Alcatraz has enchanted tourists, conspiracy theorists and paranormal investigators with its exciting and mysterious history.

Al Capone rose to prominence as a Chicago mob boss during the Prohibition era, and has gone down in history as one of ... transferred to maximum-security Alcatraz in San Francisco amid rumors ...

Alcatraz's most famous inhabitants included Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Robert Stroud - the so-called "Birdman of Alcatraz" - all men who endured tough conditions, rigorous discipline, ...

Al Capone got an icy reception when ... By 1928 the "New Yorker" had already dubbed Capone "the greatest gang leader in history." His brutality was legendary even during his lifetime.

Many former prisons around the world have been turned into museums that anyone can visit today. There’s so much to learn from ...

Part of a memorandum dated February 5, 1938, that appears to describe Al Capone having a seizure in Alcatraz prison after a period of confusion. Family photographs taken in 1945. Reprinted with ...

I chose bootlegging from a provided list, even though Prohibition ended in 1933 and Alcatraz opened in 1934 ... 1940s style fedora was a gift from Al Capone. “I know Al,” the warden said ...

A new study has found US Civil War-era tunnels and buildings buried beneath the famed Alcatraz island prison ... high-security island include mobsters Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly ...

Some of the items on sale included furniture and artwork that belonged to Capone A sale of items belonging to the notorious US gangster Al Capone has ... years locked up in Alcatraz - the infamous ...

The true story of three inmates who attempt a daring escape from the infamous prison, Alcatraz Island ... which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once by three inmates ...