Editing Murder, Inc. (section)

==In popular culture==
'''Fashion'''
*Murder, Inc.'s name featured on the leather jacket of a crew member of a [[United States Army Air Forces|USAAF]] [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17]] that was shot down over [[Nazi Germany]] on 26 November 1943. The jacket's artwork was photographed and circulated around the world by German Propaganda Minister [[Joseph Goebbels]] and [[Adolf Hitler]], who condemned the use of "gangster language" on the uniform of a soldier.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kenneth Daniel Williams |publisher=American Air Museum in Britain|url=http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/139168|access-date=2020-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kenneth D. Williams – Murder Inc. – WWII POW|url=http://www.merkki.com/murderinc.htm|access-date=2020-07-23|website=Stalag Luft I Online}}</ref>

'''Films'''
*In the ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon infamous for its [[blackface|darky iconography]], ''[[Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs]]'' (1943), the [[Queen (Snow White)|Queen]] orders Murder, Inc. to "blackout So White" (a pun on "Snow White"). When Murder, Inc. arrives, their van reads: "We rub out anybody $1.00. [[Midgets]]—{{frac|1|2}} price. [[Japs]]—''FREE''."
*The Twentieth Century Fox film ''[[Murder, Inc. (1960 film)|Murder, Inc.]]'' (1960) was written for the screen by Irve Tunick and Mel Barr from the book by Burton Turkus and Sid Feder, starred [[Stuart Whitman]], [[Henry Morgan (humorist)|Henry Morgan]], and [[Peter Falk]], and was directed by [[Stuart Rosenberg]].
*The film ''[[The Enforcer (1951 film)|The Enforcer]]'' (1951), starring Humphrey Bogart and based on the Murder, Inc. trials with advice from Burton Turkus.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bklynlibrary.org/brooklyncollection/finding-aid/burton-turkus-collection|title=Burton Turkus Collection|date=2019-09-04|publisher=Brooklyn Public Library|language=en-us|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>
* Some characters from the film ''[[The Godfather]]'' (1972) are revealed to have been members of Murder Inc., which is revealed to be the execution armed wing of the Roth Syndicate, a powerful [[Jewish-American organized crime|Jewish-American crime syndicate]] whose leader, [[Hyman Roth]] is a former head of Murder. Inc. Other important members of Murder Inc. in [[The Godfather (franchise)|the Godfather universe]] include: 
** Sam Roth (Hyman Roth's brother and one of his right-hand men) 
** [[Johnny Ola]] (a [[Sicilian mafia|Sicilian mobster]] and one of Hyman Roth's right-hand men) 
** [[Moe Greene]] ([[Las Vegas]]-born [[racketeer]], casino hotel owner and former lieutenant of the Roth Syndicate).

'''Music'''
*"[[Murder Incorporated (Bruce Springsteen)|Murder Incorporated]]" is a [[Bruce Springsteen]] song from his [[Greatest Hits (Bruce Springsteen album)|''Greatest Hits'']] album (1995). The song was originally recorded in 1982 for the ''[[Born in the U.S.A.]]'' sessions but was unused on that album.
*[[Murder Inc. Records]], founded by [[Irv Gotti]], is named after the criminal collective.
*Hip-hop and rap artists Jay-Z, DMX, and Ja Rule formed the [[Murder Inc. (rap group)|Murder Inc. rap group]], active between the years 1995 and 2000, with the name inspired by the original Murder Inc. The deadly feud between the Murder Inc. rap group, The Source magazine owner Benzino, 50 Cent, and hip-hop artist ''Eminem'' comprised the core subject of the latter's single, "[[Like Toy Soldiers]]"

'''Television'''
*In the 2017 television series [[S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)|''S.W.A.T.'']], Tre (played by [[Amin Joseph]]), a professional hitman for hire, names his modern-day service Murder LLC in honor of Murder, Inc.
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode, "[[In the Name of the Grandfather]]" (2010), [[Grampa Simpson|Grampa]] calls out the family for forgetting to visit him, saying: "I was as lonely as [[Estes Kefauver]] at a meeting of Murder Incorporated." The family stares at him blankly, and he replies: "That actually makes sense! Look it up!"
*In the 2020 television series ''[[Penny Dreadful: City of Angels]]'' Murder, Inc. is referred to as the organization to which the recurring character Benny Berman belongs. [[Meyer Lansky]] is referred to by name.
*In the TV show ''[[The West Wing]]'', Toby Ziegler's father is portrayed as a former member of Murder Inc.
*In the television series '' [[The Sopranos]] '', Murder Inc is referenced in the episode '' [[The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti]] '' 

'''Books'''
* ''Murder Inc – The Story of the Syndicate'' (1951), Burton Turkus and Sid Feder<ref name=":0" />