Al Capone and the Valentine's Day Massacre

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Bootleg liquor. Tommy guns. Gangs ruling the city with crooked cops. The Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929 Chicago sounds cinematic, but the fear and the bloodshed was very real. What was the perfect storm that created this horrifying moment? How did it unfold? And how did the cops finally catch their man? Joining Anthony and Maddy today is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jonathan Eig, to take us back to this bloody moment almost 100 years on. This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick. All music from Epidemic Sounds. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.