Your Daily Hood: George "Bugs" Moran

George Moran (1893-1957) was a Depression era gangster in Chicago. He was born to French immigrant parents. While attending a pricey, private school, he dropped out at 18 and turned to crime. His North Side bootlegging activities represented a significant challenge to an ascendant Al Capone. On February 14, 1929, seven members of his gang were gunned down in a warehouse, supposedly on the orders of Al Capone. By simple good luck, Moran wasn’t at the Clark Street garage the night of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, ultimately outlasting Capone. In 1946, Moran was arrested and convicted of robbery. He died of lung cancer a few months into his 10-year sentence.