The Mob Museum - #OnThisDay in 1931: Jack “Legs” Diamond was shot and killed in Albany, NY. Diamond was a Prohibition-era mob leader, hit man and bootlegger with close ties to Arnold
![Albany Archives on X: "Legs Diamond recovering from his 2nd murder attempt in Albany, May 1931 w/wife Alice. He was murdered today in 1931. https://t.co/j2cPQwsyTI" / X Albany Archives on X: "Legs Diamond recovering from his 2nd murder attempt in Albany, May 1931 w/wife Alice. He was murdered today in 1931. https://t.co/j2cPQwsyTI" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CWi3bX4WUAAQDeZ.jpg)
Albany Archives on X: "Legs Diamond recovering from his 2nd murder attempt in Albany, May 1931 w/wife Alice. He was murdered today in 1931. https://t.co/j2cPQwsyTI" / X
![Jack 'Legs' Diamond, temporarily in the hands of the law in Troy, New York, USA, July 1931 Artist: Unknown Stock Photo - Alamy Jack 'Legs' Diamond, temporarily in the hands of the law in Troy, New York, USA, July 1931 Artist: Unknown Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DDYE37/jack-legs-diamond-temporarily-in-the-hands-of-the-law-in-troy-new-DDYE37.jpg)