Al Capone, Italian-American philanthropist, soup kitchen manager, community leader, importer and supply chain expert, dies at 48. #WaPoDeathNotices
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 27, 2019
Syphilitic gangster Al Capone ran Chicago with an iron fist during the Prohibition Era. By the time he was imprisoned, Capone’s symptoms were far advanced and he was reduced to a babbling idiot despite medical care.