EPISODE · Sep 7, 2026 · 13 MIN
Murder Incorporated: Louis Buchalter’s Ad‑Hoc Hit Squad
from A History of the American Mafia Podcast: Organized Crime, Mob Families, Bosses, Gangsters, Prohibition, Criminal Trials, and the Rise of La Cosa Nostra · host Podily & Josh Linsk
Murder Incorporated was never a single, bureaucratic syndicate—it was an ad‑hoc coalition of Brooklyn and Manhattan hit men pulled together by labor racketeer Louis Buchalter. This episode pulls court records, informant testimony, and FBI files to show how the group worked on a case‑by‑case basis, the roles of key players such as Albert Anastasia, Harry Maione, and Abe “Kid Twist” Reles, and why the myth of a centralized boardroom is overstated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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