The gravestone of notorious Chicago criminal kingpin Al Capone was branded 'evil' after vandals defaced his resting place with graffiti.
The grave was found with the red lettering spray-painted across it at around 1pm last Wednesday (November 23) at the Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, where all the of the Capone family are buried.
There are no suspects for the incident as it is unclear who targeted the grave, according to Hillside Police, and the paint was removed on the same day.
Capone was born in Brooklyn in 1899 to Italian immigrants before quitting school and being associated with Johnny Torrio's street gang. Capone joined Tarrio in moving to Chicago in 1920 to be an important cog in the Colosimo mob just as prohibition hit 1920s America.
Initially working as a barman and bouncer, illegal brewing, distilling and distribution of beer and liquor, were soon viewed as "growth industries", by Capone, who abetted Torrio to get involved in the illegal activities in addition to legitimate businesses such as cleaning and dyeing field.
Crime mob leader Big Jim Colosimo refused to get involved in bootlegging and after opening cafes, restaurants, nightclubs and brothels together in Chicago, Torrio betrayed Colosimo with an ambush and killed him on May 11, 1920.
Torrio took over the gang with Capone as his right-hand man until 1925. Capone then became the gang leader, at the age of only 26, when Torrio was wounded in an assassination attempt before retiring to Brooklyn.
Capone built his fierce reputation as leader and developed the Chicago Outfit, which ruled over some parts of the Windy City.
He was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison and was fined $50,000, plus $7,692 in court fees and $215,000, plus interest, of backdated taxes to be repaid.
Capone served seven years in prison but suffered from neurosyphilis so never publicly returned to Chicago after his release. He died eight days after his 48th birthday on January 25, 1947 of a cardiac arrest.
