Valentine's Day 1929 marks the most infamous gangster mass murder in history, when warring mobsters Al Capone, "Bugs" Moran, and others fought for their share of the profits from illegal booze, brothels, and gambling in Chicago.

The estranged wife of a millionaire is found with her throat cut. A home burglary goes terribly wrong and the occupants are gunned down. These may sound like crimes from today's headlines, but they actually date back nearly a century. They are forensic firsts, the true crimes that helped inspire two of today's most indispensable investigative tools: trace (microscopic) evidence and ballistics. We also follow the career of Calvin Goddard, the investigator who solved the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

St. Valentine's Day, 1929. While many Chicagoans enjoyed a romantic evening, a brutal scene ensued at SMC Cartage Company Garage. Al Capone, in a bitter feud with rival George "Bugs" Moran, ordered the death of seven members of Moran's gang. We examine technology of the day that eventually helped bring Capone to his knees--like the speed graphic camera that photographed the bloody aftermath and printing presses that reproduced it nationwide. And we look at Calvin Goddard's pioneering forensic work.

Prohibition was one of the most outlandish, and most influential periods in all of American history--and Henry Rollins is going to reveal just how strange it got. From Al Capone's deep, dark family secret and weird D.C. monuments still standing today.

Exploring the echoes of Europe's Black Death and a bizarre monument to that deadly plague. The extraordinary efforts taken by the Soviet Union to preserve the body of Vladimir Lenin. And who really deserves credit for bringing down Al Capone?

Heroes ascend, as FDR is elected and Amelia Earhart flies across the Atlantic. "Scarface" Al Capone is sent to jail on a tax beef. Karen Stone hosts.

What is life really like in the American mafia? How do you get in, get made and make money? What happens when you get in too deep? This two-hour special takes viewers on a step-by-step journey through the world's most famous criminal organization as lived by one of its most notorious members. It will answer all these questions and more by turning to the ultimate authority: former Colombo family captain Michael Franzese.

Valentine's Day 1929 marks the most infamous gangster mass murder in history, when warring mobsters Al Capone, "Bugs" Moran, and others fought for their share of the profits from illegal booze, brothels, and gambling in Chicago.

The estranged wife of a millionaire is found with her throat cut. A home burglary goes terribly wrong and the occupants are gunned down. These may sound like crimes from today's headlines, but they actually date back nearly a century. They are forensic firsts, the true crimes that helped inspire two of today's most indispensable investigative tools: trace (microscopic) evidence and ballistics. We also follow the career of Calvin Goddard, the investigator who solved the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

St. Valentine's Day, 1929. While many Chicagoans enjoyed a romantic evening, a brutal scene ensued at SMC Cartage Company Garage. Al Capone, in a bitter feud with rival George "Bugs" Moran, ordered the death of seven members of Moran's gang. We examine technology of the day that eventually helped bring Capone to his knees--like the speed graphic camera that photographed the bloody aftermath and printing presses that reproduced it nationwide. And we look at Calvin Goddard's pioneering forensic work.

Prohibition was one of the most outlandish, and most influential periods in all of American history--and Henry Rollins is going to reveal just how strange it got. From Al Capone's deep, dark family secret and weird D.C. monuments still standing today.

Exploring the echoes of Europe's Black Death and a bizarre monument to that deadly plague. The extraordinary efforts taken by the Soviet Union to preserve the body of Vladimir Lenin. And who really deserves credit for bringing down Al Capone?

Heroes ascend, as FDR is elected and Amelia Earhart flies across the Atlantic. "Scarface" Al Capone is sent to jail on a tax beef. Karen Stone hosts.

What is life really like in the American mafia? How do you get in, get made and make money? What happens when you get in too deep? This two-hour special takes viewers on a step-by-step journey through the world's most famous criminal organization as lived by one of its most notorious members. It will answer all these questions and more by turning to the ultimate authority: former Colombo family captain Michael Franzese.

Valentine's Day 1929 marks the most infamous gangster mass murder in history, when warring mobsters Al Capone, "Bugs" Moran, and others fought for their share of the profits from illegal booze, brothels, and gambling in Chicago.

The estranged wife of a millionaire is found with her throat cut. A home burglary goes terribly wrong and the occupants are gunned down. These may sound like crimes from today's headlines, but they actually date back nearly a century. They are forensic firsts, the true crimes that helped inspire two of today's most indispensable investigative tools: trace (microscopic) evidence and ballistics. We also follow the career of Calvin Goddard, the investigator who solved the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

St. Valentine's Day, 1929. While many Chicagoans enjoyed a romantic evening, a brutal scene ensued at SMC Cartage Company Garage. Al Capone, in a bitter feud with rival George "Bugs" Moran, ordered the death of seven members of Moran's gang. We examine technology of the day that eventually helped bring Capone to his knees--like the speed graphic camera that photographed the bloody aftermath and printing presses that reproduced it nationwide. And we look at Calvin Goddard's pioneering forensic work.

Prohibition was one of the most outlandish, and most influential periods in all of American history--and Henry Rollins is going to reveal just how strange it got. From Al Capone's deep, dark family secret and weird D.C. monuments still standing today.

Exploring the echoes of Europe's Black Death and a bizarre monument to that deadly plague. The extraordinary efforts taken by the Soviet Union to preserve the body of Vladimir Lenin. And who really deserves credit for bringing down Al Capone?

Heroes ascend, as FDR is elected and Amelia Earhart flies across the Atlantic. "Scarface" Al Capone is sent to jail on a tax beef. Karen Stone hosts.

What is life really like in the American mafia? How do you get in, get made and make money? What happens when you get in too deep? This two-hour special takes viewers on a step-by-step journey through the world's most famous criminal organization as lived by one of its most notorious members. It will answer all these questions and more by turning to the ultimate authority: former Colombo family captain Michael Franzese.