Paladin601 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 I have nothing to base my assumption, just a hunch since the US government was going around giving people STD to study the disease. But, do you think it is at all possible the the FBI arranged for someone, somehow to give Capone Syphilis? Or maybe even an enemy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anticus Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 It was probably an occupational hazard of working from one of Johnny Torrio's bordellos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin601 Posted August 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 or the many Bordellos he had. It would be a good way to get rid of him though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCM Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Capone contracted syphilis in 1916-1917, his son was born in 1918 with the effects of syphilis. This is when Al was small time a bouncer in New York.So, if in 1917 the FBI had a crystal ball, that he would become a notorious gangster in Chicago, if would work and they could of set up a meeting.Does not work. I got this from Mario Gomes, Capone expert. I had no clue- OCM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin601 Posted August 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Thanks, OCM. That is very interesting, I did not realize that that disease took so long to kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCM Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 (edited) Mario said a common question. The disease can or does stay in remission then pops up. It really started to take effect in the Atlantic Pen, then kicked into gear on the Rock.If interested at all in Capone, try Mario's site, I think it's MyAlCaponeMuseum.com or close. Ton of stuff on Capone. Probably this too. www.myalcaponemuseum.com Edited August 22, 2015 by OCM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1957 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) deleted Edited January 12, 2016 by Sandman1957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpw43 Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 I read that Capone had a fear of needles, so he never got the medication to help him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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