Valentine’s Day – 1929

John Greco Author/Photographer

On Valentine’s Day in 1929, Al Capone allegedly sent a surprise gift to his Chicago North Side enemy Bugs Moran. Capone and Moran were in the middle of a gang war over territorial rights involving bootleg booze. On that romantic holiday, four men posing as police officers, entered Moran’s headquarters. They lined up seven of Moran’s thugs against a wall (Bugs wasn’t there) and emptied their machine guns into them. While it has never been completely proven that Capone was behind the massacre, he is generally credited with the bloody gift. Photo is from Roger Corman’s 1967 film, THE SAINT VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE.

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2 comments on “Valentine’s Day – 1929

  1. PetMom says:

    Are you not publishing blog posts on WordPress anymore?

    Liked by 1 person

    • John Greco says:

      I am but admittedly have slowed working. I have been working on my short stories and other things. I do hope to put something out in the near future. Hope all is well.

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