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| | BBC - Crime Case Closed - Bugsy Siegel |
 | | The 1919 Prohibition laws that banned the sale of alcohol were just the excuse Bugsy needed to make a profit from the illegal distribution of booze in New York. | | | BBC - Crime Case Closed - Bugsy Siegel | | | The women never showed up for the subsequent court case and Bugsy and his boys walked free. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/crime/caseclosed/bugsysiegel.shtml
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| | Bugsy Siegel |
| | As prohibition descended upon America that year, Bugsy and Lansky began tormenting Masseria. | | | He chased tail all over Tinseltown, but he always came back to Hill. | | | She invited Bugsy to Italy in 1939, where at a party she introduced him to none other than Hermann Goering and Joseph Goebbels. |
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http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/crime/mafia/bugsy-siegel
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| | Rolling Stone : Bugsy : Review |
| | Bugsy Siegel (Warren Beatty) was the class act in crime back in the Forties. | | | RS: Not Rated Average User Rating: 2of 4 Stars | | | Home : reviews : Movie Reviews : Bugsy |
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http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/_/id/5947493?pageid=rs.ReviewsMovieArchive&pageregion=mainRegion&afl=imdb
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| | Bugsy Siegel |
| | Bugsy Siegel was part of that infamous gangster era in the U.S. that flourished during prohibition. | | | To find out more about Bugsey Siegel, you can go to my site, About Facts Net at http://aboutfacts.net/People51.htm where you find thousands of pages of documents released by the FBI under the Freedom of Information act on Siegel. | | | Unfortunately for Bugsy the hotel was a failure when it opened. |
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http://www.indigobunting.com/Writing/BugsySiegel.html
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| | Murder Inc.: Jewish Gangsters in America |
| | “Buchalter, Louis”, “Lansky, Meyer”, “Murder, Inc.”, “Prohibition and Organized Crime”, “Reles ‘Kid Twist'”, “Rothstein, Arnold ‘The Brain'”, “Schultz, Dutch”, “Siegel, ‘Bugsy'” Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States: From Capone’s Chicago to the New Urban Underground, 1st ed. | | | Murder Inc. specialized in making contracts to murder people. | | | It was a great movie, and was nominated for many Oscars, but popularized the myth. |
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http://www.ilperetz.org/graduates/michael_sugarman.htm
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| | Amazon.com: Bugsy: DVD: Warren Beatty,Annette Bening,Harvey Keitel,Ben Kingsley,Elliott Gould,Joe Mantegna,Richard C. ... |
| | Saw Bugsy yesterday and after 14 years of being released, it doesnt hold up. | | | Amazon.com: Bugsy: DVD: Warren Beatty,Annette Bening,Harvey Keitel,Ben Kingsley,Elliott Gould,Joe Mantegna,Richard C. Sarafian,Bebe Neuwirth,Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi,Wendy Phillips,Stefanie Mason,Kimberly McCullough,Andy Romano,Robert Beltran,Bill Graham,Lewis Van Bergen,Joseph Roman,James Toback,Don Carrara,Carmine Caridi,Barry Levinson | | | Bugsy Siegel: mobster lunatic visionary, poet, prophet, a mercurial monster and marketing supergenius, a living contradiction, a man known to fly into a wild rage if a stranger called him "Bugsy" to his face, who simultaneously encouraged his Nom De Guerre among his friends, his enemies, and his publicists. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0767818059?v=glance
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| | Department of Cultural Affairs - "Bugsy" Siegel Documents Found |
| | Siegel, Meyer Lansky, and others in criminal organizations did not create or keep many written records. | | | The entertaining but inaccurate Warren Beatty film Bugsy further romanticized his name. | | | Siegel’s career path included extortion, bootlegging, and murder; he had never built anything in his life. |
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http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/dca/thiswas/thiswas50.htm
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| | American Experience Las Vegas: An Unconventional History Primary Sources PBS |
| | Bugsy's death warrant, he wrote with an air of absolute authority, was signed last winter in Havana by Procurer Charles ("Lucky") Luciano. | | | And almost anything could be written about most of those involved. | | | Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel had been a legendary mobster on the Las Vegas scene since the opening of his hotel-casino, The Flamingo, in 1947. |
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lasvegas/filmmore/ps_bugsydeath.html
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| | Benjamin Siegel |
| | Siegel soon made it clear who was in charge. | | | Siegel could be at a party with his "high class friends" and then slip away for a quick murder mission with a longtime murder mate of his, Frankie Carbo (who later became the underworld's boss of boxing). | | | Siegel frequently bowed to Lansky's wishes out of a genuine affection and high regard in which he held Lansky. |
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http://www.carpenoctem.tv/mafia/siegel.html
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| | The First 100 Persons Who Shaped Southern Nevada |
| | Together with a gang of teen-age toughs known as the Bug and Meyer Mob, they provided protection and efficiently performed a string of contract killings on behalf of the city's bootlegging fraternity. | | | Bugsy was not only a wealthy man in his own right and a big-time earner for his mob friends, but he had access to all the money the New York, Chicago and Miami Beach underworld could generate. | | | Siegel was one of the schemers behind opening a pipeline of narcotics trafficking from Mexico to the United States, and he raked a percentage of the profits from the largest prostitution ring in the West. |
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http://www.1st100.com/part2/siegel.html
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| | Bugsy Siegel |
| | The house, built in 1928, hadn't changed hands since 1951, when a lawyer and her husband, a surgeon purchased it. | | | Virginia was living in Europe after that, and never spoke of Bugsy after his murder. | | | E.J. Even donated some tile to the findadeath archives, where eventually I'll have some sort of museum for all this stuff. |
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http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/s/bugsy/bugsysiegel.htm
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| | Bugsy Siegel |
| | The Syndicate chiefs put it to a vote, and with a unanimous verdict, decided to assign the contract to Charlie Fischetti. | | | Bugsy was a gangster, not an architect, and some of the builders working on the project were stealing him blind. | | | Christmas came and went, and as he had promised, Siegel opened the Flamingo& casino for action. |
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http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/siegel/vegas_13.html
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| | Bugsy Siegel, Gangster |
| | If it didn't make money when it opened then the mobsters could issue a contract on Siegel's life. | | | Benjamin Siegel went down in crime history as the man who made Las Vegas into the gambling Mecca of the United States. | | | Bugsy Siegel hated the name and anyone who used it to his face risked their own personal health as Siegel was not a man to mess with. |
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http://www.bugsysclub.com/club/community/info_seigel.htm
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| | Bugsy is one of the year's best films; Hook sinks |
| | This article may be freely distributed electronically, provided it is distributed in its entirety and includes this notice, but may not be reprinted without the express written permission of The Tech. | | | Levinson depicts Siegel as a man fascinated with appearance and constantly attempting to improve his own by relaxing under tanning lamps, practicing his diction and even performing screen tests. | | | The movie follows the character of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Warren Beatty), one of the more psychotic yet charismatic gangsters of the 1940s, and his relationship with a Hollywood actress, Virginia Hill (Annette Bening). |
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http://www-tech.mit.edu/Issue/V111/N58/xmas.58a.html
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| | Bugsy (1991) |
| | Try as he might, Warren Beatty just could not be believed as Bugsy. | | | Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Bugsy (1991) | | | B for Bugsy, B for Beatty, B for Bad, |
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| | Amazon.ca: Bugsy Siegel and the Postwar Boom: Books |
| | Others, such as the California internment camps, do not, and their inclusion disrupts and distracts from the book's narrative flow.-Ann W. Moore, Schenectady County Public Library, NY Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. | | | However, in this abbreviated biography, many of Siegel's violent acts are prettified or ignored. | | | It might seem that a book about mobster Siegel and the seedy underworld in which he lived would be little more than a glorification of bad behavior. |
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| | 'Bugsy' |
| | How else could you accept Warren Beatty as gangster Bugsy Siegel? | | | Set in 1940s Hollywood, the movie feels like an old movie, in which the actors don't become their roles. | | | But that's the kind of detail Beatty's Siegel wouldn't even worry about. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/bugsyrhowe_a0ae8f.htm
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| | Bugsy Siegel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Siegel was used for bootlegging operations in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia. | | | In 1991, the life of Bugsy Siegel was the subject of the highly fictionalized motion picture Bugsy, with Warren Beatty in the title role. | | | In December 1946, several of Siegel's business and crime partners flew to Havana, Cuba, for a meeting with Luciano, who was now directing American Mafia operations from Italy after being paroled from prison in the United States and deported. |
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| | Nevada Online Encyclopedia: Benjamin Siegel |
| | The fear he instilled in others resulted from the "Bugsy and Meyer" gang's reputation for doing contract work for other organized crime interests. | | | Lansky and other New York mob leader named Siegel chief of their West Coast operations, specifically the wire services that carried horse and dog racing results. | | | They drifted into bootlegging, gambling, and other illegal activities. |
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| | Bugsy Siegel: The Sociopath |
| | Benjamin Siegel, with his Hollywood friends and flamboyant lifestyle, will go down in the annals of crime history as the man who brought the rackets to the West Coast and made Las Vegas into the gambling mecca of the United States. | | | In gangster circles, the nickname "Bugsy" is often a term of endearment or honor. | | | Bugsy Siegel earned the nickname early on in his criminal career because of his tendency to "go bugs" whenever he was angered or thwarted. |
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http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters/bugsy/bugsymain.htm
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| | Siegel never divorced his wife, but monogamy wasn't his style. | | | Siegel sealed his underworld reputation in 1935 with a contract hit, executing Bo Weinberg, gangster Dutch Schultz's right hand man. Siegel stabbed Weinberg to death and dumped him in the Hudson River. | | | In 1991 his life became a "bio-pic," Bugsy, starring Warren Beatty. |
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| | Las Vegas SUN: |
| | Siegel had promised Lansky and Luciano their Flamingo would open the day after Christmas 1946. | | | She was called by a congressional committee to testify about the mob in 1951. | | | World War II was winding down, Bugsy was paying a premium for scarce building materials, and some contractors were stealing him blind. |
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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/1996/dec/20/505410502.html
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| | Realty Times: Mobster 'Bugsy' Siegel's Home for Sale |
| | Realty Times: Mobster 'Bugsy' Siegel's Home for Sale | | | Siegel's mistress, Virginia Hill, was renting the home at the time of his murder. | | | The owners, a retired couple who have lived in the historic home since 1951, say they are ready to move because the house has become too large for their needs. |
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http://realtytimes.com/rtnews/printrtpages/19980217_celebrity.htm
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| | Bugsy was not alone, however; a friend with whom he had dinner was present. | | | And even if she was, she was depositing the money by shuttling frequently to Europe and personally making the deposits. | | | There is, for example, a rather silly scene of Siegel trying to run a birthday party for his young daughter while having a meeting with the syndicate in his living room. |
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http://www.cc.gatech.edu/computing/classes/AY2005/cs6300_fall/projects/project5/movies/12/1201
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| | Bugsy Siegel and Chandler's Steelgrave |
| | He was also given passes to leave the jail some twenty times, supposedly to visit his dentist or meet with his attorney. | | | Siegel received special treatment in the County Jail, being allowed free run of the jail floor, unlimited use of a telephone, and the delivery of meals from outside restaurants. | | | It was later revealed that Blank had received some $30,000 in checks from Siegel, though the doctor claimed Siegel was merely repaying a loan and not bribing him for special treatment. |
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| | Bugsy |
| | Siegel (Warren Beatty in a flashy performance) arrives in California in the Forties, assigned to oversee the L.A. rackets. | | | Bugsy is a character study of mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel wrapped up in a gangster movie. | | | In trouble with his superiors, Siegel flies back to L.A. to face the music, telling Virginia to keep the money. |
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http://www.findthefun.com/movies/m00/m0015337.htm
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| | Film Production Notes |
| | With Meyer Lansky (Ben Kingsley) and Charlie Luciano (the late Bill Graham), Bugsy Siegel (Warren Beatty) runs the rackets in New York. | | | But Bugsy could not compromise on the creation that he knew would be his legacy. | | | Famous for you is not good."- -he became a media celebrity because he was as appealing as he was dangerous. |
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| | Flamingo Hotel |
| | Siegel's fate was then sealed, and a death sentence was passed on him at a famous meeting in Havana presided over by the deported Lucky Luciano. | | | Bugsy undoubtedly thought he could pay them back by skimming off the profits once the Flamingo opened. | | | The mob had a different theory, that Siegel was skimming off the construction money and had tucked away more than a half million dollars in his personal account. |
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| | HAUNTED HOLLYWOOD 11! |
| | On occasion, Siegel could be at a party with his "high class friends" and then slip away for a gangland execution, all in the same night. | | | Ben Siegel grew up on New York's Lower East Side and by the age of 14, was already running his own criminal gang. | | | On occasion, Siegel and Lansky hijacked liquor shipments from other operations, before realizing that there was more money to be made by hiring out their gang as protection for the other outfits. |
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| | Bugsy Siegel |
| | Related content from HighBeam Research on: Bugsy Siegel | | | Bugsy Siegel was one of the most feared hit men during the early part of the century. | | | Why Bugsy Siegel was a friend of mine.(Fiction)(Short Story) |
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| | Bugsy Siegel -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | "Siegel, Bugsy" Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. | | | Young Siegel began his career extorting money from Jewish pushcart peddlers on New York's Lower East Side; he then teamed up with Meyer Lansky about 1918 and took to car theft and later bootlegging and gambling rackets… | | | Live coverage of the verdict in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, with host Robert Siegel and NPR legal correspondent Nina Totenberg on a special edition of NPR's Talk of the Nation (Oct. 3, 1995). |
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| | Bugsy Siegel FBI Files |
| | The FBI determined that Bugsy Siegel was responsible, either directly or indirectly, for at least thirty murders. | | | 2,421 pages of files copied from FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and archived on CD-ROM, covering Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. | | | Files contain approximately 1,800 informational pages made up of memos written by FBI agents, informant accounts, miscellany, and newspaper articles. |
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| | Rogue's Gallery - Bugsy Siegel |
| | Bugsy Siegel was one of the most reknown American gangsters in history. | | | Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for Rogue's Gallery - Bugsy Siegel to receive a rating. | | | Seeming to work in both legitimate and 'less than legitimate' businesses, he had hoped to become a movie star, and wound up becoming a legendary gangster. |
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http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rogues_gallery_bugsy_siegel
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| | Bugsy Siegel Nevada's Favorite Gangster/Ghost |
| | It was June 1947, forty-one year old Bugsy was comfortable with himself and his life. | | | Born on February 28, 1906, the dapper gangster would be nearing the century mark...if he were still around; a person, or persons, unknown, saw to it that Bugsy celebrated no more birthdays. | | | Before long, Wilkerson was out, and Siegel was in. |
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http://www.hauntednevada.com/bugsy.html
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| | Benny Bugsy Siegel |
| | Siegel was a member of Murder Incorporated, which include Albert Anastasia, Harry Greenberg and Louie Lefty. | | | Anastasia, Siegel and the New York mob bosses considered the request, but decided secretly that it would be easier and result in less heat if they took out Shultz. | | | Bugsy Siegel (1906-1947) was one of the most ruthless killers in the Mafia. |
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| | Shop A&E and The History Channel : Bugsy Siegel VHS |
| | Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel first made his mark as a hitman on the gang-run streets of Brooklyn. | | | And in a world of ruthlessness and murder, he was the most vicious of them all. | | | But his fame was secured in the sunshine of the West Coast, where his unique gangster-playboy persona made him a Hollywood legend. |
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| | E! Online - Features - Elvira's Grave Tour - Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel |
| | Building costs for his Flamingo Hotel, however, were so exorbitantly over budget, Siegel became anathema to the Mob, which was forced tostep in to save the project from bankruptcy. | | | While reading a newspaper in the living room of his Beverly Hills home onemorning in 1947, Siegel, 41, was swiss-cheesed through his window. | | | Siegel was the gangster who brought gambling to a nothing dot on the mapcalled Las Vegas. |
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http://www.eonline.com/Features/Features/Halloween2000/Elvira/index11.html
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| | Bugsy Siegel |
| | In 1937 Siegel went to the California to develop the idea of gambling ships, operated outside the jurisdiction of the authorities. | | | Siegel's partners in New York, including Meyer Lansky, suspected that he was hiding some of the profits being made from the casino. | | | He also became involved in drug smuggling before with funding from gangster in New York, opened the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vagas, Nevada. |
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http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USACsiegel.htm
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| | Bugsy Siegel |
| | Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Bugsy Siegel | | | Find where Bugsy Siegel is credited alongside another name | | | You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. |
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| | Bugsy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Bugsy is a 1991 film which tells the story of mobster Bugsy Siegel. | | | Dean Jennings (book We Only Kill Each Other: The Life and Bad Times of Bugsy Siegel) |
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| | Best Online Casino Directories - Free Online Gaming Tips - Online Casino Directory |
| | Originally installed as a way to entertain the wives and girlfriends of high rollers, revenue from the slot machines soon matched that of the table games. | | | They were originally intended to entertain wives and girlfriends of high-rollers. | | | It was during the 1930's that slot machines began to become very popular across America, and in the late 40's Bugsy Siegel added machines to his Flamingo Hilton hotel in Las Vegas. |
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| | The Smoking Gun: Archive |
| | Pictured in this 1928 New York Police Department photo, Siegel, who was also central to the development of Las Vegas's gambling industry, was shot to death in June 1947. | | | Along with Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was an original organized crime pillar. | | | Click here for TSG's extensive mug shot collection. |
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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/siegel1.html
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| | Bugsy Siegel's Crypt |
| | When my friend and fellow ghost investigator, Suzy told me she was going to Hollywood for a few days, I asked her to grab a shot of Bugsy's crypt...So here it is. Thanks Suze! |
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http://www.hauntednevada.com/Bugsy2.html
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| | Bugsy Siegel - Reviews on RateItAll |
| | to invite a friend to rate Bugsy Siegel | | | No Bugsy Siegel,no Vegas as we know it. | | | Deserving of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? |
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