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The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, Illinois
Seven men died in a hail of bullets inside a Chicago garage on February 14, 1929. Blood pooled across the concrete floor as their bodies fell against a brick wall.
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre shocked Chicago during Prohibition, when selling alcohol was illegal. Newspapers across America printed crime scene photos.
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The Garage Where The Massacre Took Place
SMC Cartage Company ran from a plain brick building at 2122 North Clark Street…