Editing Murder, Inc. (section)

=== Jack Parisi ===

[[Jack Parisi|Jack "the Dandy" Parisi]] was acquitted of two murders, Teamsters official Morris Diamond in Brooklyn and music-publishing executive Irving Penn in the Bronx. Penn was killed by mistaken identity, as the intended target, Philip Orlofsky, a Cutters Union official, left his home early to get a shave the day his killers waited for him.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1943/02/17/archives/penn-jury-hears-intended-victim-orlofsky-says-killers-missed-him.html Penn Jury Hears Intended Victim; Orlofsky Says Killers Missed Him When He Left Home an Hour Early to Get Shaved] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106181155/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30F13FF3D54107B93C5A81789D85F478485F9 |date=2012-11-06 }}, ''The New York Times'', February 17, 1943, p. 23.{{subscription required}}</ref> Parisi was a fugitive for 10 years, until he was captured in Pennsylvania in 1949.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1949/10/15/archives/10year-fugitive-caught-parisi-murder-inc-gunman-surprised-in-sleep.html 10-Year Fugitive Caught; Parisi, Murder, Inc., Gunman, Surprised in Sleep],''The New York Times'', October 15, 1949, p. 30.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A12FB3A59157A93C7A8178BD95F4D8485F9 |title=10-YEAR FUGITIVE CAUGHT; Parisi, Murder, Inc., Gunman, Surprised in Sleep |access-date=August 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106181203/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A12FB3A59157A93C7A8178BD95F4D8485F9 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1949-10-15 }}</ref> Albert Tannenbaum was brought in from Atlanta, where he was reportedly living, to testify for the prosecution.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1950/03/30/archives/murder-witness-back-accuser-of-lepke-will-testify-against-another.html Murder Witness Back; Accuser of Lepke Will Testify Against Another Suspect],''The New York Times'', March 30, 1950, p. 22.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0710FD355E10728DDDA90B94DB405B8089F1D3 |title=MURDER WITNESS BACK; Accuser of Lepke Will Testify Against Another Suspect |access-date=August 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106181215/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0710FD355E10728DDDA90B94DB405B8089F1D3 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1950-03-30 }}</ref> One accomplice in the Penn murder, [[Jacob Migden|Jacob "Kuppy" Migden]], who provided the erroneous identification of Penn and who was also a fugitive for several years, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree assault in the middle of his murder trial and was sentenced to a term of 5–10 years.<ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0916F63C581B7B93CAA81789D85F478485F9 Lepke Aide Admits His Guilt in Killing; Halts Trial in the Mistaken Identity Penn Murder to Plead to Assault Charge] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106181220/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0916F63C581B7B93CAA81789D85F478485F9 |date=2012-11-06 }},''The New York Times'', February 18, 1943, p. 24.{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1943/03/06/archives/gets-5-years-in-slaying-migden-had-pleaded-guilty-to-assault.html Gets 5 Years in Slaying; Migden Had Pleaded Guilty to Assault Attempt on Penn], ''The New York Times'', March 6, 1943, p. 15.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10C12F6355D167B93C4A91788D85F478485F9 |title=GETS 5 YEARS IN SLAYING; Migden Had Pleaded Guilty to Assault Attempt on Penn |access-date=August 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422232416/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10C12F6355D167B93C4A91788D85F478485F9 |archive-date=April 22, 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1943-03-06 }}</ref> Each of Parisi's murder trials ended with an acquittal, as the judges directed a verdict of not-guilty due to the lack of corroborating evidence, since the chief witnesses for the prosecution were accomplices.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1950/04/14/archives/parisi-is-acquitted-faces-new-charge.html Parisi Is Acquitted, Faces New Charge],''The New York Times'', April 14, 1950, p. 24.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00D10FF385C10728DDDAD0994DC405B8089F1D3 |title=Parisi is Acquitted, Faces New Charge |access-date=August 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423005003/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00D10FF385C10728DDDAD0994DC405B8089F1D3 |archive-date=April 23, 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1950-04-14 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1950/04/15/archives/parisi-is-arraigned-for-bronx-murder.html Parisi Is Arraigned for Bronx Murder], ''The New York Times'', April 15, 1950, p. 8.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10B1FFB3F59157B93C7A8178FD85F448585F9 |title=Parisi is Arraigned for Bronx Murder |access-date=August 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106181243/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10B1FFB3F59157B93C7A8178FD85F448585F9 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1950-04-15 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1950/06/15/archives/freed-in-mistakemurder-suspect-recently-won-freedom-on-second.html Freed in Mistake-murder; Suspect Recently Won Freedom on Second Slaying Charge], ''The New York Times'', June 15, 1950, p. 4.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10F13F93B5C1A718DDDAC0994DE405B8089F1D3 |title=FREED IN MISTAKE-MURDER; Suspect Recently Won Freedom on Second Slaying Charge |access-date=August 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423004936/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10F13F93B5C1A718DDDAC0994DE405B8089F1D3 |archive-date=April 23, 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1950-06-15 }}</ref> He died at home of natural causes on December 27, 1982, at the age of 83.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/30/obituaries/jack-parisi-85-accused-of-links-to-murder-inc.html|title=Jack Parisi, 85, Accused of Links to Murder Inc. – New York Times|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=1996-12-30|access-date=2018-06-26}}</ref>