Patricia Capone is popularly known as the granddaughter of Al Capone a well-known crime leader in the 20th century. Patricia Capone was born in March 1947 in Philadelphia, PA to Albert Francis and Diana Casey. She is the sibling to Teresa, Veronica, and Barbara. Her mother, Diana, raised her children in Miami Beach, Florida protecting them from the stigma of their family name. Her husband gifted her the mansion in Miami Beach as a birthday present. Patricia and the sisters auctioned some of their grandfather’s belongings in 2021 as so many of the items had been passed down from their father. Patricia passed away on September 11, 2024.
Patricia Capone’s Father Al Capone
Alphonse Capone is the most infamous monster in American history in the 20th century and a businessman who attained notoriety during the prohibition era as the co-founder of Chicago Outfit from 1925 to 1931. He was imprisoned at the age of 33 bringing an end to his seven years as a crime leader. He has been the subject of many books, films, and articles.
As a teenager, he joined the Five Points Gang and worked as a bouncer in organized crimes and brothels. He was the bodyguard to Johnny Torrio, who was running a criminal syndicate supplying illegal alcohol under political protection.
When he was sent to prison, he was diagnosed with syphilis, and gonorrhea and had withdrawal symptoms from cocaine addiction. his prison job was stitching soles on shoes for eight hours a day. Due to good behavior, he was allowed to join the Alcatraz prison band playing banjo on Sundays in prison. He was diagnosed with syphilis of the brain and spent his last year in prison in the hospital confused and disoriented.
He was tried for tax evasion in 1930 as he could not prove his income. He went on a two-week trial and was convicted and sent to prison for 18 months. This was followed by other charges of $215,000 in tax evasion over five years and fined $50,000 and $7,692 in court costs. He retired after North Side Gang gunmen tried to kill him.
Al Capone Illness and Death
In 1939, Capone was released from prison due to his deteriorating health condition, however, Johns Hopkins Hospital refused to treat him due to his reputation and he was taken to Baltimore’s Union Memorial Hospital. To show his appreciation, he donated two Japanese weeping cherry trees. After two weeks he went to his mansion in Palm Island, Florida. A new drug was brought in and he was among the first patients to get treated but unfortunately, it was too late for him and could not slow down his brain damage.
The psychiatrist found him to have the mentality of a 12-year-old and spent his final years in his mansion with his wife and grandchildren. In 1947, he had a cardiac arrest and his heart failed as a result of apoplexy, and died. Capone married Mae Josephine Coughlin in December 1918 at age 19. She gave birth to their son Albert Francis ‘Sonny’ in 1919. Sonny had a hearing problem and almost lost his left ear as a child. His only son Sonny had four daughters.
