Al Capone's Fatal Mistake: Killed a Prosecutor! #Shorts

Added: 2026-05-06

[00:00:00]Today, 100 years ago, shadows creep over State Street as Capone's enforcers stalk O'Donnell rivals in the fog. It's 10:30 p.m., April 27th, 1926.

[00:00:15]Prohibition's bootlegging wars rage in Cicero.

[00:00:18]Earlier, sharp prosecutor William H.

[00:00:21]McSwiggin, 27, drinks with O'Donnell men James Doherty and Thomas "Red" Duffy in a smoky roadhouse. They pile into a sedan, unaware of the hit squad trailing close. Jack Machine Gun McGurn grips his Thompson, eyes locked on the target.

[00:00:40]Tires screech, guns blaze, over 20 rounds shred the car in a hail of lead.

[00:00:45]Doherty and Duffy drop dead, but McSwiggin slumps, too, a stray bullet ending the lawman's life. Capone erupts in fury, offering $50,000 for the killers, yet no one pays. His empire's biggest blunder spotlights the untouchable mob. Dive into the full bloody tale. Watch now on the channel.