It was as a result of these murders that Capone plotted to eliminate Bugs Moran.

Although the killers wiped out a large part of Bugs Moran's mob, they missed Moran himself.

The Moran Gang (headed by Bugs Moran)

He looked, someone said, like Bugs Moran going to Al Capone's funeral.

North Side gangsters Hymie Weiss and Bugs Moran wanted to bring him down.

The massacre was thought to be the Outfit's effort to strike back at Bugs Moran's North Side gang.

He often raved about Communists, foreigners, and Bugs Moran, who he was convinced was plotting to kill him from his Ohio prison cell.

However, through sheer luck, Cohen survived many attempts on his life (John Roselli compared Cohen to Bugs Moran).

Law enforcement authorities suspected thugs under the control of Bugs Moran, head of the Chicago Mafia.

Although Bugs Moran survived the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, several experienced North Side gunmen had been lost.