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22/07/1934 Famous bank robber John Dillinger is shot dead
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John Herbert Dillinger was an American gangster in the Depression-era United States. Federal agents, led by Melvin Purvis and Samuel P. Cowley, moved to arrest Dillinger as he exited a theater. He drew a Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket and attempted to flee, but was killed. This was ruled as a justifiable homicide.
Essentials
Personal
Family and background
Formative years and marriage
Prison time
Bank robberies
Evelyn Frechette
Escape from Crown Point, Indiana
The Setting
Return to Mooresville
Escape at Little Bohemia
Hiding in Chicago
Plastic surgery
Polly Hamilton
Betrayal
Shooting at the Biograph Theater and death
Funeral
Literature
Film depictions
Other references