Big Jim Colosimo brings his nephew Johnny Torrio from Brooklyn to help fend off The Black Hand.
History of The Outfit
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1910 CE
Johnny Torrio Comes to Town
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1920 CE
11 /5
Big Jim Gets Whacked
Al Capone and Frankie Yale assassinate Big Jim at the behest of Johnny Torrio, shooting him in the back of the head in his restaurant Colosimo’s Cafe.
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1924 CE
10 /11
O’Banion Gets Whacked
Frankie Yale, John Scalise and Albert Anselmi whack Dean O'Banion, the head of the North Side Gang at O’Banion’s flower shop Schofield’s.
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1925 CE
12 /1
North Side Attempts to Assassinate Capone
The North Side Gang attempts to kill Capone, Tony Accardo pulls him to the floor and shields his body with his own.
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1925 CE
24 /1
North Side Attempts to Assassinate Torrio
Torrio and his wife Anna are ambushed outside their home by Hymie Weiss, Vincent Drucci, and Bugs Moran. Torrio is shot several times and nearly killed
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1925 CE
11
Capone Becomes Boss
After recovering from the assassination attempt in January, Torrio hands the reigns of The Outfit over to Capone.
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1929 CE
14 /2 10:00
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
Seven men are murdered inside S.M.C Cartage Company at 2122 North Clark Street, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on the North Side. They were shot by four men using weapons that included two Thompson submachine guns. Two of the shooters were wearing police uniforms, while the others wore suits, ties, overcoats, and hats. Witnesses saw the men in police uniforms leading the other men at gunpoint out of the garage after the shooting. The victims included five members of George "Bugs" Moran's North Side Gang. Moran's second in command and brother-in-law Albert Kachellek (alias James Clark) was killed along with Adam Heyer, the gang's bookkeeper and business manager; Albert Weinshank, who managed several cleaning and dyeing operations for Moran; and gang enforcers Frank Gusenberg and Peter Gusenberg. Two associates were also shot: Reinhardt H. Schwimmer, a former optician turned gambler and gang associate; and John May, an occasional mechanic for the Moran gang.
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1931 CE
25 /3
Nitti Becomes Boss
When Frank Nitti was released from prison on March 25, 1932, he took his place as the new boss of the Capone Gang.
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1932 CE
5
Capone Goes to Prison
Begins prison sentence at Atlanta Penitentiiary. He was convicted on five counts of income tax evasion on October 17, 1931, and was sentenced a week later to 11 years in federal prison, fined $50,000 plus $7,692 for court costs, and was held liable for $215,000 plus interest due on his back taxes.
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1943 CE
19 /3
Nitti Commits Suicide
The day before his grand jury appearance related to numerous Outfit indictments for extorting the Hollywood film industry, Nitti shoots himself in a railroad yard near his home.
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1943 CE
19 /3
Ricca Emerges as Boss
Though he had essentially run The Outfit from the shadows for years, once Nitti killed himself, Paul The Waiter became the official boss.
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1943 CE
30 /12
Ricca Goes to Prison
On December 30, 1943, Ricca and his associates were convicted of extortion for the Hollywood racketeering scheme and sentenced to ten years each in federal prison.
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1947 CE
13 /8
Accardo Becomes Boss
Ricca is released from prison on parole, with the condition that he could not contact known mobsters. Joe Batters becomes the official boss of The Outfit.