“The trunk was tossed from an orange and black sedan…”

“The Brooklyn Bridge”; Frank Sinatra; Axel Stordahl; Cahn; Styne; Columbia (37288); October 1946

“LAVENDER COFFIN”; Joe Thomas His Sax And His Orchestra; Joe Thomas and Ensemble; Shirley Albert; King (4296-AA); 1949

LAVENDER COFFIN”; Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra; Lionel Hampton and Joe James; Shirley Albert; Decca (24652 B); 1949

The New York Times, October 12, 1935

RACKETEER SLAIN,
LEFT IN A TRUNK

Body of Frank Teitlebaum Is
Tossed From Auto in South
St. Under Brooklyn Bridge

The New York Times, October 12, 1935

“LAVENDER COFFIN”; Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra; Lionel Hampton and Joe James; Shirley Albert; Decca (BM.04272); 1949