Bugsy Siegel

Benjamin Siegel
Benjamin Siegel
Lahir	28 Februari 1906; Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, Amerika Serikat
Meninggal	20 Juni 1947 (41 tahun); Beverly Hills, California, Amerika Serikat
Sebab meninggal	Pembunuhan
Makam	Hollywood Forever Cemetery; Hollywood, California, Amerika Serikat
Tempat tinggal	Beverly Hills, California, Amerika Serikat
Kebangsaan	Amerika
Nama lain	Bugsy
Pekerjaan	Kejahatan terencana
Suami/istri	Esta Krakower
Pasangan	Virginia Hill
Orang tua	Max Siegel,; Jennie Goldstein

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (28 Februari 1906 – 20 Juni 1947) merupakan seorang gangster Amerika, yang berada di belakang pembangunan Las Vegas berskala besar.^[1]

Kematian

Peringatan Bugsy Siegel di Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas dekat kapel pernikahan

Pada malam 20 Juni 1947, ketika Siegel dan rekannya Allen Smiley di rumah Beverly Hills-nya di Virginia Hill membaca Los Angeles Times, seorang penembak memasuki halaman belakang dan menembaknya melalui jendela dengan sebuah M1 carbine militer .30-kaliber, mengenainya beberapa kali termasuk dua di kepala. Tidak satupun yang dikaitkan dengan pembunuhan ini, dan pembunuhnya belum terungkap.

Catatan kaki

^ "Siegel, Gangster, Is Slain On Coast. Co-chief of 'Bug and Meyer Mob' Here. Is Victim of Shots Fired Through Window". New York Times. June 22, 1947, Sunday. Benjamin Siegel, 42 years old, former New York gangster, was slain last midnight by a fusillade of bullets fired through the living room window of a Beverly Hills house where he was staying.

Bacaan

Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster. The Incredible Life and Times of Mickey Cohen by Brad Lewis. (Enigma Books: New York, 2007. ISBN 978-1-929631-65-0)

Pranala luar

Bugsy-Siegel.com^{[pranala nonaktif permanen]}
Bugsysiegel.net, various information including a copy of Siegel's death certificate
FBI files on Siegel (2,421 pages, heavily censored) From the FBI Freedom of Information Act.
Bugsy Siegel at Find-A-Grave
Bugsy Siegel memorial in Las Vegas
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel Profile and NY Times Article Diarsipkan 2008-02-01 di Wayback Machine. at J-Grit: The Internet Index of Tough Jews
PBS American Experience

[1] "Siegel, Gangster, Is Slain On Coast. Co-chief of 'Bug and Meyer Mob' Here. Is Victim of Shots Fired Through Window". New York Times. June 22, 1947, Sunday. Benjamin Siegel, 42 years old, former New York gangster, was slain last midnight by a fusillade of bullets fired through the living room window of a Beverly Hills house where he was staying.

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