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Machine Gun Jack McGurn

Case from Chicago, IL dated Feb 15, 1936

Victim Details

Machine Gun Jack McGurn

Male

White / Caucasian

Chicago

IL

1936-02-15

33

Machine

Gun Jack McGurn

07/17/2026

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Machine Gun Jack McGurn, born Vincenzo Antonio Gibaldi, was a 33-year-old Italian-American mobster and hitman associated with Al Capone's Chicago Outfit. On February 15, 1936, McGurn was shot and killed while bowling at the Avenue Recreation Room in Chicago. The gunmen left a mocking valentine at the scene, indicating that McGurn had lost his job, money, jewels, cars, and houses, but at least he hadn't lost his trousers.

McGurn's death was the culmination of a series of events that saw hi ...
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