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wooztheweb t1_iu5nvxr wrote

Reply to comment by brkh47 in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes

If you want a great, very readable book on them I'd recommend SCARFACE AND THE UNTOUCHABLE by Max Allan Collins. Nonfiction with the pacing of a good novel.

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