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- NAME: Al Capone
- OCCUPATION: Organized Crime Boss
- BIRTH DATE: January 17, 1899
- DEATH DATE: January 25, 1947
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Brooklyn, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: Palm Island, Florida
- Nickname: Scarface
- Full Name: Alphonse Capone
- Nickname: Snorky
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A child from an Italian immigrant family, Al Capone (a.k.a. 'Scarface') rose to infamy as the leader of the Chicago mafia during the Prohibition era.
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Al Capone - Taking Him Out
Al Capone was a famous outlaw and leader of the Mob in Chicago. It took Eliot Ness and the secret six of Chicago to take down Al Capone on tax evasion.
Al Capone - Rise to Power
Al Capone rose to power with a deadly combination of raw brutality and brainpower. "Scarface" wanted to be loved, but wasn't afraid to murder anyone that crossed him.
Al Capone - Random Facts
Al Capone is best known as the Prohibition-era leader of organized crime in Chicago, however, there's more than meets the eye to this criminal mastermind.
Al Capone - Sentenced
Deadly gangster Al Capone was sentenced to jail for tax evasion in 1931.
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Capone's health was exacerbated by tertiary syphilis and he became confused and disorientated. His sentence was finally reduced to six and a half years for good behavior.
After release, Capone slowly deteriorated at his Palm Island palace. Mae, his wife stuck by him until January 25, 1947 when he died of cardiac arrest at age 48.
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