George "Bugs" Moran
1. Bugs Moran
http://www.bugsmoran.net/biography.html George "Bugs" Moran's was the last of the North Side gang leaders. His career began in 1910 with horse thievery and it later progressed in 1929 to bootlegging, cleaning and dyeing unions, and dog racing. Moran was a cunning and determined survivor who relied on his instincts alone. He had a knife scar on the right side of his neck and a crocked middle finger from a badly knit broken bone. Moran did not escape it all however, he did go to prison on bank robbery charges. He died of a cause very unrelated to gang life, lung cancer. Despite his fame of being Al Capone's "arch enemy", Moran himself has been somewhat of a mystery. This website was created by Rose Keefe in early 2004. Rose Keefe is the author of the Bugs Moran biography, "The Man Who Got Away", and this site is the internet companion of the biography. This site offers information on Bugs Moran's life, his criminal record, and his gang and some of its most notorious members. At the top of the page is a navigation bar with seven tabs: Biography, Records, Gallery, The North Siders, Credits, Books, and Updates. The "Biography" tab gives information on Moran's life, his career, his appearance, and his character. The "Records" tab gives a timeline of his criminal records from 1910 to 1946. The "Gallery" shows various photos of or relating to Moran that you can click on to enlarge. The "North Siders" tab was one of the most interesting to me because it showed photos of five of the most notorious members of the North Side gang, and when you clicked on their photo it offered a full biography of each of them as well. The "Credits" tab was just Keefe crediting various people for her work. The "Books" tab offered further information on books related to Moran as well as links to where you could find the book, which is helpful in furthuring knowledge. Lastly, the "Updates" tab offered the most recent updates on the site. This site offered a lot of information on Moran himself, as opposed to many other sites that did not offer much information on him, rather the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. This site gave me the most insight on Moran and his life. 2. George Clarence Moran http://www.myalcaponemuseum.com/id159.htm To many he was known as George Clarence "Bugs" Moran however, his real name is Adelard Cunin. Bugs Moran twisted dates, places, and his name to keep people from finding out his origins; until author Rose Keefe tracked down his true origins and name. Moran ran away from home as a teenager, ending up in Chicago stealing horses for ransom. When he was caught and arrested, the name he gave them was George Moran which stuck with him. This site was created by Mario Gomes in December of 2009. It offers a large amount of information on gangsters, particularly Al Capone and anything that he was involved in. At the top of the home page is a navigation bar with many different links, including a site on George Clarence "Bugs" Moran. The information on this site was unique and interesting. There were many facts on this site that I was unable to find on any other sites. Moran's page begins with a photo of him and underneath that photo is a list of aliases that Moran went by. Below this is an article containing much information on his origins, family and early life, his death, and everything in between. There were also pictures of Moran in between the paragraphs with credited sites to where he got them. Provided in the article are words that are hyper-linked which will take you to another page to learn more about what the author is talking about. There is also provided last seen images of Moran before his death and photos of his booking fingerprints. Beneath the article he offers to view the author Rose Keefe's book and website on Moran for further information. 3. National Crime Syndicate: Bugs Moran http://www.nationalcrimesyndicate.com/bugs-moran-biography/ Many people credit Bugs Moran for making the "drive-by shooting" popular. Moran had a very deep hatred for rival gang leader Al Capone and he attempted to assassinate Capone three times. Moran had the better of Capone, going after everything that Capone loved; burning down his nightclubs, hijacking his liquor supplies, and murdering anyone close to him. Moran was unstoppable, until Capone had finally had enough. Capone attempted to kill Moran and his men; successfully killing seven of Moran's men, but not Moran himself. Moran later served ten years in prison for bank robbery, and was sentenced to another ten once he was released for another bank robbery. He didn't finish out his second sentence as he had died in prison. This site was created by the National Crime Syndicate, copyrighted in 2013. This site offers information on the mafia, members of the mafia, and books and films on, or related to the mafia. At the top of the page is a navigation bar with links to mafia members, mafia movies, mafia books, the commission, prohibition, the history of omertà (code of silence), and the glossary. Bugs Moran’s page begins with a photo and essential information (birth date, death date, original name, etc.) of George Clarence “Bugs” Moran. Below this is an article on Moran with eight different subheadings, the last one being a video documentary on the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. On the right margin of the page there are various books, movies, documentaries, and mob profiles that the site suggests you may be interested in. 4. Hymie Weiss and George "Bugs" Moran" http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/media_detail/2085881894-weiss/ Bugs Moran and Hymie Weiss were associates of Dion O'Banion who swore vengence against Al Capone for murdering him. Moran and Weiss led a convoy through the suburbs of Cicero and fired more than 1,000 rounds into Capone's headquarters. They hit many innocent people when doing so. Only three weeks later there was retaliation (assumed to be Capone, but never proven). This retaliation became widely known as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. This site is dedicated to the Prohibition Era. At the top of the page is a navigation bar with tabs for the roots of prohibition, people, unintended consequences, photo gallery, and videos. The story on Bugs Moran is in the "People" tab. This particular page provided a brief description of Bugs Moran and his partner Hymie Weiss in their participation in gang violence, particularly with Al Capone. Above the description is a video about seven and a half minutes long. The video gives a very detailed description of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, how Bugs and his men were set up, how Bugs managed to escape the massacre, as well as photos and video of the events. This article was written by Jonathan Eig in 2011. The film was by Ken Burns and Lynn Novik, produced in 2011 as well. 5. St. Valentine's Day Massacre http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Saint_Valentine's_Day_Massacre George "Bugs" Moran was the leader of Chicago, Illinois's North Side Irish gang. He was the chief criminal enemy of the South Side Italian gang's leader, Al Capone. Territorial tensions between the two about who would own the bootlegging business and make the most income from it led Capone to agreeing to the execution of Moran's members. Moran's power was hit hard however, he was able to keep control over his territory until the early 1930s. This website was created by Dr. Frank Kaufmann and was last revised April 2, 2008. This site offers information on the involved parties, the shootings, the aftermath, and the outcome of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. At the top of the page is a navigation bar with four tabs, the article, feedback, menu, and categories. The "Article" tab is the homepage. The "Feedback" tab allows you to leave your comments and suggestions for the site. The "Menu" tab allows you to view the sources, view the printable version of the site, as well as gives you various citation styles for the site. The "Categories" tab does not provide anything for the topic in To start the page there is a brief description of the massacre and the people involved. In a box underneath the description there is a table of contents, or navigation box, in which you can click on one of the seven highlighted links to skip ahead to a specific aspect of the massacre. Beneath the table of contents, the article begins with "The Shootings", followed by "Aftermath", and "Outcome". Below the article, this page offers notes, references, and external links; all of which allow you to click on additional links to sites with related information. Underneath the external links is the "Credits" which also provides additional links that you can look at. Throughout the entire page there are major or important words that are linked, so that you can further inquire what is being talked about. |