Martin Goldstein - Biography

Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein (c. 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 Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and Albert "Mad Hatter" Anastasia.

The end of Murder Inc. and Martin Goldstein came when Reles, trying to avoid a death sentence, ratted on many of his former associates to prosecuters. Both Goldstein and Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss were convicted of the murder of Irving "Puggy" Feinstein. When given the opportunity to address the court before sentencing, Goldstein, ever the joker, said "Judge, I would like to "pee" up your leg." Both men were sentenced to death.

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

See also

• List of individuals executed in New York
• Capital punishment in the United States

External links

• Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein at Find-A-Grave