Bugsy Siegel

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American gangster, popularly thought to be the impetus behind large-scale development of Las Vegas. He hated the nickname, Bugsy, and wouldn't allow anyone to call him that to his face.

The last act

Eventually, Siegel's business venture in Las Vegas failed. Hill stole the money Siegel owed the mob and fled to Paris, then Sweden. Even Siegel's boyhood friend Lansky now abandoned him. Hill was not at home on the night of June 20, 1947 when, at 10:45 p.m., a mob hitman, Eddie Cannizzaro, hid outside the couple's mansion at 810 N. Linden Drive in Beverly Hills and shot Siegel several times with an M1 carbine as he sat near a window reading the Los Angeles Times. The first shot blew Siegel's eye 15 feet from his body. The 41-year-old gangster with the matinee idol appearance died instantly.

Related Topics:
Paris - Sweden - Eddie Cannizzaro - M1 carbine - Los Angeles Times

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