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Al Capone Biography
(Al Capone”s LIfe )Al Capone was born in Brooklyn,NY in 1899.His parents were

Poor immigrants(Gabriela and Tressa Capone).He was among eight children of the

parents.His childhood was typical for an italian immigrants.His father was a barber and

mother a seamstress nothing could have predicted his rise to the most notorious

gangster.Capone was a good student in grade school but started to fall behind and

had to repeat the sixth grade.Around that time had begun to hang around the docks

and playing hooky.His teacher once hit him for insolence and he struck back.After his

principal gave him a beating he was never seen at school again.

After him dropping out of school his family moved to the outskirts of the park

slope
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In 1926 two rival mobsters were spotted and capone ordered his men to gun

them down.That's when the state prosecutor he tried to hold capone

accountable for the murders.(grits,jennie rutenburge,How Capone got away with

murder)That is also when the public had enough of the

violence.So as a response to the people and government he called for a peace

treaty with the other mob bosses.This however just lasted two months.

The end of “Scarface”

Al committed one great crime it was the St. Valentines massacre.(Al Capone’s

recorded)Then after

A few petty crimes al was arrested for tax evasion and was one of the first prisoners at

alcatraz.He stayed for two years after he got out for good behavior he went to spend

Time with his family.Then he was diagnosed with a disease.He had only three months

to live he spent this time with friends and family.He died on January 27, 1947 due to

cardiac arrest. “The New York Times” called his death “The End Of An Evil Dream”

He died both loved and hated by the media

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