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Al Capone's "sweetheart" gun could sell for over $2 million at auction
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoA pistol that the notorious Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone nicknamed "sweetheart" is once again...
The gun Al Capone used for personal protection will be auctioned in SC soon. Here’s when
The State via Yahoo News· 1 month agoHe called it Sweetheart, a Colt 1911 .45 semi-automatic pistol that gangster Al Capone always...
Al Capone’s mansion in Miami Beach has been demolished. Why wasn’t it saved?
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA century-old mansion in Miami Beach that was gangster Al Capone’s final residence has been...
On the lam for two days, cougar captured in Springfield has a befitting new name, "Capone"
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe cougar captured in Springfield last fall following a voyage from Nebraska has a new name at his...
Belief in the myth of outlaw heroes partly explains Donald Trump’s die-hard support
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe former U.S. president speaks in Greenville, S.C., on Feb. 20, 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: St. Valentine’s Day massacre
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIt was the most infamous of all gangland slayings in America, and it savagely achieved its purpose —...
At the dawn of the Al Capone era, prosecutor William McSwiggin was killed in a hail of machine gun...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe McSwiggin murder was the kind of story that editors once thought sold newspapers. The Tribune...
Queen City Crime: George Remus, the wife-killing 'King of Bootleggers'
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Cincinnati region has been connected to monumental crimes and criminals in years past. In this...
Daywatch Special Edition: Chicago when Capone was king
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGood morning, Chicago. In the early 20th century, Chicago was a city of 1.7 million people and growing fast. Skyscrapers soared into the air, the Great Migration was transforming the South Side ...
Iowa Legendary Rye produces whiskey made with Prohibition-era recipes out of Carroll
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIowa Legendary Rye can trace its roots back 90 years to Prohibition and a mother with children to...