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Special Agent Eliot Ness is one of the most famous federal agents in the history of law enforcement. As a supervisor of an ordinary team of agents, he did the extraordinary. Against all odds, he and his Untouchables broke the back of organized crime in Chicago, a city that was dubbed the "Crime Capital of the World."
Dec 31, 2018 · Updated on December 31, 2018. Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 - May 16, 1957) was a U.S. special agent in charge of enforcing prohibition in Chicago, IL. He is best known for leading a squad of special agents, nicknamed “The Untouchables,” which was responsible for the capture, arrest, and ultimate incarceration of Italian mobster Al Capone .
Dec 30, 2021 · Updated April 25, 2024. As a Prohibition agent in Chicago, Eliot Ness and his team of "Untouchables" worked tirelessly to nab Al Capone — but his story didn't end there. Among the many larger-than-life figures who emerged during the Prohibition era, one lawman towered above the rest.
Eliot Ness was an American Prohibition-era law enforcement agent. He was best known for leading a special Chicago task force known as “The Untouchables,” whose mission was to bring down the infamous gangster Al Capone.
NESS, ELIOT PAUL (19 April 1903-16 May 1957) has a place among America’s most well known and respected lawmen. Best known for sending mobster Al Capone to Alcatraz as an income tax evader, Ness lived and worked in Cleveland for 19 years. His Cleveland accomplishments far exceeded his TV, book, and movie-hyped Chicago exploits.
Eliot P. Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois, as the leader of a legendary team nicknamed The Untouchables. He is associated with Chicago gangster Al Capone in the 1930s.
227 pages. Annotation. This biography of Eliot Ness and his efforts to eliminate organized criminal gangs in Chicago and Cleveland is the product of more than 3 years of interviews, investigation, and exhaustive research by the author. Abstract.
