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Apr 2024
50m 34s

The Rise & Fall of Al Capone

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Al Capone is one of the most notorious gangsters in US history. His story of rags to riches, set against the backdrop of the prohibition era, is worthy of the many movies that it has inspired.


Violent mobster, genius businessman or semi-professional baseball player, who was the real Al Capone? To find out, Don speaks to Claire White, Director of Education at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas.


Produced and edited by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.


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