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1 The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre February 14, 1929

2 Chicago in the1920s Chicago in the 1920s

3 Al Capone ¤ Notorious Chicago criminal ¤ South Side Italian gang ¤ Boss of a large crime operation

4 The Plan ¤ Finish off gang leader Bugs Moran ¤ North Side Irish gang ¤ Lure men into garage ¤ Team enters building ¤ Kill men quickly ¤ Stationed lookouts

5 The Massacre ¤ February 14, 1929 ¤ S.M.C Cartage Company garage ¤ Lincoln Park in the North Side

6 The Massacre ¤ Capone’s men came in, lined up the men, and shot them brutally ¤ Moran’s men arrived around 10 o’clock ¤ Moran was not present

7 Seven Dead Men ¤ Peter Gusenberg ¤ Frank Gusenberg ¤ Adam Heyer ¤ Albert Kachellek ¤ Reinhart Schwimmer ¤ John May ¤ Albert Weinshank

8 Justice? ¤ Police never caught perpetrators ¤ All who were charged somehow escaped ¤ No definite solutions

9 After the Massacre ¤ Shocked Americans ¤ Led to downfall of Moran’s gang ¤ Al Capone imprisoned two years later ¤ Both gangs affected greatly

10 The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre ¤ Slaughter of seven men by Al Capone’s gang ¤ Capone sought control of bootlegging in Chicago ¤ Opened Americans’ eyes to gang crimes ¤ Perpetrators never found or imprisoned

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