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New York, There were calls for a crackdown on the mob. The Schuster
murder went against one of the Mafia's own cardinal rules: Kill
only
for good reason; never kill out of caprice" - Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and
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The Unsolved Murder
of Arnold Schuster
Arnold Schuster was a Brooklyn clothing salesman and
amateur detective, known for his involvement in the capture of
the notorious bank robber Willie "The Actor" Sutton and
for subsequently being the victim of a gangland murder by the Gambino
crime family.
Arnold Schuster was murdered outside of his home on March
8th, 1952. He was shot twice
in the groin and once in each eye. Read more about the murder of
Arnold Schuster
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The Capture of Bank
Robber Willie "The Actor" Sutton
Willie Sutton was
a notorious thief and bank robber. During his forty year criminal
career he stole an estimated $2 million dollars, and
eventually
spent more
than half of his adult life in prison. For his style of executing
robberies in disguises, he gained two nicknames, "Willie the
Actor" and "Slick Willie." In February 1952, Sutton
was captured by police after having been recognized on a subway
and followed by Arnold Schuster. Read
Willie's own testimony on how Schuster captured him |
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Frederick Tenuto The
Angel of Death. FBI Most Wanted
Frederick Tenuto was
a career criminal believed by many to be the man that murdered
Arnold Schuster. He escaped from prison in 1947
and appeared on the FBI's most wanted list. After
the death of Arnold Schuster he was never seen nor heard from
again. According to Joseph
Valachi's testimony Tenuto was murdered by Albert
Anastasia to keep him silent and to remove any
ties to the ordered murder of Arnold Schuster. Read
more about Frederick Tenuto |
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The Valachi Hearings.
Did The Mafia order the Murder of Arnold Schuster?
The Valachi Hearings, or also commonly known as the McClellan Hearings,
investigated organized crime activities.The first American Mafia
government witness, Joseph Valachi appeared before the subcommittee
in 1962 and gave the American public a firsthand
account of Mafia activities in the United States and Canada. Read
Joseph Valachi's testimony on who was responsible for the murder
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Historical Records
on the Arnold Schuster Murder Case
The historical records section of the web site contains newspaper
clippings, magazine articles and books about the Arnold Schuster
murder. Coming soon |
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