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Revision as of 08:12, 5 October 2021
Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein (c. 1905 – June 12, 1941) was a member of a gang of hitmen, operating out of Brooklyn, New York in the 1930s, known as Murder, Inc.
Born Meyer Goldstein, Goldstein grew up in East New York, Brooklyn, New York, and initially led the crime syndicate Murder, Inc. together with Abe "Kid Twist" Reles. Goldstein later committed murders under the orders of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and Albert "Mad Hatter" Anastasia.
Around midnight on June 12, 1941, Goldstein and Harry Strauss were executed by electric chair at Sing Sing Prison.
See also
- Capital punishment in New York (state)
- Capital punishment in the United States
- List of people executed in New York
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