On Oct. 17, 1931, infamous Chicago mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison, according to PBS. Law enforcement officials had been trying to take Capone ...

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Miami-Dade College history professor Dr. Paul George reveals his favorite spots inside Al Capone's Palm Island mansion, the home where he passed away in 1947. By Nick Swyter Nine decades after Florida ...

You’ve heard of Al Capone, but did you know Al Capone vacationed and did business here in Wisconsin? Al Capone: Prohibition & Wisconsin, a new documentary film from Milwaukee PBS, tells the story of ...

Al Capone’s vaults inside a decrepit Chicago hotel were embarrassingly empty in 1986. The real riches of the legendary boss of Chicago’s organized crime syndicate have been located more than 2,000 ...

A plethora of never-before-seen artifacts and family photos that promise to illustrate the behind-the-scenes life and times of Al Capone – one of the 20th Century’s most renowned gangsters as well as ...

On this day, April 21, in 1986, television reporter Geraldo Rivera opened Al Capone’s vault on live television and found nothing. “The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vault” was a one-time live syndicated ...

In a turnabout for the landmark property, gangster Al Capone’s historic Miami Beach bayfront house is on its way to being saved from demolition. The Beach’s Historic Preservation Board on Tuesday ...

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