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Al Capone - Wikipedia
Alphonse Gabriel Capone (/ˈæl kəˈpoʊn/;[2] Italian: [kaˈpone]; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American mobster, crime boss, and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as crime boss ended when he was 33.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone
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Fresh Air Interview: Jonathan Eig - 'What You Didn't Know About Gangster Al Capone' : NPR
Jonathan Eig's new book Get Capone reveals new insights about the famous Chicago gangster — including how freely he spoke to reporters, the time he shot himself in the groin, and how venereal disease eventually robbed him of his health and sanity.
https://www.npr.org/2010/08/09/128872365/what-you-didnt-know-about-gangster-al-capone
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The infectious disease that sprung Al Capone from Alcatraz | PBS NewsHour
after he was finally imprisoned for his life of crime, it was neither case law nor strong-armed tactics that set him free. It was, in fact, a tiny microbe called Treponema pallidum.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/infectious-disease-sprung-al-capone-alcatraz
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Al Capone - Alcatraz History
Al Capone still remains one of the most notable residents of “the Rock.” In a memoir written by Warden James Johnston, he reminisced about the intensity of public interest around Capone's imprisonment, stating that he was continually barraged with questions about “Big Al.”
http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/cap1.htm
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Al Capone - American Gangster - Britannica
Al Capone: Al Capone, the most famous American gangster, who dominated organized crime in Chicago from 1925 to 1931. Capone’s parents immigrated to the United States from Naples in
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Al-Capone
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Al Capone - Facts & Summary
Find out more about the history of Al Capone, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com
http://www.history.com/topics/al-capone
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Al Capone - History - Famous Cases & Criminals
Born of an immigrant family in Brooklyn, New York in 1899, Al Capone quit school after the sixth grade and associated with a notorious street gang, becoming accepted as a member. Johnny Torrio was the street gang leader and among the other members was Lucky Luciano, who would later attain his own notoriety.
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/al-capone
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Al Capone Biography - Biography
Visit Biography.com to learn about the rise and fall of Al Capone, who murdered his way to the top of the Chicago mafia before being sent to Alcatraz.
https://www.biography.com/people/al-capone-9237536
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