iction , ▁Sh api ro ▁alleg edly ▁sm ugg led ▁a ▁note ▁to ▁Buch alter , ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁on ▁trial ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁murder . ▁The ▁note ▁simply ▁read , ▁" I ▁told ▁you ▁so ." ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Buch alter ▁was ▁elect roc uted ▁in ▁Sing ▁Sing ▁Pr ison ▁in ▁O ss ining , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁prison ▁from ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Sh api ro ▁remained ▁convinced ▁that ▁had ▁De we y ▁been ▁killed , ▁he ▁and ▁others ▁would ▁have ▁remained ▁free . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Block , ▁Alan ▁A . ▁East ▁Side - West ▁Side : ▁Organ izing ▁Crime ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁ 1 9 3 0 - 1 9 5 0 . ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁New ▁Jersey : ▁Trans action ▁Publish ers ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Ell is , ▁Edward ▁Rob b . ▁The ▁Ep ic ▁Of ▁New ▁York ▁City : ▁A ▁N arr ative ▁History . ▁New ▁York : ▁Car roll ▁& ▁Graf ▁Publish ers , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Fried , ▁Albert . ▁The ▁R ise ▁and ▁Fall ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Gang ster ▁in ▁America . ▁New ▁York : ▁Hol t , ▁R ine hart ▁and ▁W inst on , ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁K atch er , ▁Leo . ▁The ▁Big ▁Bank roll : ▁The ▁Life ▁and ▁Times ▁of ▁Arnold ▁Roth stein