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Dec 2024
47m 28s

The Lord High Executioner of Brooklyn: A...

The Underworld Podcast
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You don't earn a nickname like The Lord High Executioner by not killing a whole lot of people. And Albert Anastasia, one of the most psychotic gangsters to ever come out of New York City, was alleged to have participated in at least 60 murders as part of his role as one of the leaders of Murder, Inc., the hitmen organization that Lucky Luciano and the other ... Show More
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