Eliot Ness

Eliot Ness

Writer
Born
April 19, 1903
Died
May 16, 1957

Eliot Ness was an American Prohibition agent; primarily remembered for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago. He dedicated much of his efforts against the local crime boss Al Capone and Capone's criminal organization, the Chicago Outfit. Ness led a team of law enforcement agents known as…

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Eliot Ness was an American Prohibition agent; primarily remembered for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago. He dedicated much of his efforts against the local crime boss Al Capone and Capone's criminal organization, the Chicago Outfit. Ness led a team of law enforcement agents known as "The Untouchables", who were reputedly incorruptible. Ness' posthumously released memoir, "The Untouchables" (1957), has been adapted into two television series, one film, and one video game.

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Gangland ChroniclesGangland Chronicles(2024)as Self - Prohibition Agent
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the LegacyUnsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy(2023)as Self - Law Enforcement Agent
History's Greatest MysteriesHistory's Greatest Mysteries(2020)as Self - Investigator
Mafia's Greatest HitsMafia's Greatest Hits(2012)as Self - Prohibition Agent
Haunted HistoryHaunted History(2013)as Self - Prohibition Agent

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