Arnold Schuster

A longtime resident of Brooklyn, New York, 24-year-old Schuster recognized wanted bank robber Willie "The Actor" Sutton while travelling on the city subway on February 18, 1952.

[1] According to testimony in 1963 by Mafia informant Joseph Valachi, Gambino crime family boss Albert Anastasia allegedly ordered Schuster's murder.

However, law enforcement authorities were skeptical of Valachi’s claims regarding Anastasia, as a murder sanctioned by a notorious organized crime leader would undoubtedly draw unwanted attention from police and the public.

[2][3] Although Frederick Tenuto remained on the FBI’s Most Wanted list for many years, he was never found, and is believed by authorities to have been eliminated by the Mafia before he could be apprehended by the police.

In general, governments were held not to owe protection obligations to citizens for fear of straining public treasuries (among other reasons).