Seymour Magoon

Seymour "Blue Jaw" Magoon (born April 21, 1908,[1] year of death unknown) was an American hitman in New York's Murder, Inc. gang, one of many members who were implicated by the testimony of former member and government informant Abe "Kid Twist" Reles.

A longtime member of Murder, Inc., Magoon was heavily involved in the painters' unions with Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein during the 1920s and 1930s. Magoon helped testify against the other members of Murder, Inc., along with Albert "Tick Tock" Tannenbaum and Sholem Bernstein.

His remains were found in the desert in 2003. His case still remains unsolved but it is likely that he was killed on orders of Louis Buchalter sometime in the late 1930s or early 1940s.

Cultural reference

The U.S. TV series Las Vegas season 3 episode 4 had a reference to his legendary death.

References

"Money Lender Slain; Competitor Seized; Victim of Shooting in 1932 Is Held in Murder of Rival at Door of Home". The New York Times. October 24, 1934.(subscription required)

External links

Seymour Magoon at Find a Grave
Kill The Dutchman! - The Story of Dutch Schultz - Chapter XX by Paul Sann

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[1] "Money Lender Slain; Competitor Seized; Victim of Shooting in 1932 Is Held in Murder of Rival at Door of Home". The New York Times. October 24, 1934.(subscription required)