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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

William J. Helmer

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The machine-gun murders of seven men on the morning of February 14, 1929, by killers dressed as cops became the gangland crime of the century. Or so the story went. Since then it has been featured in countless histories, biographies, movies, and television specials. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, however, is the first book-length treatment of the subject, and it challenges the commonly held assumption that Al Capone ordered the slayings to gain supremacy in the Chicago underworld.
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08-November-2006
317 Pages
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A Case of Bad Timing and Poor Judgment

The machine-gun murdersof seven men on the morning ofFebruary 14, 1929, by killers dressed as cops became the gangland"crime of the century." Or so the story went. Since then it has been featuredin countless histories, biographies, movies, and television specials. The St.Valentine's Day Massacre,known to Capone's mostly Italian mob as the "American boys."

The target of the murder squad was indeed Bugs Moran, but the Americanboys, who were dressed as policemen and arrived in two bogus policecars, entered the garage where the massacre took place before Moranarrived. Not knowing who Moran was or what he looked like, the counterfeitcops stupidly killed everyone to make sure they got their man.

Based on a careful review of reliable evidence, a critical reading of newsaccounts of the time, a 1935 manuscript written by the widow of one of thegunmen, and a lookout's long-suppressed confession, The St. Valentine's DayMassacre the beginning of the end for Al Capone.

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A Case of Bad Timing and Poor Judgment

The machine-gun murdersof seven men on the morning ofFebruary 14, 1929, by killers dressed as cops became the gangland"crime of the century." Or so the story went. Since then it has been featuredin countless histories, biographies, movies, and television specials. The St.Valentine's Day Massacre,known to Capone's mostly Italian mob as the "American boys."

The target of the murder squad was indeed Bugs Moran, but the Americanboys, who were dressed as policemen and arrived in two bogus policecars, entered the garage where the massacre took place before Moranarrived. Not knowing who Moran was or what he looked like, the counterfeitcops stupidly killed everyone to make sure they got their man.

Based on a careful review of reliable evidence, a critical reading of newsaccounts of the time, a 1935 manuscript written by the widow of one of thegunmen, and a lookout's long-suppressed confession, The St. Valentine's DayMassacre the beginning of the end for Al Capone.

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