An LA Times article from around the time these murders took place quoted someone in law enforcement saying the victims were already marked for death before their involvement with the film, over other violations with la Eme. It's possible the entire movie retaliation angle is urban legend.
"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea
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