During his imprisonment in Alcatraz during the 1930s, this criminal wrote the song, “Humoresque.”
- Al Capone
- George “Machine Gun” Kelly
- John Dillinger
- Roy Gardner
During his imprisonment in Alcatraz during the 1930s, this criminal wrote the song, “Humoresque.”
Al Capone, who ran Chicago’s underworld during the 1920s and is credited with having dozens of people killed. “Humoresque” is a love song and sold for $18,750 at an auction in Boston in 2017. It contains the lines, “You thrill and fill this heart of mine, with gladness like a soothing symphony, over the air, you gently float, and in my soul, you strike a note.”