Chris Knight Capone in front of a photo of Al Capone Photo: MARGARET SINGER
Relatives of the notorious gangster have fallen out after breaking “Omerta” with book memoirs, reports Philip Sherwell in New York
To the little girl in the 1940s, Uncle Al was just a “big kid” who bounced her on his knee, taught her songs and allowed her to play with the scar on his cheek while he chomped on a cigar and blew smoke rings.
But Al Capone was also the world’s best-known gangster and America’s original “public enemy number one”, with a notorious reputation and a penchant for pinstripe suits, fedoras and flashy jewellery. read more telegraph.co.uk
