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Coroner's Report: Al Capone (2:38)

Al Capone survived assassination attempts, brutal gang wars and an attack by a fellow inmate at Alcatraz. How did unprotected sex finally take down one of history's most notorious gangsters?

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  • Coroner's Report: Al Capone
    Coroner's Report: Al Capone

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    Al Capone survived assassination attempts, brutal gang wars and an attack by a fellow inmate at Alcatraz. How did unprotected sex finally take down one of history's most notorious gangsters?

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  • The Many Moods of Al Capone
    The Many Moods of Al Capone

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    There's more than meets the eye to Al Capone, the Prohibition-era leader of organized crime in Chicago.

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  • Al Capone's Hangout
    Al Capone's Hangout

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    The popular Green Mill Lounge sat above an elaborate maze of tunnels utlized by Al Capone for quick escapes and the transportation of patrons, criminals and booze.

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  • America Goes Dry with Prohibition
    America Goes Dry with Prohibition

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    From 1919 to 1933, the manufacture and sale of alcohol is banned in the United States.

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  • Gangster Al Capone Exploits Prohibition
    Gangster Al Capone Exploits Prohibition

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    Get a look at how Al Capone and the Mona Lisa club profited by selling bootleg beer.

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  • Al Capone Sentenced, 1931
    Al Capone Sentenced, 1931

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    In this History Uncut video clip, watch actual video footage of Al Capone the day he was sentenced to jail in 1931.

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  • Prohibition Raid
    Prohibition Raid

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    Police raid a Chicago garage containing 537 barrels of alcohol during the prohibition era.

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  • Al Capone and Prohibition
    Al Capone and Prohibition

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    Learn about the gangster Al Capone and explore the era he lived in through images of prohibition, prisons, gang violence and much more.

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