Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

114: Al Capone, the Secret Six, & the 1933 Chicago World's Fair w/ William Hazelgrove


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Most of us have grown up thinking that Elliot Ness and his famed "Untouchables" were the crimefighters who brought down the notorious Al Capone in Chicago. But instead, it was a group of millionaire businessmen called the "Secret Six" who were the real reason for the Capone Outfit's demise.


In his book "Al Capone and the 1933 World's Fair: The End of the Gangster Era in Chicago", my guest, William Hazelgrove, makes the argument that in order for the city to successfully host their second World's Fair, they had to take out Al Capone first.



More about the author here: https://www.williamhazelgrove.com/






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