THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1952

• Police tipster Arnold Schuster assassinated
• Bank robber Willie 'Slick Willie' Sutton
• Gambino boss Albert Anastasia mob hit

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "MAN WHO SPOTTED SUTTON SLAIN IN BROOKLYN STREET; ASSAILANTS FLEE IN AUTO" with subheads and photo. (see images) 
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Background: The March 8, 1952, murder of 24-year-old clothing salesman Arnold Schuster—who was ambushed and shot four times outside his Brooklyn home—remains a seminal event in legal history and crime lore. Just three weeks prior, Schuster had achieved national publicity after recognizing notorious bank robber Willie "Slick Willie" Sutton on the subway and tipping off the police, directly leading to Sutton's capture. Though Sutton denied involvement and the murder was officially unsolved, mob turncoat Joe Valachi later revealed that Gambino boss Albert Anastasia ordered the hit simply out of hatred for informers after seeing Schuster brag about his role on television. Beyond the sensational underworld drama, the murder carried profound legal significance: Schuster's family sued the city for failing to protect him despite clear death threats, leading to the landmark 1958 New York Court of Appeals ruling Schuster v. City of New York, which established that municipalities owe a legal duty of care to protect citizens who collaborate with law enforcement when reasonably foreseeable danger arises.