Meyer Shapiro: The Brother

Part of the ruthless Shapiro brothers trio who fought for control of the garment district rackets.

• The Execution (1931): After his brother Irving was killed, Meyer was hunted down by Murder, Inc. assassins.
• The Method: He was found shot to death in a tenement basement in the Lower East Side, marking the end of the Shapiro dynasty.
• The Legacy: His death consolidated Lepke Buchalter’s absolute power over New York’s industrial unions.