Events Syndicate hitman Charles "The Bug" Workman, a suspect in the murder of Dutch Schultz, is imprisoned. February – Emil Nizich, a minor organized crime figure involved in labor racketeering, is shot three times from behind and left in a gutter while on his way to a basketball game in Manhattan. February 6 – Benjamin "Benny the Boss" Tannenbaum, an associate of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro, is murdered while babysitting at a friends house. June 12 – Murder Inc. members Harry Strauss and Martin Goldstein are executed by electrocution for the murder of gambler "Puggy" Feinstein. November 12 – Abe Reles, co-boss of Murder, Inc. turned informant, mysteriously plummets to his death from his guarded hotel room after Albert Anastasia promises a $100,000 reward for his demise. Births Leoluca Bagarella "The Brother-In-Law", Sicilian mafioso John F. Castagna "Sonny", Patriarca crime family associate Salvatore D'Aquilla "Butch", Patriarca crime family associate Tino Fiumara, Genovese crime family member Antonio L. Spagnolo, Patriarca crime family soldier 11 September – Marcello Dell'Utri, Italian politician and mafia associate Deaths February – Emil Nizich, New York mobster February 6 – Benjamin Tannenbaum "Benny the Boss", associate of Louis Buchalter and Jacob Shapiro June 12 – Martin Goldstein, Murder, Inc. hitman June 12 – Harry Strauss, Murder, Inc. hitman November 12 – Abe Reles "Kid Twist", Murder, Inc. hitman and government informant Organized crime Years in organized crime