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HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 - Caught on Camera

New Met gun crime chief vows to use Al Capone tactics to lock up dangerous criminals

There have been four gun deaths in London in recent weeks after none for nine months

Evening Standard

‘Al Capone tactics’ will help bring gun criminals to justice, says Scotland Yard chief

Operation Elie will be employed to get ahead of potential gun crimes occurring

Evening Standard

Manchester's 'Al Capone' Gooch gang who shot up nightclubs and murdered rivals in reign of terror

It was the biggest ever gangland trial at the time - and the criminals are now a third of the way through their jail terms

Manchester Evening News

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It still remains an offer you can't refuse

Francis Ford Coppola's epic film The Godfather has been celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, a frightening thought as I can recall queuing up to see it at a Bangkok cinema all those years ago. It was 1972, in the days long before multiplex cinemas emerged in Bangkok, so when…

Bangkok Post

Explore one of America’s most “haunted” places that housed the likes of Al Capone

A photographer visited the infamous Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia to document the eeriness of the long-closed prison

The Independent UK

Explore One Of America’s Most ‘Haunted’ Places That Housed The Likes Of Al Capone

Explore one of America’s most “haunted” places which housed the likes of Al Capone through these chill-inducing photos.

Zenger

Inside one of USA's 'most haunted' prisons which housed criminals like Al Capone

The crumbling Philadelphia, USA, penitentiary has a 142-year history of torture, murder and madness and many believe that ghosts and other malevolent spirits haunt its corridors and cells

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Mafia boss whose dad wanted him dead heading for Glasgow to spill secrets from life of crime

At the height of his mob career Michael Franzese was dubbed one of the biggest money earners since Al Capone, and was number 18 on the 'Fifty Most Wealthy and Powerful Mafia Bosses' list.

Glasgow Live

Made the Chicago way, ‘The Untouchables’ endures

35 years ago this month, summer audiences first relished the rich dialogue, imaginative plot and intriguing locales of Brian De Palma’s crime classic.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Classified Case of the Pro Wrestler Who Helped Beat the Nazis

He was Hulk Hogan before Hulk Hogan. He leapt to the big screen before it was the sporting standard. And for his final act? He worked in the shadows to topple Hitler.

Sports Illustrated

Cubs-White Sox is back. Which side are you on?

It’s North vs. South, Addison Street vs. 35th Street, blue vs. black, good vs. bad, bad vs. good. This week, the rivalry renews at Wrigley Field.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs-White Sox always packs a punch

Since the 1906 World Series, there’s been no shortage of unforgettable moments between crosstown rivals.

Chicago Sun-Times

From Al Capone to Winston Churchill: Peaky Blinders’ historical figures – ranked!

Was Charlie Chaplin born on a Birmingham Gypsy camp? Was Diana Mitford really an amphetamine-using bisexual? Here’s our list of the BBC gangster drama’s best real-life portrayals

The Guardian - UK

'London is to Russians what Miami was to Al Capone mob - a place to launder money'

With ruthless and merciless Vladimir Putin on the march, Britain needs to confront its role in enabling his regime’s development. It will not be possible simply to sanction the oligarchs, and hope they will go away.

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'Liar Boris Johnson's rancid regime is now rapidly collapsing around him'

Lying about lockdown parties could do to Johnson what dodging tax did to Chicago gangster Al Capone as his rancid regime rapidly collapses around him, writes Kevin Maguire

Chicago Sun-Times

This week in history: 3 famous Chicagoans, 1 birthday

What do Al Capone, Muhammad Ali and Michelle Obama have in common? Though not all born here, these notable Chicagoans share a birthday.

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