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On This Day in 1908 Baby Face Nelson was Born
10/07/2026

On This Day in 1908 Baby Face Nelson was Born

Lester Gillis, born in Chicago on 6 December 1908, became Baby Face Nelson, the Dillinger gang killer who shot more FBI agents than any other criminal.

On This Day in 1940 Lepke Buchalter was Sentenced to 14 Years
10/07/2026

On This Day in 1940 Lepke Buchalter was Sentenced to 14 Years

On 2 January 1940 Lepke Buchalter got 14 years in federal prison for narcotics and fur racketeering. Worse was coming, and it ended in Sing Sing.

On This Day in 1976 Richard Castucci was Killed
10/07/2026

On This Day in 1976 Richard Castucci was Killed

On 29 December 1976 the Winter Hill Gang killed Revere club owner Richard Castucci after a corrupt FBI agent exposed him as a secret informant.

On This Day in 1973 Richard Cain was Killed
10/07/2026

On This Day in 1973 Richard Cain was Killed

On 20 December 1973 Richard Cain, the Chicago cop who became Sam Giancana's right-hand man, was shot dead by masked gunmen in a Chicago sandwich shop.

On This Day in 1897 Joseph Zerilli was Born
10/07/2026

On This Day in 1897 Joseph Zerilli was Born

Joseph Zerilli, born on 10 December 1897 in Terrasini, Sicily, led the Detroit Partnership for four decades and won it a seat on the Mafia Commission.

On This Day in 1941 Lepke Buchalter was Convicted of Murder
10/07/2026

On This Day in 1941 Lepke Buchalter was Convicted of Murder

On 30 November 1941 a Brooklyn jury convicted Lepke Buchalter of the Rosen murder, putting the boss of Murder Inc. on the road to the electric chair.

On This Day in 1991 the Third Colombo War Erupted
10/07/2026

On This Day in 1991 the Third Colombo War Erupted

On 18 November 1991 gunmen ambushed Greg Scarpa on a Brooklyn street, turning the Colombo family's power struggle into an open and bloody war.

On This Day in 1976 Frankie Carbo Died
10/07/2026

On This Day in 1976 Frankie Carbo Died

Frankie Carbo, the Murder Inc. gunman who became the Mob's 'Czar of Boxing', died in Miami Beach on 9 November 1976 after years in federal prison.

On This Day in 1908 Harry “Happy” Maione was Born
10/07/2026

On This Day in 1908 Harry “Happy” Maione was Born

Harry "Happy" Maione, born on 7 October 1908, led Brooklyn's Ocean Hill gang and became a Murder Inc. killer before dying in Sing Sing's electric chair.

On This Day in 1931 Legs Diamond was Acquitted
10/07/2026

On This Day in 1931 Legs Diamond was Acquitted

On 17 December 1931 Jack 'Legs' Diamond was acquitted of kidnapping in Troy, New York. Hours later, early on 18 December, gunmen killed him in Albany.

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