Capone's Vault : The Real Story of the Biggest Disaster in Television History.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hazelgrove, William Elliott, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organized crime.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2026.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the broadcast, an inside look at the historic televised reveal of Al Capone's vaults that would define Geraldo Rivera's career and change television forever.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Prologue: April 21, 1986, 7 P.M. Central, Chicago

PART ONE The Buildup

1 The King of Chicago: Valentine's Day, Chicago, February 14, 1929

2 The Discovery: 1981

3 The Farm Report : 1985

4 Willowbrook: 1971

5 Scarface: 1930

6 Signing Geraldo: January 1986

7 The Opening of the Safe from the Andrea Doria : August 16, 1984

8 The Tunnels of Chicago

9 Hooverball: 1930

10 Hiding at the NAPTE: 1986

11 Television: 1909

12 The Vault Within a Vault: January 1986

13 Public Enemy Number One: 1930

14 The Rebel: 1972

15 Hayseeds: 1930

16 Sailing: 1985

17 Capone on Ice: 1932

18 Happy Days

PART TWO The Broadcast

19 Showtime!: April 21, 1986

20 A Live Two-Hour Infotainment: April 21, 1986

21 Suspension of Disbelief

22 Getting Ready to Pull Down the Slab: April 21, 1986, 8:20 P.M. Eastern

23 A Safecracking Party

24 The Slab: April 21, 1986, 8:25 P.M. Eastern

25 The Thompson: April 21, 1986, 8:30 P.M. Eastern

26 Digging for Capone: April 21, 1986, 8:50 P.M. Eastern

27 Blowing Up the Wall: April 21, 1986, 8:55 P.M. Eastern

28 Milk Crate Blues: April 21, 1986, 9:39 P.M. Eastern

PART THREE The Aftermath

29 War of the Worlds: 1938

30 Revenge of the Suits: April 22, 1986

31 Redemption: April 22, 1986, 6 A.M.

32 Capone's Vault

Epilogue

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

ISBN:

979-82-16-37011-6

979-82-16-37010-9

979-82-16-37009-3

OCLC:

1573150253