Eliot Ness

Organized Crime During Prohibition Organized crime existed long before the 1920’s, but it wasn’t as organized or as huge. Their rise in America was mostly due to bootlegging. Prohibition allowed organized crime to flourish and increase its effectiveness. Organized crime greatly affected, and was affected by, prohibition. “Prohibition was a unique economic opening for this generation- an opening unlike anything that previous generations of criminals had known, an opportunity whereby a man who…

Murders and Massacres Paradoxically, Capone obtained the role of a peacemaker, convincing the other gangsters to lessen their violence. For two months, the violence and shooting concluded. Unfortunately, Chicago was ran by gangsters and Capone appeared beyond the reach of the law. Shortly, problems stirred between rival gangs which escalated into street violence and frequent hijackings of Capone’s whiskey transports. The biggest problem Capone faced was Frank Yale. What once was a strong…

pass away was Elliot who died by cholera in the year 1904. Marjorie his daughter died from the puerperal fever three days after being born in the year 1934. Carol, one of his sons had committed suicide in the year 1940. He was born with mental ill ness his children and mental illness his sister had a mental illness; it was a diseases that sort of ran in the…

The film is based on the exploits of a special unit ordered by President Herbert Hoover to put a stop to Capone’s success. Headed by Eliot Ness, the unit was made up of ten men, who raided stills, speakeasies, and breweries under Capone’s control. Their bravery and effectiveness earned them the media given title “The Untouchables”. This film takes a more external look at the downfall of…