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St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigation in a Chicago newspaper...
St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigation in a Chicago newspaper...
Item # 717447
December 18, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 18, 1929
* Fred "Killer" Burke found to be involved in killings
* St. Valentine's Day Massacre investigations
* George 'Bugs' Moran & Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Best publication to be had - very rare as such
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "MACHINE GUNS LINK BURKE TO GANG MASSACRE" with subhead. A few related photos are on the back page. (see images) Very early gun forensics here. Such reports are probably only reported in a Chicago publication, very rare as such. When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Prohibition and Great Depression eras, no city is more in the forefront of our minds than Chicago - and what better newspaper can be found than the Chicago Tribune, self-proclaimed to be "The World's Greatest Newspaper"
Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
AI notes: In December 1929, gangster Fred R. "Killer" Burke killed police officer Charles Skelly in St. Joseph, Michigan, after a minor car accident. Fleeing the scene, Burke left behind weapons and fingerprints that linked him to the earlier St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago. The killing led to a manhunt, and Burke was later arrested, tried, and sentenced to life in prison for Skelly’s murder.
Category: The 20th Century
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