1. Frank Gusenberg was an American contract killer and a victim of the Saint Valentine's Day massacre in Chicago, Illinois.
10 Facts About Frank Gusenberg
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In 1901, when Frank Gusenberg was eight years old, his elder brother, Peter, found their mother dead in the kitchen of their home.
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Between 1909 and 1914, Frank Gusenberg was a suspect in numerous armed robberies and burglaries in the Chicago area.
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In 1926, Frank Gusenberg was brought up on burglary charges by the state prosecuting attorney's office.
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Frank Gusenberg was married to two women simultaneously, Lucille and Ruth, both of whom were unaware of the other.
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Frank Gusenberg participated in the gargantuan drive-by shooting in the North Side performed on Capone's headquarters, the Hawthorne Hotel in Cicero, Illinois, riddling it with thousands of bullets on September 20,1926.
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The latter, assisted by the Frank Gusenberg brothers, killed Antonio Lombardo and Pasqualino Lolordo, presidents of the Unione Siciliane.
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When police arrived at the scene, Frank Gusenberg was the only victim still alive despite having been shot fourteen times.
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Frank Gusenberg was then taken to Alexian Brothers Hospital where he was asked by Sweeny who shot him.
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The Frank Gusenberg brothers were initially buried in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago's North Side.