Elmer "Trigger" Burke

Who was Elmer "Trigger" Burke?

Elmer "Trigger" Burke was a notorious hit man during the mid-to-late 1940s. He was brought up by his older brother, Charlie. In 1941, he was sent to reform school, but later had his sentence cut for joining the army, where he served in the Italian campaign. Later, he served a sentence of two years in Sing Sing Prison for robbery. During his time in jail, his idol and brother, Charlie, was murdered by a man named George Goll. Goll was arrested and later released. To get revenge, Burke shot Goll in Manhattan at the age of 27.

Later, he murdered bartender Edward "Poochy" Walsh on 23 July 1952 because he attempted to stop Burkey from kicking a man he had bested in a fist fight in the head. Walsh broke up the fight and Burke left the bar, but came back and shot Walsh in the face.