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From his early days rising through the ranks of New Yorkโs gangs, to his slow demise in the aftermath of the St. Valentineโs Day Massacre, Al Capone: Icon chronicles the complicated life of one of Americaโs favorite mob bosses. The special exposes Capone not only as a bootlegger, killer and gangster, but as the popular public figure who opened one of the nationโs first soup kitchens, fought for expiration dates on milk and wrote love songs to his wife from prison.
Itโs been more than 80 years since the height of Caponeโs power, yet his impact is still felt. In addition to Caponeโs history, Al Capone: Icon unveils his unexpected connections to modern-day organized crime, law enforcement, popular culture and even everyday life in Chicago.