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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre was a particularly bloody chapter in organized crime history. Seven men from Chicago's North Side Gang, headed by George Clarence "Bugs" Moran, were murdered by Thompson submachine guns in a warehouse on Valentine's Day, 1929. Michiana and The Saint Valentine Day Massacre When the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre occurred on February 14, 1929, Fred “Killer” Burke was among the prime suspects. After the Massacre, Fred Citizens in the Berrien County Village of Stevensville, near the shores of Lake Michigan, were stunned to learn that thier good neighbor, "Frederick Dane," was a professional killer in Al Capone's When Deputies made entry into the residence of Fred "Killer" Burke, they forced open a locked upstairs closet and found: ½ dozen fruit jars and tin cans filled with misc. ammunition, including smokeless shotgun shells, shells loaded with iron slugs and small shot. We just passed the 93rd anniversary of the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre, where seven members of the Bugs Moran gang were gunned down. But there's a Michigan connection. The 100th anniversary of the infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre is only a few years awayand Michigan is indeed part of its history. There are two pieces of evidence locked away in the sheriff’s office of Michigan’s Berrien County: two machine guns. The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang on Saint Valentine's Day 1929. The men were gathered at a Lincoln Park, Chicago, garage on the morning of February 14, 1929. Michigan is indeed part of the history of the infamous 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre There are two pieces of evidence locked away in the sheriff’s office of Michigan’s Berrien County: two machine guns. These were part of the arsenal used to murder seven members of Bugs Moran’s gang in a Chicago garage, located at 2122 Clark Street. The Cook County coroner took a more scientific approach to investigating the Massacre. He brought in Dr. Calvin Goddard, a pioneer in the new field of ballistics testing. Goddard confirmed that two Tommy guns confiscated from a hoodlum’s house in rural Michigan were used in the Massacre. It was painfully cold on Valentine’s Day morning at 2212 N. Clark St. Seven members of the North Side Gang had arrived early to broker a deal with Detroit’s Purple Gang for cheap whiskey. It was supposed to be eight men, but gang leader Moran had woken up late and was running behind. What is now a parking lot adjacent to a senior living center on Clark Street in Lincoln Park was once the location of a shocking, violent event at the height of Chicago’s gangland wars of the 1920s. The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre marked a critical point in the Beer Wars, a years-long conflict between Chicago’s gangs who were battling for control of the bootlegging market and organized The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Feb. 14th, 1929. Seven men machine-gunned to death in Chicago. Al Capone was suspected, but as The Mob Museum will show you, nothing was what it seemed. The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Feb. 14th, 1929. Seven men machine-gunned to death in Chicago. Al Capone was suspected, but as The Mob Museum will show you, nothing was what it seemed. St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House, produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; WWE as of 2002); a pay-per-view (PPV) professional wrestling event. It took place on February 14, 1999, at the Memphis Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, the intended album title for rapper 50 Cent's second The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day 1929. The men were gathered at a Lincoln Park, Chicago garage on the morning of February 14, 1929. Though Capone was the prime suspect, to this day no one has taken credit for the St. Valentine's Day MassacreFPG/Getty Images Five of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre victims. On Feb. 14, 1929, Frank Gusenberg was Watch St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Thursday at 6, on WSBT 22. It's one of the oldest unsolved murder mysteries in American history. In 1929, rival gangs were battling for control of the city of The day after the massacre, a coroner's jury watched police reenact the killings at the scene of the crime. For more photos, see the gallery ». At around 10:30 in the morning on February 14th, a The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre is the name given to the 1929 murder of seven mob associates as part of a -era conflict between two powerful criminal gangs in Chicago: the South Side Italian gang led by Al Capone and the North Side Irish gang led by Bugs Moran. The city of Chicago was crawling with mobsters during the 1920s and 30s. One of the most famous crimes was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, which has a local connection to our own Berrien County.
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