Al Capone is full of mystery. Who is he in history?

Al Capone (English: Al Capone, 1899, 65438+ 10 month,17-1947, 65438+ 10 month, 25), also translated as Kabang, an American gangster. Chicago Mafia came to power from 1925 to 193 1, which made Chicago Mafia the fiercest criminal group, also known as "Otfi", and al capone became the most influential mafia leader in the 1920s and 1930s.

Capone's early experience

19 13 years, nearly10 million people flooded into new york, most of them were immigrants. Capone's parents are immigrants from Naples, Italy. Capone, his parents and eight brothers and sisters live in a small three-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, new york. At that time, the three oldest people in the family had to sleep in a single bed.

Capone's father is a barber, and the family must do their best to survive. Although they are bitter and poor, they are close and harmonious with each other. In the 1920s, the explosive growth of the bottom population in new york made gangs spread all over new york, and they touched all walks of life. At that time, it was very difficult for countless immigrants to make a living through proper channels (most of them at that time)

People can earn up to ten yuan a week, which is equivalent to 100~ 130 dollars), and joining a gang is undoubtedly the best way to make money and enter the upper class. Capone/Kloc-started running errands for local gangs at the age of 0/4. Together with Charlie Luciano, he worked for the growing Italian mafia in the Pentagon of new york, led by former army lieutenant Johnny Sorio.

Johnny Sorio saw Capone's potential and took him as his subordinate. Johnny Sorio began to train Capone, teaching him how to control his temper, how to run a gang and how to do business with people.

A few years later, Johnny Solio realized that Chicago had a bigger chance and left new york. Before leaving new york, Capone was entrusted to the criminal Frankie Yale, who opened a bar in Coney Island. Capone started working as a bartender at Frankie Yale's. Compared with Johnny Sorio's businessman style, Yale tends to achieve its goals by violent means.

Capone doesn't like Yale's personality and style. Capone kept a low profile in order not to cross the line. Until a few years later, Capone worked as a bartender under Yale. In a pub fight on 19 17, Capone's face was cut three times, and his facial scar earned him the nickname "Scarface". This injury made Capone rest for three months, which was a psychological blow to Capone. After the break, Capone went back to work in the bar.

Soon after, I met May Coughlin and dated her. A few months later, they got married. But Capone realized that his low salary was not enough to support his wife and children, and he decided to seek other extra jobs from Frankie Yale. Frankie Yale asked Tony perrotta, a punk in Xiang Peng, for a debt. He owes Frankie Yale 1500 yuan. Pelota threatened and angered Capone when he was collecting debts. Capone killed him with a pistol he carried with him. This is al capone's first murder.

19 19 After the first murder at the beginning of the year, Capone took his wife to Baltimore, Maryland to start over. He used the knowledge he learned from his mentor Johnny Sorio to work as an accountant in Arrow Construction Company. 19 19 In the spring, Capone baptized his newborn son and invited Johnny Torrio to be his son's godfather.

After seeing Capone again, Johnny Htoo Rio invited Capone to work in Chicago. 19 19 winter, Capone went to Chicago out of trust in his mentor Johnny Sorio.

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In real history, if only one person can keep al capone so low-key, I'm afraid it's only him-Johnny Htoo Leo, regarded as a teacher, father and idol by the future "King of Chicago" al capone.

Johnny Htoo Leo (1882- 1957), full name: John donato sorio, Italian-American Chicago gangster, al capone's predecessor.

Thorio was born in Italy on 1882. His father died in an industrial accident when he was two years old. 1884 65438+ immigrated to new york with her mother in February. As a teenager, he worked as a porter and bodyguard in Manhattan, new york, then joined a street gang in new york-Jeames Street Gang, and soon became the boss of JEAMES StreetGang.

During this period, Sorio's life ideal was to own his own billiard room, so he took part in criminal activities such as collecting protection money, gambling and usury. His behavior attracted the attention of Paul Kelly, the leader of the Five-Point Gang, and brought the James Street Gang into the Five-Point Gang.

In the Five-Point Gang, Sorio worships Paul Kelly very much. From Paul Kelly, he quickly mastered the skills of organized crime, and learned Kelly's meticulous conservative dress style and gentle and polite style without swearing at will.

1903, Torrio found his menstruation in the United States, his menstruation was in Chicago, and his uncle was "Big Jim" Colosimo (the one who was killed when he came up on the boardwalk empire). At that time, Colosimo was ostensibly the boss of more than 65,438+000 Chicago companies, but in fact he was a powerful gangster.

At that time, "Big Jim" Colosimo was called "the king of brothels". At the invitation of Colosimo, Solio gave up his "career" in new york and went to Chicago, and soon became Colosimo's right-hand man.

19 19, Frankie Yale of the five-point gang in new york found Sorio, hoping that he could help shelter a friend who killed someone in the five-point gang and the unattended fire. The original plan was to let this friend hide in Chicago for a year. But this friend of Frankie Yale went to Chicago and never came back. This man is the future "King of Chicago"-al capone.

Capone arrived in Chicago and became a brothel bodyguard, and soon became Sorio's deputy. In real history, even after al capone was called "King of Chicago", Torrio was always the most respected and admired person in al capone, and was regarded as his idol and mentor by Capone.

1920 65438+1October 17, the American prohibition of alcohol was promulgated. Thorio immediately realized that selling bootleg liquor would bring huge profits, so he encouraged his uncle and boss "Big Jim" Colosimo to sell bootleg liquor. Conservative "Big Jim" Colosimo thinks that the existing businesses of brothels, gambling, fraud and illegal lottery tickets are enough, and participating in private drinking may make him get too much attention from the police, so he doesn't agree.

At the same time, another thing happened. "Big Jim" Colosimo wants to divorce her menstruation in Thorio and marry her little girlfriend who is only 19 years old. These two events led to the murder of Sorio.

1920 in may 1 1 day, "big Jim" Colosimo was shot dead in the lounge of a cafe. There are three stories about Colosimo's death:

First, it is said that Torrio and al capone did it together;

Second, it is said that Sorio did it himself;

Thirdly, it is said that Torrio and another Chicago gangster, the Gunners, invited Frankie Yale to kill Colosimo.

Anyway, Thorio can't get away with it anyway. However, according to the official records of the Chicago police, the murderer in this case cannot be determined, so no one was prosecuted for Colosimo's death.

After the death of "Big Jim" Colosimo, Sorio took over the power of Colosimo, and al capone, as Sorio's deputy, naturally became the second-in-command from a driver and bodyguard.

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