1941 in organized crime

1941 in organized crime

"See also:"
1940 in organized crime,
other events of 1941,
1942 in organized crime and the
list of 'years in Organized Crime'.

Events

*Syndicate hitman Charles "The Bug" Workman, a suspect in the murder of Dutch Schultz, is imprisoned.
*February - Emil Nizich, a minor organized crime figure involved in labor racketeering, is shot three times from behind and left in a gutter while on his way to a basketball game in Manhattan. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,850985,00.html]
*February 6 - Benjamin "Benny the Boss" Tannenbaum, an associate of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro, is murdered while babysitting at a friends house.
*June 12 - Murder Inc. members Harry Strauss and Martin Goldstein are executed by electrocution for the murder of gambler "Puggy" Feinstein.
*November 12 - Abe Reles, co-boss of Murder, Inc. turned informant, mysteriously plummets to his death from his guarded hotel room after Albert Anastasia promises a $100,000 reward for his demise.

Arts and literature

Births

*Leoluca Bagarella "The Brother-In-Law", Sicilian mafioso
*John F. Castagna "Sonny", Patriarca crime family associate
*Salvatore D'Aquilla "Butch", Patriarca crime family associate
*Roy DeMeo, ranking member of the Gambino crime family
*Antonio L. Spagnolo, Patriarca crime family soldier
*11 September - Marcello Dell'Utri, Italian politician and mafia associate

Deaths

*February - Emil Nizich, New York mobster
*February 6 - Benjamin Tannenbaum "Benny the Boss", associate of Louis Buchalter and Jacob Shapiro
*June 12 - Martin Goldstein, Murder, Inc. hitman
*June 12 - Harry Strauss, Murder, Inc. hitman
*November 12 - Abe Reles, Murder, Inc. hitman and government informant


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