Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947) was an Italian-American criminal mastermind. He grew up in Brooklyn and moved to Chicago where he led a crime syndicate in the Prohibition-era that was known as the "Capones". The Capones were known for smuggling, bootlegging liquor and prostitution in Chicago, Illinois from around the 1920s until 1931. Capone's organized crime reign ended in 1931, when he was put on trial for federal income tax evasion. Found guilty, Capone was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
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 Al Capone in 1930 | |
| Born | Alphonse Gabriel Capone January 17, 1899 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 1947 (aged 48) Palm Island, Florida, U.S. |
| Alias(es) | Scarface, Big Al, Big Boy, Public Enemy No. 1 |
| Charge(s) | Tax evasion |
| Penalty | 11-year sentence in Atlanta U.S. Penitentiary and Alcatraz |
| Occupation | Criminal mastermind, bootlegger, gangster, boss of Chicago Outfit |
| Spouse | Mae Coughlin (m. 1918) |
| Children | 1 |
Capone was released from his sentence in 1939, suffering from an advanced case of syphilis. Capone died in 1947 after he suffered a stroke. He regained consciousness and caught pneumonia and later had a fatal cardiac arrest. On January 25, 1947 Al Capone died in his home, surrounded by his family.[1] Michael Jackson made a song called "Al Capone" for his 1987 album Bad. It was not put on the album. The song was released on the second disc of the 25th Anniversary re-release of Bad.
Al Capone Media
The young Capone with his mother
Unemployed men outside a soup kitchen opened by Capone in Chicago during the Depression, February 1931
The entrance of Capone's mansion in Palm Island, Florida, located at 93 Palm Avenue. Capone bought the estate in 1928 as a winter retreat and lived there until his death in 1947.
Capone's cell at the now decommissioned Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, where he spent about nine months starting in May 1929
Mug shot of Capone in Miami, Florida, 1930
Capone's FBI criminal record in 1932, showing most of his criminal charges were discharged/dismissed
Cell 181 in Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary where Capone was imprisoned
Mug shot of Capone at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, 1934
Al Capone's inmate file from Alcatraz Prison
Capone's death certificate January 25, 1947
References
- ↑ "Capone Dead At 48. Dry Era Gang Chief". New York Times. 2009-04-02. https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0117.html. Retrieved 2010-03-12. "Al Capone, ex-Chicago gangster and prohibition era crime leader, died in his home here tonight.".
- 2.“Al Capone.” World of Criminal Justice. Gale, (2002). Biography in Context.Web. 10-June 2014
Other websites
- Mario Gomes' site on everything related to Al Capone
- South Beach Magazine The Un-Welcomed Visitor: Al Capone in Miami. (with photos)
- Complete FBI files on Al Capone
- Little Chicago: Capone in Johnson City, Tennessee Archived 2006-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Al Capone at the Crime Library
- Works by or about Al Capone in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
| Preceded by Johnny Torrio |
Chicago Outfit Boss 1925–1932 |
Succeeded by Frank Nitti |
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