Some of the most notorious gangsters arose in the 1920s. One of the all-time biggest gansters was Al Capone. He controlled the "Underground Empire" that included a network of speakeasies that sold illegal alcohol during the Prohibition period. He was well respected by his fellow gang members. He hired thugs and hit men to do his dirty work while he remained in the dark.
One of the most famous of his dirty deeds was the St. Valentines Day Massacre. He hired his men to attack the gang of George "Bugs" Moran, a competing bootlegger. In the S.M.C Cartage Co. Garage, 7 men were shot to death.
Conveniently, "Bugs" had noticed cop cars outside of the garage and remained far from the troube. Although Capone's main motive would be to get rid of Moran, he certainly made a statement as he began his climb up Moran's men, eventually leading to the rival gangster himself.
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