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Umberto "Albert" Anastasia (/ ˌ æ n ə ˈ s t eɪ ʒ ə /, Italian: [umˈbɛrto anastaˈziːa]; né Anastasio [anaˈstaːzjo]; September 26, 1902 – October 25, 1957) was an Italian-American mobster, hitman and crime boss.
Albert Anastasia (born Sept. 26, 1902, Tropea, Italy—died Oct. 25, 1957, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a major American gangster. Anastasia immigrated to New York City from Italy in 1919 and, in the 1920s, rose through Giuseppe Masseria’s gang.
May 4, 2024 · Not only did Albert Anastasia help found the modern American Mafia, he also co-founded and later took charge of Murder, Inc., the enforcement arm of the National Crime Syndicate. In short, Albert Anastasia was a killer — and a cold-blooded one at that.
Albert Anastasia (born “Anastasio,” the masculine form of the Italian name) was a mobster who came out of the tough streets of Lower Manhattan to run one of the Five Families of La Cosa Nostra through the first half of the 20th century.
Apr 16, 2013 · Anastasia was nicknamed the “Mad Hatter” and the “Lord High Executioner” during his leadership of Murder Inc, and hired killers to take out some of the orders as well as getting involved himself. Albert’s business card that he carried around with him actually stated that he was a sales person.
Apr 6, 2020 · Umberto Anastasio, better known as Albert Anastasia, was an Italian-American mobster and hitman who became one of the deadliest criminals in American history and one of the founders of...
Albert Anastasia was an Italian–American gangster, hitman, and crime lord, who once controlled the organized crime industry in the US. Regarded as one of the deadliest criminals of all time in the US, he co-founded the modern American mafia.
Umberto "Albert" Anastasia was an Italian-American mobster, hitman and crime boss. One of the founders of the modern American Mafia, and a co-founder and later boss of the Murder, Inc. organization, he eventually rose to the position of boss in what became the modern Gambino crime family.
Sep 21, 2014 · Albert Anastasia, the face of Murder Inc. On April 15, 1931, it is alleged Anastasia participated in Masseria’s murder after Luciano lured Masseria to a meeting at a Coney Island, Brooklyn restaurant.
Albert Anastasia (1902–1957) was a leading figure in organized crime activities on the New York City waterfront and in a group known as “Murder, Incorporated.”
