Al Capone Research Papers

What do you think when you hear the name Al Capone? I, along with many others, think of the middle-aged gangster who caused numerous deaths and deserved an exceeding amount of jail time for the crimes he committed. One may never think of his life as a child or the fact that he hated his well-known nickname, Scarface. The focal point of this paper is to inform you, the reader, not only of the common knowledge of this infamous gangster but of the information unknown to most including vivid details and excitement about his life.

Alphonso Gabriel Caponi, more famously known as Al Capone, or Scarface, was born on the date of January 17, 1899, in Brooklyn, New York. Al’s family was poor. His parents were immigrants from Italy and he had eight siblings. Because Al’s parents spoke mostly Italian, Al had trouble reading and writing in English, and he quit school at the age of thirteen. After Al dropped out of school, he joined a local gang. He soon learned to enjoy violence. Al spent most of his time doing favors for his hero, the gangster John Torrio. As Torrio’s “business” grew, he decided to move to Chicago and expand there. Torrio asked Al to go with him and be his right-hand man. Al greedily accepted the offer.

As time went on, Al became

Because Capone and his gang members escaped years upon years of jail time through bribery, the President sent Elliot Ness and the “Untouchables” to catch Capone. The “Untouchables” were a group of men that no one could manipulate or bribe. After numerous failed attempts to find any evidence of extreme criminal activity, they found the only thing that could ensure jail time for Capone. Tax evasion. Capone was put into the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta for tax evasion in 1931. He was later moved to Alcatraz and was released for good behavior in 1939.While in Alcatraz, Capone starting showing symptoms of syphilis. They said he would wake up screaming either from nightmares or