Morris Kessler
Male, Deceased Person
1912 – 1935
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Who was Morris Kessler?
Morris L. Kessler was an American mobster and member of Joseph Amberg's gang in Brooklyn during the early 1930s. As Amberg's personal chauffeur and bodyguard, Kessler was a close associate in his organization until he was killed alongside his boss at a Brownsville auto garage by members of Murder Incorporated in 1935. The gangland slayings of Kessler and Amberg were among the first major contract killings committed by Murder Inc. and was one of the most publicized of the era.
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- Born
- Jan 6, 1912
New York City - Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Brooklyn
- Died
- Sep 30, 1935
Brownsville - Resting place
- Mount Hebron Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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