Al Capone’s personal possessions are going up for auction this fall in Sacramento.
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Al Capone’s granddaughters have lived in the Bay Area for decades, and kept many of his possessions, including guns, letters, photographs, a diamond pocket watch, a gold money clip, furniture, and a humidor, among other things.
Capone’s oldest living granddaughter, Diane Capone, 77, spoke to CBS 13 in Sacramento.
"These items have been in the family since the 20's, and if anything happened to us, no one would know the stories that go with these items," she said.
Capone said they’re selling her grandfather’s things, because each of the three granddaughters are getting up in years.
One of the more unique items that will be up for sale is Al Capone's letter from Alcatraz to his son.
“If you think you know Al Capone, once you read the letter, it will change your notion of him—just a loving father to loving son,” Brian Witherell, COO of Witherell’s Auction, told CBS 13 in Sacramento.
“Over and over and over again, he refers to my dad as ‘son of my heart’ and that’s not the language or the words of a man who is hard-hearted,” Diane Capone added. “Those are the words of a man that is a very devoted father and that is the part of the story that we wanted to tell.”
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The auction catalog for what’s being called “A Century of Notoriety: the Estate of Al Capone” lists 174 items.
The auction will take place on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. at Sutter Club in downtown Sacramento. For details and to register, visit witherells.com.
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