St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
Capone
was in Florida at the time of the murder as an alibi.
He left one of
his most trusted men in charge of the killings, Jack “Machine Gun” McGurn.
McGurn also needed an alibi, so him and his girlfriend checked into a local
hotel for the day.
The event took place February 14, 1929 at
10:30 am. Bug’s Moran, Capone’s rival, was expecting a shipment of whiskey at
2122 North Clark Street. Capone’s men stole a police car and uniforms and went
in to the warehouse pretending to make a bust. Moran and 2 others fled after
seeing the police car pull up, leaving seven of Moran’s men. Four men got out
of the car, 2 in uniform, 2 dressed as civilians. They went inside took the
guns of Moran’s men and told them to line up against the wall. After the men cooperated with them Fred “Killer” Burke
began to open fire with his machine gun. Also used was a sawed-off shotgun, a
.45, and another machine gun. Seconds later the men fled leaving all seven dead
along with the bloody scene.