On the morning of October 25, 1957, Umberto 'Albert' Anastasia, a 55-year-old Italian-American male, settled into a barber's chair at the Park Sheraton Hotel in Manhattan. The powerful and feared boss of what would become the Gambino crime family was left unprotected when his driver parked the car and went for a walk. As Anastasia relaxed, two men with scarves concealing their faces entered the barbershop, pushed the barber aside, and opened fire. After the initial barrage of bullets, Anastasia
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