Jake Lingle
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Screenshot from The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults.
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| Born |
Alfred Lingle Jr. July 2, 1891 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | June 9, 1930 (aged 38) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Cause of death | Gunshot to back of head |
| Body discovered | Found June 9, 1930 in a Chicago train station |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | John Calhoun North Elementary (8th grade) |
| Occupation | Journalist, crime reporter |
| Years active | 1912–1930 |
| Employer | Chicago Tribune |
| Known for | Working with Al Capone |
| Salary | $65 a week |
| Net worth | $60,000 (annual income) |
| Opponent(s) | Leo Vincent Brothers |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Sullivan |
| Children | Alfred Jr. and Dolores |
Alfred "Jake" Lingle, Jr. (July 2, 1891 - June 9, 1930) was an American reporter for the Chicago Tribune. He was shot dead gangland-style at the Illinois Central commuter train station underpass, during rush hour on June 9, 1930, as dozens of people watched. The man convicted of the murder was German-American mob associate Leo Vincent Brothers.
Lingle was initially lionized as a martyred journalist, but it was eventually revealed that he was involved in racketeering with the Capone organization and that his death had more to do with his own criminal activities than his journalism.
Jake Lingle was born July 1891 and raised on the West Side of Chicago. When he was eight years old, his parents converted from Judaism to Roman Catholicism. He received an education up to the eighth grade at John Calhoun North Elementary. His childhood friend William F. Russell later became the chief of police in Chicago. Before becoming an office boy for the Chicago Tribune, Lingle played semi-professional baseball and worked for a surgical supply company.
Jake Lingle began his career in journalism in 1912. Lingle was known as a reporter for his work as a legman covering gang-related crime stories. He reported from the scene by telephone to a writer at the Chicago Tribune office and then that person would write up his story. During this period, Lingle made connections outside journalism, and while he earned $65 a week reporting, he had an annual income of $60,000.
On the afternoon of June 9, 1930, in Chicago, Jake Lingle left the Sherman House Hotel, where he had conversed with some power brokers, to catch the 1:30 pm train to a racetrack in Homewood where he gambled on horses. On his way though the Randolph Street Terminal, he was followed by two men. One of them, described as thin, with blonde hair, and blue eyes, raised his .38 caliber pistol and shot Lingle once directly in the back of the head, killing him.
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