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Unless you count politicians, not many American gangsters were of Welsh origin. But Murray the Hump, Al Capone's chief lieutenant and one of the most successful criminals in US history, was born in Chicago of Welsh parents from Llanidloes, Mid Wales. When Capone was imprisoned in 1933, Murray became America's Public Enemy Number One. His bold thinking and superior intelligence were greatly admired by Capone and his gangsters, and it was Murray who organized the syndicate's successful infiltration of legitimate businesses. He also became the mob's chief "fixer" of leading politicians and lawmen in the Chicago Area. Murray's daughter, Luella, born to a Native American princess, eventually married the Italian actor, Rosanno Brazzi. She spoke highly of her father, praising his sensitivity, generosity and charm. Murray died in 1965 at the age of 66; he had been imprisoned only once, in the early 1930s on a minor tax-evasion charge.
Unless you count politicians, not many American gangsters were of Welsh origin. But Murray the Hump, Al Capone's chief lieutenant and one of the most successful criminals in US history, was born in Chicago of Welsh parents from Llanidloes, Mid Wales. When Capone was imprisoned in 1933, Murray became America's Public Enemy Number One. His bold thinking and superior intelligence were greatly admired by Capone and his gangsters, and it was Murray who organized the syndicate's successful infiltration of legitimate businesses. He also became the mob's chief "fixer" of leading politicians and lawmen in the Chicago Area. Murray's daughter, Luella, born to a Native American princess, eventually married the Italian actor, Rosanno Brazzi. She spoke highly of her father, praising his sensitivity, generosity and charm. Murray died in 1965 at the age of 66; he had been imprisoned only once, in the early 1930s on a minor tax-evasion charge.
