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Jack "Machine Gun Jack" McGurn (born Vincenzo Antonio Gibaldi; Italian: [vinˈtʃɛntso anˈtɔːnjo dʒiˈbaldi]; July 2, 1902 – February 15, 1936) was a Sicilian-American boxer, mobster, and eventually a made man and caporegime in Al Capone's Chicago Outfit.
- Italian
- Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois, U.S.
- 1923–1933
- A bloody Valentine. On Valentine’s Day in 1936, “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn overslept into the early evening beside his famous “Blonde Alibi” wife, Louise Rolfe, in their Chicago apartment.
- Revenge motive. McGurn was born Vincenzo Gibaldi in Sicily in 1902 or 1903, and as an infant he immigrated with his family to Brooklyn, New York. By most accounts, McGurn’s chosen profession grew out of a desire for revenge against the Gennas who killed DeMora.
- Target: North Side rivals. Next would be North Side Gang chief Hymie Weiss, whose hitmen had nearly killed Torrio in 1925 (prompting Torrio to retire and hand the mantle of the Outfit to Capone).
- The Massacre. McGurn stayed hot and determined to make Moran and the North Siders pay. He had time to devise an elaborate but smart plot to liquidate another one of Capone’s nemeses in Chicago.
Jack McGurn was a notorious Chicago gangster and one of Al Capone's top killers. He was involved in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and was murdered in 1936 by rivals.
- July 2, 1902
- February 14, 1936
Jack McGurn, an Al Capone associate who once was a prime suspect in the Massacre, was shot to death in a bowling alley in Chicago. The assassination occurred on February 15, 1936 – seven years and one day after the Massacre.
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Mar 24, 2009 · Learn how the notorious Chicago gangster Machine Gun Jack McGurn was killed in 1936 by unknown gunmen who left him a rhyming valentine. Find out the history and location of his former speakeasy, The Green Mill.
Jun 29, 2015 · “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn was an Italian-American born in Licata, Sicily population 39,000 on July 2, 1902. His birth name was Vincenzo Gibaldi; however he had other variations such as Vincent Gebardi, and Vincenzo Demory.
May 2, 2024 · Jack "Machine Gun Jack" McGurn (July 2, 1902 – February 15, 1936), was a Sicilian-American boxer, mobster, and made-man in Al Capone's Chicago-Outfit.=======...
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