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Jul 21, 2017 · Siegel died immediately. The assailant disappeared into the night. The crime was never solved. The photo archives of the Los Angeles Public Library provide a photographic history of Bugsy Siegel’s life in Los Angeles (including its end), giving viewers a glimpse into a life that was as glamorous as it was dangerous.
- On way to Miami, Virginia Hill, girl friend of the slain gam.
- On way to Miami, Virginia Hill, girl friend of the slain gam.
- Virginia Hill in a cab after ordeal with senators and the pr.
- Benjamin Bugsy Siegel talks to George Raft.
- Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel
- St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
- “Machine Gun” Jack Mcgurn
- Albert “The Mad Hatter” Anastasia
- Carmine “Cigar/Lilo” Galante
- Paul “Big Paul” Castellano
- Angelo "The Gentle Don" Bruno
Date:1947 Murdered:Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel (born Benjamin Siegelbaum) Siegel, in an effort to reinvent and legitimize himself, had moved to Las Vegas to oversee the construction of the Flamingo resort. He failed miserably at the job and then was murdered just months after the casino went nearly bankrupt. While reading the Los Angeles Times, Siegel ...
Date: 1929 Murdered:Peter Gusenberg, Frank Gusenberg, Albert Kachellek, Adam Heyer, Reinhart Schwimmer, Albert Weinshank, John May Committed for a number of reasons, (including trying to cripple the North Side Gang and in retaliation for Bugs Moran—leader of the North Side Gang—“muscling in” on Al Capone’ dog track in Chicago’s’ suburbs) the St Val...
Date: 1936 Murdered: “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn (born Vincenzo Antonio Gibaldi) McGurn was gunned down, while bowling, by three men with machine guns. The identity of the hit men and motive is not known. However, two theories are widely accepted: 1) Revenge for McGurns’ supposed involvement in the Valentine’s Day massacre. 2) Silencing heavy drinker...
Date: 1957 Murdered: Albert “The Mad Hatter” Anastasia (born Umberto Anastasio) The brutal and violent head of the Mangano/Gambino family mob was brought down while in his barber’s chair. His bodyguard had conveniently taken a walk when two masked gunmen burst into the shop and opened fire on Anastasia. They continued to shoot until he collapsed to...
Date: 1979 Murdered: Carmine “Cigar/Lilo” Galante, Leonard Coppola, Guiseppe Turano Galante was having lunch at Joe and Mary’s Restaurant when three men burst in and began to shoot. Cesare Bonventre, one of Galante’s mafia recruits, did nothing to stop the murder and left the restaurant calmly. “Cigar” had created the modern drug trafficking busine...
Date: 1985 Murdered: Paul “Big Paul” Castellano (born Constantino Paul Castellano), Tommy Bilotti Big Paul had become jealous of John Gotti’s drug dealing and threatened to kill anyone involved with narcotics. He had also acquired enemies when he did not attend the funeral of Aneillo “Neil” Dellacroce, one of his underbosses, and then named Tommy B...
Date:1980 Murdered:Angelo “The Gentle Don” Bruno (born Angelo Annaloro) Angelo Bruno was killed by a single gun shot blast in the back of his head while sitting in his car. He had developed many enemies by cashing in on the heroin market in Philadelphia while other families were barred from narcotic distribution. Antonio Caponigro (aka Tony Bananas...
Gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, 1906-1947, is buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Bugsy created and founded the famed Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas and was killed in Los Angeles at the age of 41.
Photograph dated June 25, 1947 shows the corpse Bugsy Siegel, who was murdered by a gunman in Beverly Hills. Cotton has been placed inside the bullet wounds in his head. Subject
Photograph caption dated June 25, 1947 reads, "The identification tag attached to the big toe of Bugsy Siegel's right foot is pictured as the gang leader's body lay in the morgue, while a coroner's jury sought an answer to the question, 'Who killed Siegel?'"
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On the night of June 20, 1947, Ben Siegel sat with his associate Allen Smiley in Virginia Hills’ Beverly Hills home. He was reading a copy of the Los Angeles Times , which fell to the floor after the hit was completed.
