Victim of a gang war in New York, 1936
The corpse of murdered gangster William Hessler was tied together and stuffed in a suitcase by the perpetrators. The corpse was found on an empty piece of real estate in Brooklyn. Hessler was probably stabbed with an ice pick. There were 48 wounds on his body
Picture No
10628282
Media ID
48188336
Size
4959px x 3976px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo
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