Eliot Ness
Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent. He was famous for his roles to bring down Al Capone and push Prohibition laws in Chicago, Illinois. He was the leader of a famous team of law enforcement agents from Chicago, nicknamed The Untouchables.
Eliot Ness | |
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| File:Eliotness.jpg Ness c. 1933 | |
| Born | April 19, 1903 |
| Died | May 16, 1957 (aged 54) |
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| Department | Bureau of Prohibition Cleveland Division of Police |
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| Rank | Chief Investigator of the Prohibition Bureau for Chicago in 1934 Director for Public Safety for Cleveland, Ohio |
He unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio in 1947 as a Republican.
Ness was also Safety Director at the time of several grisly murders that occurred in the Cleveland area from 1935 to 1938.[1] At one point in time, two bodies of the victims of the serial killer were placed within view of his office window. [2][3]
Eliot Ness Media
- Oath of Office for Eliot Ness - NARA - 597835.gif
Oath of office of Ness as a Prohibition agent, dated 1926
- Eliot Ness in 1931.jpg
Photograph of American Prohibition agent, Eliot Ness, this in 1931 while at his office with his police duties.
- 1947 campaign sign on building at 36th Street and Cedar Avenue, Cleveland. - NARA - 550133.jpg
Ad from Ness' 1947 campaign for Mayor of Cleveland
- Eliot Ness cenotaph - Lake View Cemetery - 2014-11-26 (17623090025).jpg
Ness's cenotaph located at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio
- Robert Stack Eliot Ness 1960.JPG
Actor Robert Stack portraying Ness in the series The Untouchables (1959)
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Ness's credentials as agent
- Eliotness-Painting.jpg
Zeichnung von de:Eliot Ness
References
- ↑ BOVSUN, MARA. "Pile of bones: Eliot Ness hunted Cleveland serial killer, but mystery remains - NY Daily News". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ↑ "Torso Murders - Cleveland Police Museum". Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ↑ "Haunted History – Season 1 Episode 6 The Torso Murders"
