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Harry “Pittsburgh Phil” Strauss

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Harry “Pittsburgh Phil” Strauss

Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
12 Jun 1941 (aged 31)
Ossining, Westchester County, New York, USA
Burial
Elmont, Nassau County, New York, USA
Plot
Block 1, Plot AA, N. Voldger Society. Corner of Beth Israel and Lincoln Streets, (in front part of cemetery)
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Organized Crime Figure. He was a member of a murder-for-hire gang made up of low-level Jewish and Italian gangsters working out of Brooklyn, New York during the 1930s. This gang came to be known in the news media as "Murder Inc." The gang carried out murders in the New York City area under the direction of Lepke Buchalter and Albert Anastasia. Harry Strauss was considered the gangs most vicious killer. He was convicted of murder charges in 1940 and was executed in the electric chair at Sing-Sing Prison in June 1941.
Organized Crime Figure. He was a member of a murder-for-hire gang made up of low-level Jewish and Italian gangsters working out of Brooklyn, New York during the 1930s. This gang came to be known in the news media as "Murder Inc." The gang carried out murders in the New York City area under the direction of Lepke Buchalter and Albert Anastasia. Harry Strauss was considered the gangs most vicious killer. He was convicted of murder charges in 1940 and was executed in the electric chair at Sing-Sing Prison in June 1941.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Sep 2, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12223/harry-strauss: accessed ), memorial page for Harry “Pittsburgh Phil” Strauss (28 Jul 1909–12 Jun 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12223, citing Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, Nassau County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.