Chicago Escorts: Al Capone’s Great-Niece Wants Him Pardoned

The legendary crime boss Al Capone died when Deidre was seven years old, and she has fond memories of his cigar smoke and jokes. She has written a book, Uncle Al Capone – The Untold Story from Inside His Family, in which she discusses the burden of her surname. From the book’s website:
From age 7 to 13 her classmates were not allowed to play with her. Just before her 11th birthday her father committed suicide due to the burden of the Capone name. At age 18 she was fired from her first full-time job because of her name. These circumstances made Deirdre determined to find out more about her family history and to write this book.
It’s strange to think that Al Capone should be pardoned because it seems to many that he never served the time for which we all know him. The police wanted him for many things—smuggling, prostitution, bootlegging—least of all the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. But he was only ever convicted of federal tax evasion and spent 11 years at Alcatraz.

See the full article from “Chicagoist”