Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois, is rumored to be haunted, with ghost stories centered on the tragic figures buried there. The most famous tale involves Julia Buccola Petta, known as "The Italian Bride". The cemetery is also the final resting place of notorious gangster Al Capone, whose spirit is said to linger. The legend of Julia Buccola Petta is the cemetery's most detailed and well-known ghost story. In 1921, Julia Buccola died in childbirth at the age of 29. She was buried in her wedding dress with her stillborn infant. Shortly after Julia's death, her mother, Filomena, began to have vivid nightmares that her daughter had been buried alive. After six years of pleading with church officials, Filomena was granted permission to have her daughter's body exhumed. Upon opening the coffin, they found Julia's body to be perfectly preserved and lifelike, with no signs of decomposition. Since her reburial, Julia's ghost is said to have been seen near her grave. Her grave marker features a photograph taken after the exhumation, showing her remarkably preserved appearance. The spirit of infamous mob boss Al Capone is also rumored to be a ghostly presence in Mount Carmel Cemetery, where he is buried alongside his family. Some believe Capone's spirit is restless, with reports of mysterious activity near his grave. The cemetery is the burial site for many other Chicago mobsters, leading to speculation that their lingering spirits contribute to the cemetery's haunted reputation. A family visiting the cemetery reported losing track of their young son, only to find him holding hands with a mysterious woman in a white gown. As they approached, the woman vanished. Visitors have reported seeing other fleeting apparitions and unexplained shadows on the grounds. Due to the number of people buried at a young age, some visitors report feeling an overwhelming sense of sadness and misery while walking through the older sections of the cemetery.