Dennis E. Hoffman reveals for the first time how a handful of private citizens brought Al Capone to justice by outsmarting him rather than outgunning him.
Hoffman reconstructs privately sponsored citizen initiatives directed at nailing Capone. These private ventures...
According to the Elliot Ness myth, which has been widely disseminated through books, television shows, and movies, Ness and the Untouchables defeated Al Capone by marshaling superior firepower. In Scarface Al and the Crime Crusaders, Dennis Hoffman presents a fresh...