Eliot Ness busted Chicago gangster Al Capone, a real-life deed that later inspired the TV series and movie The Untouchables. He moved on to Cleveland in the 1930s. A grateful city commemorated his ...

Travel back to the era of Untouchables and learn about Eliot Ness during a special program at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13, at Mentor Public Library’s Main Branch, 8215 Mentor Ave. Ness served as Cleveland’s ...

We all know crime fighter Eliot Ness brought down Chicago mobster Al Capone, right? Not quite. Ness spent the best years of his life in a hunt to put Capone behind bars, but he had less to do with the ...

Our impressions of well known historical figures are frequently derived from television programs. This reviewer’s image of the legendary Eliot Ness had been shaped by watching reruns of the hit TV ...

CHICAGO – In the pantheon of Chicago crime fighters, nobody has the worldwide reputation of Eliot Ness. He’s the Prohibition agent who brought down Al Capone, the principled lawman in a city awash in ...

On this day, May 16, 1957, Eliot Ness, the leader of a legendary team of law enforcement agents nicknamed “The Untouchables,” died of a heart attack. He was 54. Ness was best remembered for his ...

In the 1930s, Cleveland was beset by a serial killer who left his dismembered victims in various spots around the city, to be found by passersby, or in Lake Erie, where parts of victims would wash up ...

The project is based on Douglas Perry's biography Eliot Ness: The Rise And Fall Of An American Hero, Deadline reports. Perry's biography is set to be released on February 20. The small screen ...

Kevin Costner’s star-studded gangster flick, The Untouchables, will soon blast onto a free streamer. Find out where to watch the Brian De Palma film.

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CHICAGO (AP) – In the pantheon of Chicago crime fighters, nobody has the worldwide reputation of Eliot Ness. He’s the prohibition agent who brought down Al Capone, the principled lawman in a city ...