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title: "Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak was shot and killed during an assassination attempt on the life of U.S. President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami, Florida. Who was tried and convicted for the murder of Cermak?"  
description: "Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak was shot and killed during an assassination attempt on the life of U.S. President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami, Florida. Who was tried and convicted for the murder of Cermak?"  
author: "valentine d'suja"  
published: 2018-03-11  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39945/chicago-mayor-anton-j-cermak-was-shot-and-killed-during-an-assassination-attempt-on-the-life-of-u-s-president-elect-franklin-d-roosevelt-in-miami-florida-who-was-tried-and-convicted-for-the-murder-of-cermak  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak was shot and killed during an assassination attempt on the life of U.S. President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami, Florida. Who was tried and convicted for the murder of Cermak?

Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak was shot and killed during an [assassination attempt](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35928/how-many-presidents-have-survived-an-assassination-attempt-while-in-office) on the life of U.S. President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami, Florida. Who was tried and convicted for the murder of Cermak?\
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