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Episode #224 - What's True About Al Capone? (Part III)
March 25, 2025·1 hr 31 min·5 clips
Did Elliot Ness really die from reading his own fabricated memoir, killed by his fake history?
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Capone's legend gets cornered by violence, publicity, and a patient historical takedown.
Part III of the Capone run shifts the gangster tale into a study of violence and image-making. Sebastian starts with the lingering legend around Elliot Ness's death, then widens the frame to Chicago gangland killings and Capone's careful efforts to talk his way around them.
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Capone's legend gets tested against murder, publicity, and the self-invention he hoped would blur the waters.
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