Lepke
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Lepke was the underworld nickname of Louis Buchalter, a notorious American mobster and leader of the contract killing organization Murder, Inc.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lepke canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9648047 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lepke Context triple: [Louis Buchalter, nickname, Lepke]
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A.
Dutch Schultz
Dutch Schultz was a notorious Prohibition-era American mobster and bootlegger who became a prominent figure in organized crime before his murder in 1935.
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B.
Mickey Cohen
Mickey Cohen was a notorious mid-20th-century Los Angeles mobster and former associate of Bugsy Siegel who became a prominent figure in organized crime on the West Coast.
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C.
Bill Leavy
Bill Leavy was an American NFL official best known for serving as the referee in Super Bowl XL and for several controversial calls in that game.
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D.
Crazy Joe Gallo
Crazy Joe Gallo was a notorious New York City mobster and hitman associated with the Colombo crime family during the mid-20th century.
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E.
Tito Burns
Tito Burns was a British accordionist-turned-music manager and agent who became a prominent figure in the UK entertainment industry from the 1950s onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lepke Target entity description: Lepke was the underworld nickname of Louis Buchalter, a notorious American mobster and leader of the contract killing organization Murder, Inc.
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A.
Dutch Schultz
Dutch Schultz was a notorious Prohibition-era American mobster and bootlegger who became a prominent figure in organized crime before his murder in 1935.
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B.
Mickey Cohen
Mickey Cohen was a notorious mid-20th-century Los Angeles mobster and former associate of Bugsy Siegel who became a prominent figure in organized crime on the West Coast.
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C.
Bill Leavy
Bill Leavy was an American NFL official best known for serving as the referee in Super Bowl XL and for several controversial calls in that game.
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D.
Crazy Joe Gallo
Crazy Joe Gallo was a notorious New York City mobster and hitman associated with the Colombo crime family during the mid-20th century.
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E.
Tito Burns
Tito Burns was a British accordionist-turned-music manager and agent who became a prominent figure in the UK entertainment industry from the 1950s onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American criminal
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human ⓘ mobster ⓘ organized crime leader ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American organized crime
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New York City underworld ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lepke Buchalter
NERFINISHED
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Louis "Lepke" Buchalter NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Buchalter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by electric chair ⓘ |
| controlledActivity |
garment industry rackets
ⓘ
labor unions ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
murder
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murder in the first degree ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
labor racketeering
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murder ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-02-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1944-03-04 ⓘ |
| era |
Great Depression
NERFINISHED
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Prohibition era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| executedBy | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Buchalter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOf | Murder, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| memberOf | Murder, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Lepke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAssociate |
Abe Reles
NERFINISHED
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Albert Anastasia NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob Shapiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | surrendered to FBI in 1939 after being a fugitive ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading Murder, Inc. ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime boss
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labor racketeer ⓘ mobster ⓘ racketeer ⓘ |
| partnerInCrime | Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lower East Side, Manhattan
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Ossining, New York
NERFINISHED
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Sing Sing Correctional Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books about Murder, Inc.
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films about Murder, Inc. ⓘ |
| wantedBy | Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lepke Description of subject: Lepke was the underworld nickname of Louis Buchalter, a notorious American mobster and leader of the contract killing organization Murder, Inc.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.