An apparition of the notorious Al Capone has been seen hovering near his gravesite in Hillside Illinois. However, he also seems destined to haunt Alcatraz some thousands of miles away in San Francisco Bay. Capone began his rise in the ranks of the underworld with the passage of the Volstead Act in 1919. An astute businessman, he seized the moneymaking opportunity of providing bootleg liquor to the thirsty thousands who wanted to drink and party regardless of prohibition.
Anytime that competition arose, Capone quickly squashed it. When he realized Bugs Moran was infringing on his territory, he ordered one of Chicago's most horrendous gangland murders, the St. Valentine's Day massacre. So it was on Valentines Day 1929 six members of Bugs Moran's gang were murdered by men dressed as Chicago police officers in a garage at 2122 North Street.
Today the spot is a small park. Unfortunately, the ill-fated gangsters still haunt it. Over the years numerous people have reported strange moaning sounds and weeping apparitions in the area. Is it any wonder that no one wants to go there after dark?
Eventually Capone's luck ran out when he was convicted of tax evasion and sent to the federal penitentiary Alacatraz in San Francisco bay. But he didn't make the trip alone. For the remainder of his days, Capone was haunted by one of his victims of the St. Valentines Day massacre. Some say the ghostly companion helped to drive Capone mad.
In 1963 Alcatraz was closed and taken over by the National Park Service. But Capone and a cadre of unrepentant convicts still haunt the old cellblocks. Cells C and D are especially haunted. Cold spots are felt all around these cells and unexplained sounds, including Capone's banjo strumming, can still be heard occasionally.
John Dillinger was a handsome, but murderous, bank robber who escaped the long arm of the law until a young lady betrayed him in the summer of 1934. The two had enjoyed a movie at the Biograph Theater in Chicago. As they left the theatre the lady quickly distanced herself from Dillinger. Police opened fire on the unsuspecting gangster killing him in the alley. However, Dillinger remains in the alley.
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