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Anastasia was murdered on October 25, 1957, on the orders of Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino; Gambino subsequently became boss of the family. Anastasia was one of the most ruthless and feared organized crime figures in American history; his reputation earned him the nicknames The Earthquake, The One-Man Army, Mad Hatter and Lord High Executioner.
Learn about the 1957 mob hit on Albert Anastasia, the boss of the Anastasia Crime Family and the leader of Murder Inc. Find out the motives, the suspects, the witnesses and the aftermath of the notorious murder.
May 4, 2024 · Albert Anastasia was a notorious mob boss who co-founded Murder, Inc., the enforcement arm of the National Crime Syndicate. He was killed in 1957 by a group of gunmen in a barber shop at the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City.
Albert Anastasia (born Sept. 26, 1902, Tropea, Italy—died Oct. 25, 1957, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a major American gangster. Anastasia immigrated to New York City from Italy in 1919 and, in the 1920s, rose through Giuseppe Masseria’s gang. He was one of Masseria’s executioners in 1931, at Lucky Luciano’s command.
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Oct 24, 2015 · Anastasia, the former leader of Murder Inc., was shot by hired killers in the Park Sheraton Hotel after ordering the failed assassination of Frank Costello. He feared for his family and worried about his health as he looked older and tired.
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Mar 15, 2019 · NEW YORK (AP) — The reputed boss of New York's Gambino crime family was shot to death in front of his home by a gunman who may have staged a car accident to lure him outside, dying a virtual unknown compared with his swaggering 1980s-era predecessor, John Gotti.
Died: October 25, 1957, New York City. Nicknames: The Mad Hatter, Lord High Executioner. Associations: Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, Frank Costello, Lucky Luciana, Vito Genovese, Joe Adonis, the Commission, the Gambino Family, Murder Incorporated.
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