Murder Incorporated – Fighting For Their Lives

Title: Murder Incorporated – Fighting For Their Lives
Original Publication Date: 7/26/2023
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Description: In this episodes, Mustache Chris and Steve delve into the notorious trials of Murder Incorporated. Uncover the shocking details of organized crime's most sinister enterprise, responsible for a wave of assassinations and violence during the mid-20th century. Join us as we explore the gripping courtroom dramas that unfolded as authorities sought to dismantle this lethal syndicate. From the high-profile trials of key members like Albert Anastasia and Louis Buchalter to the testimonies of witnesses and survivors, we unravel the web of corruption and brutality that defined Murder Incorporated. Tune in as we analyze the legal strategies, evidence, and the ultimate outcomes of these landmark cases that exposed the dark underbelly of organized crime in America. Brace yourself for a riveting journey into the trials that sought justice for the victims and challenged the formidable power of Murder Incorporated. #TrueCrimeStories #OrganizedCrime #MurderInc #Mobsters #CriminalUnderworld #Assassins #CrimeSyndicate #Hitmen #InfamousKillings #GanglandHistory #CrimeFamily #MafiaChronicles #ContractKillers #Crime
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[00:00:00] Welcome to Organized Crime and Punishment, the best spot in town to hang out and talk about history and crime. With your hosts, Steve and Mustache, Chris.
Welcome back to the program, and thank you for joining Mustache, Chris and I as we weave our way through the fascinating story of Murder Incorporated. In this episode, we will explore the crazy trials that led to many members of Murder, Inc. Being sentenced to death and actually executed the strange death of Abe Ellis.
And finally, we try and figure out what was Murder Inc. Exactly. Each of these episodes in this series on Murder Inc. [00:01:00] Can be enjoyed and listened to individually, but altogether they tell, uh, and Weave a really fascinating story of Murder Incorporated the Mafia's killing Machine. Now, Chris, what ultimately begins the beginning of the End of Murder, Inc.
Yeah, it's pretty, I don't wanna say it's like typical, but it's usually like with these, uh, what of these mafia guys, it's usually like, Something small that ends up taking them out, really. And then in the part, in the case of Murder, Inc. It was actually, there was a criminal name, Harry, uh, Rudolph, who was actually, uh, he was up on charges for, um, this murder of, uh, 19 year old gangster Alex, uh, Alpert.
And, uh, I did a little research into this guy and apparently Alex had, I don't know, he had dissed Harry Strauss and a couple other Murder Inc. Guys. And. They ended up sh shooting him in, in 1933. And when his back was turned, [00:02:00] and I guess they had been investigating this, uh, murder for quite some time, uh, Harry, um, you know, fortunately for society didn't have a problem talking.
So he immediately started talking about, you know, like, I didn't do this. Uh, and he starts talking to the William o Dwyer, who is, uh, he's quite famous actually. He was the mayor of New York, uh, I believe. He ran twice, and I think he ended up becoming mayor of New York, uh, once and he eventually ended up becoming the ambassador to Mexico.
You know, he's a pretty big part of this story. Yeah. Al Dwyer was born in, uh, Mayo County in Ireland, uh, uh, and, uh, his academic life kind of led them to, he was studying to be, uh, studying the priesthood, which was, you know, fairly common for, uh, Irish, uh, young Irishmen at the time. Um, And he actually learned under the Jesuits and yeah, he learned Spanish while he, uh, was, uh, work, uh, learning under the Jesuits.
And uh, uh, [00:03:00] obviously I was wired and ended up becoming a priest. I think he said something like, I enjoyed riding my bike more than studying or something of this sort and, and the research than the books that I was reading on the subject. Um, Yeah. So he set sail to, uh, the United States. And, uh, yeah, he initially worked as like a hard laborer and then became a police officer at one point.
And, uh, uh, I, I actually was reading a story. He, he had some, um, altercation. It was like with some really kind of scummy guy that was, I believe he was like beating his wife and he was like, misuse, uh, abusing his kids or something like that. And this altercation, uh, led to, um, The man getting shot, and I believe he died.
And Aunt Dwyer ended up having like this lifelong aversion to guns and kind of like scarred him for the rest of his life. And it was pretty obvious from that. Like he wasn't cut off to be like a police officer on the street level. He just. Certain that people have the temperament for it, and other people, they, when they see that type of stuff, [00:04:00] they just, they can't do it.
Right. Um, yeah. And then while he was, uh, um, a police officer, he was actually studying at law school the entire time. And in 1923, opened up his own, uh, practice. Um, Would end up becoming quite successful. And uh, he ended up winning an election to become the, uh, the Brooklyn District Attorney, which would, uh, end up leading him, uh, kind of spearheading the, uh, murder Inc.
Investigation. So, uh, yeah, so it was a little side tour on o's Dwier. I think it's pretty important you get the little background on him just cause uh, he's a big part of the story. Right. Um, So, yeah, to get back to the main, uh, storyline, uh, you know, o Dwyer with the, uh, the testimony of Rudolph actually was actually, uh, able to secure first, uh, degree murder, uh, charges against, uh, Abe Ellis.
Martin Goldstein. And, uh, another gentleman we had mentioned before, but he ends up becoming really important. Anthony, uh, math [00:05:00] Tory. So like, yeah, back to my original point and, and what was probably just like a random hit of. Like a nobody really a 19 year old kid, like not important, like none of this really needed to happen.
This is really kind of what leads to downfall of murdering. It's pretty fascinating actually, the prosecution of secret organizations like this said, it isn't easy, especially when everybody, if you open up your mouth that you're gonna, there's a likelihood that you'll get killed. But what is the break that the prosecutors got?
That was able to help them crack this case? Well, Matt Tory was actually, he, he was the first guy he decided to talk and he straight up said like, I, you know, I wasn't involved in, uh, Alex hit, but, uh, Alex murder, but, you know, I was a driver in six gangling selling. So I, I can give you information on that, you know, if you guys leave me on alone.
Um, Then Mathe tore, convinced, uh, Abraham Levine, who was another guy, uh, not to bombard you guys with [00:06:00] names, but you, you, it's in this type of story. It, it's kind of hard to avoid. Uh, he also decided to, uh, talk and this kind of shows you just how important Omerta is. To the mafia. Um, because once it gets broken, like as soon as like one guy starts talking, this is people say like, well, why is the mafia so ruthless against people that maybe might be talking or what have you?
This is exactly the reason why, because all it took was really one guy to start talking and then it becomes another guy and then we'll see later becomes a …