Death

The infamous 'Public Enemy Number 1' died on Jan. 25, 1947. Here's how he was remembered at the time.

Wow, he died of a lot of things! First of all, he was diagnosed with gonorrhea and syphilis when he entered prison at aged 33 in 1932. He was suffering from withdrawal symptoms from cocaine addiction and had a perforated septum in his nose from...

MIAMI BEACH, FLA., Jan. 25 --Al Capone, ex-Chicago gangster and prohibition era crime leader, died in his home here tonight.

How did Al Capone die? Capone had syphilis, which ultimately got him out of prison, but it also meant that he was destined to die a weak, confused, delusional man. ...

Now the task at hand was to decide when and where would the funeral take place along with the burial. Dr. Kenneth Phillips, who had taken care of Al in his syphillitic state conferred with the family and asked them if there was any possiblity of an autopsy being performed on Al's brain and body for medical purposes. The family unanimously denied the doctor this procedure.

The Question: Where did Al Capone die? Was it in jail or after his sentence? The Answer: Al Capone spent the last year of his Alcatraz sentence, which had been reduced to six years and five months for a combination of good behavior and work credits, in the hospital section being treated for syphilis. He was released in November of 1939 and taken to a hospital in Baltimore where he was treated until March of 1940.