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In the mid-1940s, Bugsy Siegel borrowed about $5 million from the syndicate to
finance the construction of the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. After the hotel's
disastrous grand opening on Dec. 26, 1946, Siegel came under intense pressure
from the Mob to cut his losses, or at least scale back the project.
At one point during arguments over the future of the hotel, he threatened
the life of infamous mobster Charles "Lucky" Luciano. Lucky didn't take it
lightly and ordered a "hit" on Bugsy.
Supposedly, fellow gangster Meyer Lansky called
Siegel to warn him, and tried to convince him to repay some of his debt. But
the hot-tempered Bugsy refused. The "hit" came on June 20, 1947, when eight
rifle shots were fired through the window of his girlfriend Virginia Hill's
Hollywood home. Bugsy was hit five times in the head and torso, and killed. His epitaph appropriately read:
"From the Family".
Only five people attended his
funeral, all relatives. Ironically, Virginia Hill, Meyer Lansky, nor any of
Bugsy's Hollywood friends were in attendance.
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Sam Giancana was one of the highest-ranking Mafia bosses killed by his own Mob
family. He ran the infamous Chicago crime syndicate for years until his
relationship with a famous Vegas showgirl made him a liability. The Chicago Mob boss was murdered on June 19, 1975, in the basement of his home. Giancana had
just returned to the U.S. from a South American republic where he had been
exiled by the U.S. government.
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Anthony "The Ant" Spilotro was the Chicago Mob's man in Las Vegas. The bodies
of Tony and his brother Michael were found buried in an Indiana cornfield on
June 23, 1986. The gruesome "hit" depicted in the movie "Casino" was reputedly
ordered by Mob boss Joe Ferriola during a meeting at a Czech restaurant that
included Ernest Rocco Infelise and other Mob leaders. Mobster Dominic Palermo,
who was in on the hit, reportedly had to call his wife from near the crime
scene and have her come pick him up. His accomplices had left him in the
cornfield when they fled the scene.
Sources: Los Angeles Times, crimelibrary.com, americanmafia.com
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