Louis Buchalter, American mob boss (born 1897)

Lepke Buchalter

American mob boss (1897–1944)

Louis Buchalter, known as Louis Lepke or Lepke Buchalter, was a Jewish-American organized crime figure and head of the Mafia hit squad Murder, Inc., during the 1930s. Buchalter was one of the premier labor union racketeers in New York City during that era.