Editing Murder, Inc. (section)

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[[Max Golob|Max "the Jerk" Golob]] was indicted with Frank Abbandando for first-degree murder in the slaying of gangster John "Spider" Murtha on March 3, 1935.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1940/03/25/archives/2-lepke-men-seized-in-murder-inquiry-held-as-vagrants-but-one-is.html 2 Lepke Men Seized in Murder Inquiry; Held as Vagrants, but One Is Wanted in Up-State Killing – Maxie the Jerk Jailed], ''The New York Times'', March 25, 1940, p. 1.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10612FD3F54117A93C7AB1788D85F448485F9 |title=2 LEPKE MEN SEIZED IN MURDER INQUIRY; Held as Vagrants, but One is Wanted in Up-State Killing --Maxie the Jerk Jailed |access-date=August 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106181256/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10612FD3F54117A93C7AB1788D85F448485F9 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1940-03-25 }}</ref> With little evidence other than the eyewitness testimony of Murtha's female companion, Golob was permitted to plead guilty to second-degree assault and received a maximum term of five years.<ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0D16FE3E5F167B93C7A91789D85F468485F9 Avoids Trial for Murder; Max Golob, Member of Brooklyn Ring, Allowed Lesser Plea] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422233131/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0D16FE3E5F167B93C7A91789D85F468485F9 |date=2014-04-22 }}, ''The New York Times'', February 5, 1942, p. 14.{{subscription required}}</ref>

[[Sidney Brown (gangster)|Sidney "Fats" Brown]] was the subject of a sealed first-degree murder indictment in Sullivan County, New York. The indictment was dismissed after the death of Abe Reles, the sole witness. Brown was never arrested, and the identity of the murder victim was never revealed.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1942/02/07/archives/murder-inc-indictment-dropped.html Murder, Inc., Indictment Dropped], ''The New York Times'', February 7, 1942, p. 9.{{subscription required}} {{Cite news |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10F10F63E5F167B93C5A91789D85F468485F9 |title=Murder, Inc., Indictment Dropped |access-date=August 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422231629/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10F10F63E5F167B93C5A91789D85F468485F9 |archive-date=April 22, 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1942-02-07 }}</ref>