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Learn about Eliot Ness, the former Untouchable who became Cleveland's Safety Director in 1935 and fought corruption and crime in the city. Explore his biography, achievements, and legacy at the Cleveland Police Museum.
- Torso Murders
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- Progressive Era
The Progressive Era A City on the Rise 1903 Police Chief...
- Eliot Ness' Final Resting Place
Because of all of the positive changes implemented by former...
- The Cleveland homes
Below are the six places Eliot called home during his twenty...
- Torso Murders
Learn about Eliot Ness, the famous lawman who sent Al Capone to Alcatraz and led the Cleveland Safety Department in the 1930s. Discover his achievements, controversies, and legacy in Cleveland history.
- Who Was Eliot Ness?
- Early Life
- Cleaning Up Cleveland
- Fighting Organized Crime
- 'The Untouchables'
- Criticism
- Bringing Down Al Capone
Eliot Ness joined the Bureau of Prohibition in 1927, assembling a team of Prohibition enforcement personnel known as "The Untouchables" to combat the activities of gangster Al Capone. Ness's career in law enforcement ended in 1944. Following a stint in business and a run for the Cleveland mayorship, Ness sank into debt. He died on May 7, 1957, in C...
Organized crime fighter Eliot Ness was born on April 19, 1903, in Chicago, Illinois. Ness stands as the man most often recognized for destroying the multimillion-dollar breweries operated by Al Capone. Also responsible, in part, for Capone's arrest and conviction of tax evasion, Ness was instrumental in ceasing the power Capone had over the city of...
Working in Chicago's Justice Department, Ness received an assignment to serve with a special unit designed to bring down the notorious mobster Capone. The Italian gangster's reputation had even reached Washington, D.C., and President Herbert Hoover was furious upon hearing reports of the rich gangster breaking the law with his tax evasion and bootl...
Ness's most difficult task surrounded the indictment of Capone. The gangster's money allowed him to buy protection and services from politicians, Chicago policeman, and even government agents. Determining those associated with Capone proved a difficult task, leading to mistrust of the highest government officials. U.S. District Attorney George Emme...
One of Capone's men paid Ness a visit in Chicago's Transportation Building. He offered to pay Ness $2,000 to stop ruining Capone's businesses and promised an additional $2,000 each week following if he continued to cooperate. Outraged, Ness ordered the man out and immediately called the press into his office. That day in 1930, Ness announced that n...
After a long and successful career in Chicago and Cleveland, perhaps Ness' greatest challenge came when his reputation as an irreproachable investigator was questioned. While operating successfully for a long time as safety director in Cleveland, Ness's character was questioned after he assembled a team of policemen who used their clubs on strikers...
Ness and his men forced Capone's organization to buy alcohol outside of Chicago and smuggle it in, a more expensive and time-consuming process. Successful in snuffing out Capone's bootlegging business, the special unit then had the awesome task of assembling a legal case against the mobster and his followers. On June 12, 1931, Ness went before a fe...
Eliot Ness. Though Eliot Ness became famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago and as leader of a famous team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables, Ness spent a lot of time in Cleveland and is buried there.
Apr 15, 2024 · Eliot Ness (born April 19, 1903, Chicago—died May 7, 1957) was an American crime fighter, head of a nine-man team of law officers called the “Untouchables,” who opposed Al Capone’s underworld network in Chicago.
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