Lepke Buchalter
2/6/1897 - 3/4/1944
Aquarius
Last Words
"Not Recorded"
Death & Legacy
Louis (Lepke) Buchalter, underworld leader of Murder, Inc., died in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison early today. He was the first major racketeer to be executed in the United States.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Execution by electric chair
- Age at Death
- 60 years
- Funeral Location
- Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, New York
- Final Resting Place
- Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, New York, USA