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His physical and mental health continued to deteriorate and his syphilis worsened with each passing year until his death in Florida, of heart failure, on Jan. 25, 1947. He was only 48.
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. Untreated for years, syphilis destroyed Capone like it has brought down world leaders and artists throughout history.
Al Capone (born January 17, 1899, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died January 25, 1947, Palm Island, Miami Beach, Florida) was an American Prohibition-era gangster, who dominated organized crime in Chicago from 1925 to 1931 and became perhaps the most famous gangster in the United States.
He died three days later at home from apoplexy (internal bleeding) at the age of 48. Subscribe to Men's Health. Shop at Hearst. Tom Hardy plays an older Al Capone in 'Capone'. After leaving...
Dr. Phillips wrote in the “primary cause” field of Al Capone’s death certificate that he died of “bronchial pneumonia 48 hours contributing apoplexy 4 days.” Only the obituaries revealed the “paresis, a chronic brain disease causing loss of physical and mental power,” with the underlying neurosyphilis being left out entirely.
Newspaper reports that Capone secretly controlled the Outfit from behind the walls of his Palm Island compound may have originated from the occasional flashes he had of his glory years, as well...
Al Capone likely caught syphilis as a teenager in Brooklyn, New York, according to The New York Times. Capone was not officially diagnosed with the infectious disease until years later and...
