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Al Capone’s death was anything but simple. His end arguably began with his initial contraction of syphilis, which had steadily burrowed into his organs for years. It was his stroke, however, that allowed the pneumonia to take hold within his body.
Some historians have speculated that Capone ordered the 1939 murder of Edward J. O'Hare a week before his release, for helping federal prosecutors convict Capone of tax evasion, though there are other theories for O'Hare's death.
Al Capone was an American Prohibition-era gangster who dominated organized crime in Chicago from 1925 to 1931. In 1931 Capone was indicted for federal income-tax evasion and was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Al Capone's casket lid lays in the freezing snow on Feb. 4, 1947, at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chicago. The prohibition gangster was buried in a simple ceremony during near zero cold weather.
After leaving prison, Capone suffered from neurosyphilis and eventually died of cardiac arrest and apoplexy.
When Capone died, a New York Times headline trumpeted, “End of an Evil Dream.” Capone’s was at times both loved and hated by the media and the public.
The infamous 'Public Enemy Number 1' died on Jan. 25, 1947. Here's how he was remembered at the time.
On May 17, 1929, Al Capone and his bodyguard were arrested in Philadelphia for carrying concealed deadly weapons. Within 16 hours they had been sentenced to terms of one year each.
Al Capone died of cardiac arrest in 1947, but his decline began earlier. After his transfer to Alcatraz prison, his mental and physical condition deteriorated from paresis (a late stage of syphilis ).
Died January 25, 1947 (Palm Island, Florida) Organized crime leader. "Everyone calls me a Racketeer. I call myself a businessman." Al Capone was one of the most notorious criminals of all time. During the Roaring Twenties, he gained fame both for the success of his criminal operation and for the violent way it was built and maintained.