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Fred Weiss

Case from Staten-island, NY dated Sep 11, 1989

Victim Details

Fred Weiss

Male

Staten-island

NY

1989-09-11

Fred

Weiss

07/26/2026

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On the morning of September 11, 1989, Fred Weiss, a Staten Island real estate developer and sanitation magnate, was fatally shot as he was leaving his girlfriend's apartment. Two men approached him as he was getting into his vehicle and shot him multiple times in the head and once in the arm. The brazen execution, which left bullet holes in his Jeep, was the culmination of fears within the highest echelons of organized crime that Weiss was cooperating with federal authorities.

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  • New York Post: FEDS’ BUST RIPS COVER OFF ‘89 ‘HIT’
  • silive: N.J. crime boss who ordered S.I. mob hit dies
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