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Emanuel Weiss

Mafia hitman

Died when: 37 years 267 days (452 months)
Star Sign: Gemini

 

Emanuel Weiss

Emanuel "Mendy" Weiss (June 11, 1906 – March 4, 1944) was an American organized crime figure.He was an associate of the notorious Louis Buchalter and part of Buchalter's criminal organization known as Murder, Inc. during the 1930s and up to the time of his arrest for murder in 1941, for which he was convicted and, in 1944, executed.

The Federal Bureau of Narcotics claimed that Weiss and his partner in crime Philip "Little Farvel" Cohen were heavily involved in narcotics trafficking.

Although he was indicted on multiple drug charges, Weiss was never sentenced for any of these crimes.

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