MATTIX & MARIO MEET THE MASSACRE GUNS! copyright 2004-2008 -- MAD DOG HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, February 14, 1929

Police re-enactment of the Massacre

On Monday, September 13, 2004 down & dirty gangster experts Rick Mattix and Mario Gomes had the honor and pleasure to visit the armory of the Berrien County Sheriff's Office at St. Joseph, Michigan where {in the grand tradition of Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman} they came face-to-face with Fred "Killer" Burke's Thompson submachine guns. The very weapons linked to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre by pioneer ballistics expert Calvin Goddard after their recovery from Burke's St. Joe hideout in December 1929!

Rick "Mad Dog" Mattix with Model 21A Colt Thompson submachine gun #2347 loaded with 50-round "L" drum

Mario Gomes [left] and Mattix pose with Model 21AC Colt Thompson #7580 loaded with 100-round "C" drum. This gun was formerly in the possession of the FBI and toured the country in 1989 as part of the Smithsonian's U.S. Marshal's Service 200th anniversary exhibit.

Massacre guns with Burke's Thompson case and headlines of his capture

Mario & Mad Dog with one of our gracious hosts, Lt. Mike Kline sporting Burke's 21A

Links: Rick "Mad Dog" Mattix On the Spot Journal Mario Gomes' Al Capone Museum Mario's Massacre Page Rose Keefe's Bugs Moran Online Bill Helmer's GANGSTERS & OUTLAWS Berrien County Sheriff's Dept.

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"Killer" Burke's Wisbrod bulletproof vest