There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

We have a weird homicide.

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

Some men are meant to have success while keeping their hands clean.

Others earn millions in seedy enterprises. On January 17, 1882,

a man was born who would make a name for himself within New York City's infamous underground.

So if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning

cup of murder.

Arnold Rothstein was born on January 17, 1882, into the family of an affluent Manhattan

Ashikanazi Jewish businessman, Abraham Rothstein. Described as an upright man, nicknamed Abe

the Just, Arnold and his brother were raised with similar values.

However, described as a difficult child, with the exception of an aptitude in math,

Arnold showed a little interest in school, was desperate to be the center of attention, and grew angry when he was not.

Even harboring a deep envy of his brother, Harry.

He was also a young man who, for as long as he could remember, was a gambler.

Saying, quote, I always gambled. I can't remember when I didn't. Maybe I gambled just to show my

father he couldn't tell me what to do,

but I don't think so. I think I gambled because I loved the excitement. When I gambled,

nothing else mattered. Arnold, by 1910, proved himself to be the opposite of his beloved father,

when, at the age of just 28, he moved to the tenderloin section of Manhattan,

established his own casino, and invested in a horse racing track in Maryland,

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