Who was Al Capone’s son and what happened to Sonny Capone after the death of his father?
A NEW Netflix biopic about American gangster Al Capone suggests he had an illegitimate son that he refused to acknowledge.
In real life he had son called Albert Francis “Sonny” Capone Jr.
Who was Al Capone’s son Sonny?
Sonny was born December 4, 1918.
According to a memorial site, he was born with congenital syphilis and required brain surgery which left him partially deaf.
He studied in Miami as a child at school and as a young adult at university.
In 1966, he legally changed his name to Albert Francis Brown to disassociate himself with Al Capone.
Throughout his life, he only claimed to commit the crimes of stealing $3.50 worth of aspirin and batteries in 1965. He was reportedly convicted for this.
However, declassified FBI documents show in 1986 he threatened to kill American senator Edward Kennedy.
At the age of 85, he died on July 8, 2004 in Florida.
What happened to Sonny Capone?
Reports claim that he lived in Florida and worked as an apprentice printer.
He then was a tire distributor, then restaurant owner, having a few different careers during his lifetime.
It’s been claimed he married Diane Ruth Casey in 1941 and had four daughters with her: Veronica, Teresa, Barbara, and Patricia Capone-Brown.
Sonny got divorced in 1964 and remarried twice. One of these women was called America “Amie” Francis.
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Otherwise, little is known about Sonny’s life.
Netflix’s new documentary doesn’t reveal more and it ends before Al’s death in 1947.
Al Capone died of syphilis after contracting it as a teenager.