On this day, Feb. 14, in 1929, Al Capone tried to strike a decisive blow against Chicago gangland rival Bugs Moran in what became known as the St. Valentine’s Day massacre.
Mobsters disguised as police officers entered one of Moran’s garages, lined seven henchmen against a wall, and gunned them down. Moran was late for a pre-arranged meeting by a few minutes at the garage and was not injured.
Though Capone was in Miami at the time of the killings and no one was ever tried for them, the cold-blooded carnage angered the public and attracted the spotlight of the federal government to Capone.
In 1931, Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and imprisoned for 11 years
-Scott McCabe
