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Albert Kachellek

Case from Chicago, IL dated Feb 14, 1929

Victim Details

Albert Kachellek

Male

Chicago

IL

1929-02-14

41

Albert

Kachellek

07/13/2026

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Albert Kachellek, also known as James Clark, was a 41-year-old German-American gangster working for George "Bugs" Moran. He was one of the seven victims of the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre that occurred on February 14, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois. The massacre took place at a garage on North Clark Street, where Kachellek and six other members of Moran's gang were lined up against a wall and gunned down by four men, two of whom were disguised as police officers.

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