Louis
Buchalter
was born in New York on 12th February, 1897. As a young man he got
involved in shoplifting and by 1919 had served two terms in prison.
He joined the gang led by Lucky Luciano
and took the nickname Lepke (Yiddish for Little Louis). In 1933 Buchalter
became the leader of what became known as Murder Incorporated. Buchalter
recruited gunmen such as Abe Reles and
Albert Anastasia to carry out executions for money.
In August 1939, Buchalter was arrested and sentenced to 14 years in
prison for narcotics offences. When Abe Reles
agreed to provide evidence against Buchalter, he was tried for murder.
Found guilty, Buchalter was executed at Sing Sing State Prison on
4th March, 1944.
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