Al Capone’s final days, death in Florida and burial in Chicago — …
2022年1月20日 — A blanket of gardenias topped with a few orchids spread over Capone's heavy bronze casket. The mourners arrived in 15 limousines and remained in them until it was time for the ceremony.
Al Capone's Death and Funeral - My Al Capone Museum
Late at night and inside the viewing room, they took various photos of Al Capone in his open casket, with the casket closed and of the flower arrangements in the viewing room. They left the viewing room excited that they had seen and photographed the famous Al Capone.
Al Capone (1899-1947) - Find a Grave Memorial
Probably the best-known of the 1920s gangsters, he controlled Chicago, Illinois until he was brought down by FBI Agent Eliot Ness. Ness later wrote a book "The Untouchables" which detailed his efforts to jail Capone. Capone was the largest of the racketeers and captured the American public's imagination as few ever did.
Al Capone's Grave at Mount Carmel Cemetery - Visit Oak Park
The legendary story of Al Capone ends at the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside where a humble stone flush with the ground reads: Alphonse Capone, 1899-1947, “My Jesus Mercy”. A large gravestone proclaims “Capone” for all of the family, including Capone’s mother, father, and …
The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults–The Burial Kind
2015年12月19日 — To avoid the press a decoy casket was transported by hearse to a train station and shipped to Chicago while the real casket containing Capone was loaded into the back of a station wagon and driven to Illinois.
Al Capone Was Buried In Chicago Before Being Moved To Hillside …
2024年6月2日 — Before his return to Chicago, Capone's dressed and prepared body had an open casket wake in a Miami Beach funeral home. We don't know the names of most of the mourners at that wake — many of them came and went through the back door of the venue.
Death and the city – Chicago Tribune
2008年8月27日 — Capone, 48, died Jan. 25, 1947, following a stroke at his home in Miami Beach. And it was there in Florida that Scarface’s relatives held a short, private service at a church and a chapel.
Al Capone: A life of crime – Chicago Tribune
2014年5月28日 — 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.
Al Capone’s final days - PressReader
2022年1月23日 — Bearing a blanket of gardenias and orchids, Capone’s casket was carried to its resting place beside his father, Gabriel, and brother, Frank, on Feb. 4, 1947, not by traditional pallbearers — but by gravediggers.
Self-Guided Tour of Mount Carmel Cemetery - Visit Oak Park
Both Giancana and Capone are buried here in the Mount Carmel Cemetery (read more about the Al Capone Gravesite here). In an interesting twist, you can also find the gravesites of both a victim and a killer from the notorious St. Valentine’s Day Massacre that put Capone on …