Al Capone

Alphonse Gabriel “Al” Capone was born to a family of Italian immigrants in Brooklyn, New York in 1899. After being expelled from school at age 14, Capone became involved in gang activity. During Prohibition, Capone moved to Chicago to smuggle alcohol into the city. Capone’s reputation as a “modern-day Robin Hood” was damaged by his involvement in the 1929 Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre. In 1931, Capone was sentenced to federal prison after being convicted for tax evasion. In his final years, Capone was afflicted by the physical and mental effects of late-stage neuro-syphilis. He died in 1947, at age 48, from cardiac arrest following a stroke.