pl233 t1_iu6ot4z wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:30 PM

Reply to comment by capsaicinintheeyes 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

That means he was 26 when he became the head of the Chicago outfit? That's wild. That's like getting out of college, working for 2 years, going back for an MBA in murdering people and moving illegal booze, and then becoming the regional VP of Murder and Bootlegging of a branch that brings in $1.5B/yr.