Martin Goldstein

American hitman
Martin Goldstein
Mugshot on February 2, 1940
Born1905 (1905)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 12, 1941(1941-06-12) (aged 35–36)
Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, New York, U.S.
Cause of deathExecution by electrocution
Other namesBuggsy
OccupationHitman
Criminal statusExecuted
AllegianceMurder, Inc.
Conviction(s)First degree murder
Criminal penaltyDeath

Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein (February 12, 1905 – June 12, 1941) was a member of a gang of hitmen, operating out of Brooklyn, New York in the 1930s, known as Murder, Inc.

Born Meyer Goldstein, Goldstein grew up in East New York, Brooklyn, New York, and initially led the crime syndicate Murder, Inc. together with Abe "Kid Twist" Reles. Goldstein later committed murders under the orders of Lepke Buchalter and Albert "Mad Hatter" Anastasia.

Around midnight on June 12, 1941, Goldstein and Harry Strauss were executed by electric chair at Sing Sing prison.

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