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Lepke Buchalter

2/6/1897 - 3/4/1944
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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.

Read full obituary from The New York Times

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