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Rosenthal murder case
Murder of Herman Rosenthal and subsequent trial / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Becker–Rosenthal trial was a 1912 trial in New York City for the murder of Herman Rosenthal (1874-1912),[1] a bookmaker, by NYPD Lieutenant Charles Becker and members of the Lenox Avenue Gang.[2] The trial ran from October 7 to October 30, 1912, and restarted on May 2 to May 22, 1914. Other procedural events took place in 1915.
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Five men, including former Lieutenant Becker, were convicted on murder charges and sentenced to death. Each was executed by the state at Sing Sing prison.