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Jan 20, 2022 · A small wake was held at a Miami Beach funeral home, where someone took the only known photos of Capone’s body. The $2,000 bronze casket was placed prominently in a “room decorated in gray ...
Apr 18, 2024 · After years of failing health due to syphilis, Al Capone died of cardiac arrest caused by apoplexy at his home in Miami Beach on January 25, 1947.
January 25, 1947. This photo shows a curious passerby looking at the gate of the Capone Palm Island home. At the very moment this photo was taken, Al Capone was breathing his final breaths before dying. (Associated press photo)
Photos of the slain victims shocked the public and damaged Capone's image. Within days, Capone received a summons to testify before a Chicago grand jury on charges of federal Prohibition violations, but he claimed to be too unwell to attend. [70]
May 20, 2020 · By the end, the big scary kingpin who is still depicted brutally bludgeoning people to death in literature and film had the mentality of a 12-year-old — and spent his days talking to invisible houseguests. The 44 photos above chronicle it all: from his ambitious rise to his inevitable downfall.
Oct 14, 2009 · Capone’s image as a cold-blooded killer and quintessential mobster has lived on long beyond his death in the many films and books inspired by his life as the most notorious gangster in...
Jan 25, 2017 · The infamous 'Public Enemy Number 1' died on Jan. 25, 1947. Here's how he was remembered at the time.
