Who are the state chemists and state electricians and what do they do?
State chemists are the executioners who kill condemned prisoners by lethal injection.
State electricians perform executions by means of the electric chair.
A black act is slang for picking a lock in the dark.
Arnold Rothstein (1882-1928) was nicknamed Mr. Big. Arnold Rothstein financed the criminal operations of Lucky Luciano, Legs Diamond, and others. Also known as the Brain, the Fixer, and the Man Uptown, Rothstein was said to have played a role in fixing the 1919 World Series. Arnold “The Brain” Rothstein was a New York businessman who…
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed on June 19, 1953, at Sing Sing prison in Ossining, New York. They were found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage and were labeled communists. Julius Rosenberg, thirty-five, was executed at 8:04 P.m. His wife, Ethel, thirty-seven, was executed at 8:11 P.M. It was the first execution of civilians…
A bullet shot through a victim’s heart sometimes precipitates a final laugh before death.
The FBI’s Ten most wanted list was started in 1950. In 1970, the FBI unofficially increased the number to 16.
The five Mafia families of New York City in the 1980s were the Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese families.