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Fred Samuel Goetz

Case from Cicero, IL dated Mar 21, 1934

Victim Details

Fred Samuel Goetz

Male

White / Caucasian

Cicero

IL

1934-03-21

37

Fred

Samuel Goetz

06/27/2026

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Fred Samuel Goetz, a 37-year-old Caucasian male, was a notorious figure in the criminal underworld, known by the alias "Shotgun" George Ziegler. Born on February 14, 1897, in Chicago, Illinois, Goetz was deeply entrenched in organized crime, particularly with the Chicago Outfit. His criminal activities included participation in the infamous Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929, where seven men were brutally murdered in a gangland execution.

On March 21, 1934, Fred Goetz met a violent en ...
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