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February 14, 1929

George "Bugs" Moran's warehouse

St. Valentine's Day massacre

when:

where:

who:

why:

became the leader of the Northsiders after O'Banion's and Weiss's deaths

the Capone gang vs. the Northside gang

  • Moran discovered hijacking Capone's whiskey shipments
  • Capone angered, determined to get Moran back

George"Bugs"Moran

Chicago's 'Jolly Murderer'

by Kennedy Erwin

  • rival gangs
  • Capone gang practices against Moran's Catholic religion
  • thought to be behind several Capone assassination attempts

Pre-Gangster Life

rivalry with Al Capone

childhood

  • Dean O'Banion - original leader
  • Earl "Hymie" Weiss
  • Vincent "Schemer" Drucci
  • Louis Alterie
  • Julian Kaufman

Early life

  • born Oct. 21, 1896
  • St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Irish and Polish immigrant

The NorthSide Gang

  • moved to Chicago's north side
  • ran around with several gangs
  • committed 20 known burglaries
  • was imprisoned three times

parents

By Age 21:

BIG

question:

the

Julian Kaufman

Vincent "Schemer" Drucci

Earl "Hymie" Weiss

Louis Alterie

Dean O'Banion

Life As a Gangster

was Moran killed in the massacre?

  • arrested, sentenced to 10 years at Leavenworth Prison, Ohio
  • died of cancer, 1957
  • buried outside Leavenworth

DEATH

Moran's crime record

burglary (as George Miller)

burglary and larceny

two counts of robbery

robbery, assault

vagrancy, two counts of running

a con game

forgery, conspiracy to defraud

forgery

robbery, forgery

armed robbery, robbery

1910

1913

1917

1918

1930

1938

1939

1943

1946

NO

  • Moran and two others running late
  • seven other Northsiders lined up against a wall, shot to death

George "Bugs" Moran

Jolly Murderer of Chicago

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