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Birth
Elliot Ness was born on April 19, 1903, in Chicago, IL -
Ness' childhood
Elliot Ness displayed a great sense of justice even as a child, and was interested in taking up law -
Education
At 18 years of age, Elliot Ness attended the University of Chicago. He majored in Political Science and in Law. -
Creates the untouchables
Founds a group that will take down the bootlegging empire established by Al Capone. The plan is to start by taking out his breweries, thus, immensely wounding his wallet and proheibiting him from buying protection. -
Begins to weed out corrupt officers in Ohio
Ness had started to clean out the dirty city of Cleveland, Ohio and made it one of the safest places on the planet to live. -
Influences today
Ness established that even the most powerful gangsters could be arrested at the hands of a few good people. Even today, people have a better understanding of the law, and are unable to reach the level of power that capone had. -
Capone goes to prison
Al Capone is finally sent to prison for taxt evasion, after Elliot Ness and the untouchables wounded his ability to buy his way out of trouble. -
Traffic deaths halve due to Ness's court
Ness established a court soley for traffic cases in Cleveland. Cleveland, Ohio had been the most dangerous place in the US when it came to traffic. After Ness' court, Chicago became the safest place for driving in the US- by the national safety council. -
Death
Elliot Ness died on May 16, 1957, in Coudersport, PA
