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October 28, 2024 26 mins
Day 25 of the Crimetober Series is a two-fer about the day that notorious gangster Albert Anastasia was killed, which occurred on October 25, 1957 and the day premiere of John Carpenter’s film ‘Halloween’, which occurred on October 25, 1978.

I apologize for the late release 



Sources


https://www.thisdaytrivia.com/trivia/october-25 

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/59788/15-terrifying-facts-about-john-carpenters-halloween 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/trivia/ 
https://www.businessinsider.com/halloween-horror-movie-interesting-things-to-know-2021-10 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Anastasia#:~:text=to%20avenge%20Frank.-,Death,walk%20outside%2C%20leaving%20him%20unprotected
https://themobmuseum.org/timeline_events/albert-anastasia-killed/ 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Albert-Anastasia 
https://allthatsinteresting.com/albert-anastasia 
https://www.loc.gov/item/2021638459/ 
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Murder-Inc-American-crime-syndicate 
Raab, Selwyn (2005). Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires. New York: St. Martin Press. ISBN 0-312-30094-8.
"RACKET CHIEF SLAIN BY GANGSTER GUNFIRE; Giuseppe Masseria, Known as Joe the Boss, Shot Mysteriously in Coney Island Cafe."BIGGER THAN AL CAPONE" Police Say He Was Leader in Every Kind of Racket--He Escaped Death Many Times. Shooting Still a Mystery. RACKET CHIEF SLAIN BY GANG'S GUNFIRE Became Leader as Youth. Escaped Second Ambush". The New York Times. April 16, 1931. 
Pollak, Michael (June 29, 2012). "Coney Island's Big Hit". .css-j9qmi7{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:2.8rem;width:100%;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:start;justify-content:start;padding-left:5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){.css-j9qmi7{padding-left:0;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;}}.css-j9qmi7 svg{fill:#27292D;}.css-j9qmi7 .eagfbvw0{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;color:#27292D;}
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