16 Facts About Frank Rio

Franklin Rio known as "Frank Rio" and "Frank Cline" was a member of Al Capone's Chicago-based criminal organization known as the Chicago Outfit.

On November 10,1919, Frank Rio was arrested after police caught him loading stolen furs into a stolen vehicle.

Frank Rio eventually became one of Capone's personal bodyguards and took care of some of Capone's personal needs and business.

Capone himself is rumored to have said that Jack McGurn and Frank Rio were his "golden boys".

Frank Rio became one of Capone's most valuable and loyal henchmen.

Frank Rio is said to have foiled a plot by Albert Anselmi, John Scalise and Joseph Guinta to depose Capone and take over the Chicago Outfit.

Underworld figures later claimed that Frank Rio was one of the trio's executioners.

Frank Rio served time alongside Capone to protect him and see to his needs.

Frank Rio was allegedly one of the few members of Capone's gang who understood the seriousness of the tax evasion charges made against Capone by the federal government in 1931.

Several gangsters accused Frank Rio of having "gone soft" due to his years of "high living" he had enjoyed alongside Capone.

Frank Rio suffered from heart disease, which caused severe shortness of breath and physical weakness.

Police later said that gang members became involved in his burial because they wanted to divide up Frank Rio's gang-owned assets before news of his death hit the streets.

Frank Rio was interred in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.

Frank Rio died shortly after the marriage in an automobile accident on December 26,1935.

Frank Rio left behind a large amount of jewelry and cash.

Frank Rio was portrayed by Ron Smith in the 2017 film Gangster Land.