The Life Of Al Capone: Valentine's Day Massacre

February 27 1920 F.B.I agent Morgan got a leak that Capone was falsifying his health to not go to the grand jury to be a witness for a violation of prohibition laws case. He got interested and had agent Jarrett in Miami, Florida to look into it. They soon found that he was completely ok. Morgan had jerrett follow him around and do some reconnaissance. He found that he has been meeting up with some heads of his crime organization.

Mobsters were a group of men with real character, and real morals. Al Capone just happened to be the most respected, and notorious mobster of all time. Some people chose to walk on the opposite side of the street when they seen him, on the other hand he would help old women cross the street. Although Capone's family had no ties to the mob, the neighborhood they lived in was mob central. Childhood struggles and young life influences led to his criminal behavior as an adult, which started out as a success but slowly demolished.

Two of the men, dressed as police and pretending to conduct an ordinary raid, entered the garage and lined the associates of Irish gang boss George “Bugs” Moran’s up against the wall. Two others in civilian clothes followed with machine guns and, along with the “police,” opened fire on the seven men, pounding seventy bullets into them in what became known as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. The murders were never pinned on Capone, who claimed to be in Florida at the time. When public relief funds became scarce in Chicago during the Great Depression, Capone, playing up his sense of community, fed three thousand unemployed per day. In six weeks, he donated twenty thousand meals at a cost of $12,000.

Incidentally, large cities were the main location for organized gangs. Although there were over half a dozen powerful gangs in New York, Chicago was the capital of the racketeers, including Johnny Torrio, “Bugs” Moran, the Gennas, and the O’Banions (Addiction History 4). The most powerful and infamous bootlegger, by far, was Al Capone, operating out of Chicago. One of the most gruesome and remembered gangland murders of all time occurred on Valentine’s Day, 1929. Because of business differences, Capone ordered hit man Jack McGurn plot the murder of Bugs Moran and the O’Banion/Weiss gang, which Moran had recently taken control of.

Entrance into Leadership     Capone entered into the gang life at an early age under Torrio, but he did not immediately rise to power. As people do in the workforce, he struggled and clawed his way to the top after putting in countless hours doing the work for Torrio that he would later have others do for himself.     At 19, he married his baby’s mother, Mae Coughlin, and moved to Baltimore with a vow to make a good life for he and his family. After his father unexpectedly died, however, he relocated to Chicago in 1920 and became reunited with his former boss, Johnny Torrio (“Al Capone,” History.com). Torrio had become fairly successful within the gambling and prostitution businesses, but after the 18th was passed, outlawing the sale and consumption of alcohol, Torrio saw a more promising opportunity, however, Torrio abandoned his organization when he was almost killed in an assassination attempt in 1925 (“Al Capone,” History.com).

Alfonso Capone was the symbol of the prohibition era lawlessness. Born to an immigrant family, Capone had a rough start. He started his career in a gang and it ended in Alcatraz off the coast of California. Throughout his life he committed murder, helped in a massacre, and went to jail a number of times.

It wasn’t unlikely for a bar owner to be forced into buying from Capone from the use of violence. Capone became obsessed with fame and money. He would shoot down anyone who disagreed with his ways without even looking back. His lack of hesitation caused the deaths of around seven hundred Chicago citizens, and the most brutal massacre that Chicago had ever seen. The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre was an event where Capone sent some of his men to mow down one of his bigger enemies, Bugs Moran.

Al Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1899. Al Capone was an american mobster, crime boss, and business man during the Prohibition Era. He is known as the most famous criminal from his time. (1899-1947) Al Capone’s mom and dad met in Italy before Capone was born.

Al Capone Al Capone, a mob boss. In 1920s the mob was at its peak. The mob made alcohol, had prostitutes and gambled during the prohibition. The prohibition was when the 18th amendment was passed, the 18th amendment banned alcohol in the United States. Capone was one of the more well known mob bosses.

The gangster Al capone was of great importance for the US during the 19ths in the great depression. For example, he contributed to the development of the understanding that people and laws can be change at any time for the reason or circumstances necessary. This shows how even when laws are created to protect the common good they can do the complete opposite of what was expected. This also shows that no side is completely good or bad but can be modify to get the support of people. In addition the acts of Al Capone show great importance for a future that can be repeated if the government doesn't understand its people.

Specifically, Al Capone was one of the most well-known booze distributors and was labeled “public enemy number

Al Capone also gave a rise to gambling, bootlegging, prostitution, drug trafficking, theft, and murder (FBI.). Al Capone would bribe Chicago government and city officials in order to live a wealthy life. Rival gangs in the North of New York attempted many times to take Al Capone’s life which made Al Capone get a car with bullet proof windows. In addition Al Capone kept his home guarded 24/7 ("Top 10 Infamous American Gangsters & Mobsters). As a way of retaliation against the gangs who attempted his life he fought back on Valentine’s Day in 1929.

One of the most well known members of the mafia, Al Capone, was sentenced to the Alcatraz prison in San Francisco in 1934. Because Al Capone was most famous for being a brutal mafia member, most Americans had thought that the mafia would soon subside. However, the mafia did not operate over one person. Mafia gang members did not need Al Capone to strive during the era. Many people believe that the crime rates increased during the Great Depression.

Al Capone’s crime boss “ Torrio” was the one who had mainly influenced Al Capone into the life of crime in the city of chicago and had “Torrio taught Capone the importance of maintaining a respectable front while running a racketeering business” (History) , After some time Torrio had made Al Capone his second, his “right-hand man”. Al Capone had done many different crimes around the city of chicago with had made his name more popular and notorious around the city, mostly including bootlegging, prostitution and gambling. Al Capone was very much aware of gang war over territories in chicago, so he would often negotiate with rival gangs for territory. Later on one day his boss Torrio was returning back from a shopping trip from the market and was ambushed and had got shot several times.

Chicago has a major problem, a cruel, and rich gangster named Al Capone. Capone is notorious in the city for the illegal distribution of liquor, and brutal acts of enforcing his business. Who will stop Capone from enforcing his monstrous agenda? That’s where our heroes come in. Lights, camera, action; we have The Untouchables.