition and post‑Prohibition era organized crime
occupation enforcer
hitman
roleInOrganization principal executioner for Murder, Inc.
timePeriod 1930s
1940s
workedFor Murder, Inc. NERFINISHED

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Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss alias Pittsburgh Phil
Abe Reles collaboratedWith Pittsburgh Phil