Bugsy Siegel was reading the newspaper in the home here of his girlfriend, Virginia Hill, when he was shot through a window many times. His killer was never found

Mugshot of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, 1928

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (born Benjamin Siegel; February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American mobster who was involved with the Genovese crime family. Nicknamed "Bugsy", Siegel was known to be mercurial and ruthless with associates. Because of his notoriously quick and violent temper, he was one of the most "infamous and feared gangsters of his day". He was one of the first front-page-celebrity gangsters. He was also a major driving force behind large-scale development of the Las Vegas Valley.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugsy Siegel
• http://www.seeing-stars.com/died/50s_20s.shtml#40s