John Dillinger Public Enemy No I: GREAT CRIMES AND TRIALS

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Discover the story behind a man who turned to crime out of boredom but then found it too addictive to give up. John Dillinger blazed a trail of crime across the States, robbing banks with a violent and authoritative ease.

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John Dillinger
born: 22-06-1903
birth place: Indiana, USA
died: 22-07-1934

As the trio exited the cinema Purvis shouted ‘Stick ‘em up, Johnny’.
Dillinger bolted, running down the street and struggling to take his gun out. He was shot six times in the back. Two female passers by were also wounded by the exchange of gunfire. Hamilton fled to her workplace. Although she later claimed that she had nothing to do with Sage's plan, the D.O.I. sent her with Sage to Detroit for two weeks to protect the women's identities. Sage was rewarded with $5000. However, she was eventually deported, but not before she had gone public with the story in order to try and embarrass the government and stop her extradition back to Romania. She died in 1947 from liver failure.

Purvis received great acclaim for his role in bringing Dillinger to book despite the controversy surrounding the mobster’s final demise. It’s not known whether the fact that Dillinger wasn’t brought in alive, or the fact that the agent received so much coverage that made J Edgar Hoover so extremely jealous of the young hero.

Years later after having served in WW2, Purvis was to tragically shoot himself with the same gun he used on Dillinger, when the former agent was suffering from cancer.

To this day, loyal fans continue to observe "John Dillinger Day" (July 22) as a way to remember the fabled bank robber. Members of the "John Dillinger Died for You Society" traditionally gather at the Biograph Theatre on the anniversary of Dillinger's death and retrace his last walk to the alley where he died, following a bagpiper playing "Amazing Grace".

Richard Bevan

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