Valentines Day 1929. 7 men are gunned down in a warehouse in Chicago. Let's talk about the crime that will be remembered forever as the St. Valentines Day Massacre.

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IMAGE: FILE:LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, 1920S (NBY3115).JPG

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IMAGE: FILE:GRAVE OF DEAN O’BANION (1892-1924) AT MOUNT CARMEL CEMETERY, HILLSIDE, IL 1.JPG

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IMAGE: FILE:UNEMPLOYED MEN QUEUED OUTSIDE A DEPRESSION SOUP KITCHEN OPENED IN CHICAGO BY AL CAPONE, 02-1931 – NARA – 541927 (CROPPED).JPG

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DESCRIPTION: CAPONE MUG SHOT AT ALCATRAZ 1934

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DESCRIPTION: ELIOT NESS CIRCA 1933

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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS

Padmanabhan, Sahi  “Mobsters, Speakeasies and Bribes: Chicago During Prohibition”. Fourteen East Magazine  17 January 2020  Accessed 20 December 2021. http://fourteeneastmag.com/index.php/2020/01/17/mobsters-speakeasies-and-bribes-chicago-during-prohibition/

St. Valentines Day Massacre. History.com 9 November 2009, updated 4 February 2020. Accessed 20 December 2021. https://www.history.com/topics/crime/saint-valentines-day-massacre

St Valentines Day Massacre Wall. The Mob Museum. Accessed 20 December 2021.  https://themobmuseum.org/artifacts/st-valentines-day-massacre-wall/

Eig, Jonathan. “  The St Valentines Day Massacre and Al Capone – Excerpt From Get Capone” Chicago Magazine  30 April 2010. Accessed 20 December 2021.   https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2010/Get-Capone-St-Valentines-Day-Massacre-Jonathan-Eig/

O’Brien, John  “The St Valentines Day Massacre”  Chicago Tribune. 14 February, 2014. Accessed 20 December 2021  

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