Listen "How Eliot Ness took on Al Capone in Chicago, and a serial killer in Cleveland"
Episode Synopsis
Legendary G-Man Eliot Ness is remembered for taking down Al Capone in Chicago, but as pop culture grew the legend around him, it begs the question: what really happened?In a historical society in Cleveland, meticulous scrapbooks Ness kept track his career as he took on the mob, jaywalkers, and a serial killer called the Torso Murderer. Larry Potash digs into the Backstory on what parts of Ness' legend are invented by Hollywood, and what really happened.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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