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{{Short description|American Mobster and founder of the Philadelphia Black Mafia}}
{{Infobox criminal
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'''Samuel Christian''' (March 20, 1939 – March 6, 2016) also known as '''Richard Carter''', '''Sam 'Beyah' Christian''', and '''Suleiman Bey''', was an American Mobster and the founder of the [[Black Mafia|Philadelphia Black Mafia]].<ref name="Griffin2016">{{cite web|last1=Griffin|first1=Sean Patrick|title=Requiem for a Gangster|url=http://www.phillymag.com/articles/requiem-for-a-gangster/|website=phillymag.com|accessdate=March 19, 2017|date=March 13, 2016|archive-date=March 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320060948/http://www.phillymag.com/articles/requiem-for-a-gangster/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Christian changed his name upon joining the [[Nation of Islam]] and eventually became captain in their paramilitary unit, the [[Fruit of Islam]].<ref name="Griffin2016" />
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== FBI most wanted ==
Christian was the 321st<ref name="PDN2002">{{cite web|last1=Caparella|first1=Kitty|title='Most Wanted' Black Mafia founder nabbed.|url=http://www.americanmafia.com/News/1-23-02_Black_Mafia_Founder_Nabbed.html|website=AmericanMafia.com|publisher=Philadelphia Daily News|accessdate=March 17, 2017|date=January 23, 2002}}</ref> person to be added to the [[FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives|FBI's Ten Most Wanted]] list as a suspect in the 1972 murder of Tyrone "Fat Ty" Palmer, who was shot in the face at [[Club Harlem]], and as a suspect in the 1973 murder of [[Major Coxson]] and shooting of several others at Coxson's residence. Because there were no witnesses willing to testify against him, he was not convicted of either murder.<ref name="Griffin2016" />
== References ==
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==External links==▼
*[https://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/03/13/requiem-for-a-gangster/ requiem for a gangster]▼
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▲==External links==
▲*[https://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/03/13/requiem-for-a-gangster/ requiem for a gangster]
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