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Louis Amberg

Case from Newark, NJ dated Oct 23, 1935

Victim Details

Louis Pretty Amberg

Male

Newark

NJ

1935-10-23

37

Louis

Amberg

07/04/2026

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In the criminal underworld of the 1930s, Louis 'Pretty' Amberg was a known Jewish American mobster. His life, however, came to a violent and mysterious end on October 23, 1935. The body of the 37-year-old man was discovered in the backseat of a burning car in Brooklyn, New York. He had been stripped of his clothing, a sack had been placed over his head, and his hands were bound with wire. A witness at the scene reported seeing several men fleeing the burning vehicle.

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