Fun Facts You DIDN’T Know About Dillinger
Written on 6 August 2011 by adminYou think you know everything there is to know about ol’ Dillinger and you’ve spent hours on your Satellite Star Internet researching the ins and outs of his crimes. But we’ve got a few trivia questions only the top Dillinger fans know the answers to – how do you stack up?
Dillinger’s first robbery attempt was a grocery store – he got away with 120 but later earned a 10 year jail sentence for the crime.
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John Dillinger: America’s Most Famed Outlaw
Written on 21 August 2011 by adminJohn Dillinger certainly was an outlaw, as he was always pulling robberies. However, the law could have exacerbated the problem. When they threw him in jail for 20 years he vowed to become the most notorious, bad criminal ever. Dillinger artfully dodged the law and his prison breaks made him public enemy number one. He even is noted for committing AWOL from the Navy in 1923. Dillinger was in and out of prison like a Jack in the Box. These sentences were imposed Continue »
Most Famed Outlaw In American History
Written on 20 August 2011 by adminWas the infamous “Lady in Red”, Anna Sage, responsible for John Dillinger’s death? Or, was she part of an elaborate scheme by Dillinger’s gang to fake his death? Most researchers believe that Public Enemy No. 1 was killed near the Biograph Theatre in 1934. Skeptics think a double accompanied Ann, and Polly Hamilton, Dillinger’s girlfriend, to the movies that fateful night. There is little evidence to support this theory and Anna had much to gain by the gangster’s death.
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The Most Famed Outlaw In American History
Written on 16 August 2011 by adminJohn Dillinger was the most famous of American gangsters. He was the second child of a middle class family in Indiana. By the time he hit his teens John Dillinger was already getting in trouble for fighting, and petty theft
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Unable to find a job, Dillinger robbed a grocery store with his friend Ed Singleton. Listening to the advice of his father, Dillinger pled guilty. For this he was given a ten to twenty year sentence. Time in prison hardened Continue »
The Life And Times Of John Dillinger
Written on 18 June 2011 by adminJohn Dillinger in a crime spree that lasted only a little bit over a year, captured the imagination of a country mired in the depths of the Great Depression, and rose to the dubious distinction of being labeled by the FBI as Public Enemy Number 1. His exploits live on, in movies and works of literature, as even today the public can’t seem to get enough of this rapscallion of a folk hero.
Dillinger was born in 1903, and committed his first robbery in 1924, when he smacked the head of a local grocer and stole his proceeds Continue »
The Life, Times and Legacy Of John Dillinger
Written on 25 May 2011 by adminJohn Dillinger was one of the most famous outlaws who lived during the Depression era of the United States. He was a gangster and bank robber.
He spent his formative years being frequently in trouble with the law which lead to his life of crime. He married and tried to live the straight life while holding job. His marriage ended in divorce. He started robbing grocery stores with his friend, Ed Singleton.
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Celebrating The Legacy Of John Dillinger
Written on 19 May 2011 by adminCelebrating the legacy of John Dillinger is a great way to look back at American history and to study some of the more infamous and interesting situations. Dillinger’s life was short, 1903 to 1934, but his legacy and actions had a major impact on American history.
Dillinger always seemed to get in trouble. Even in his early days in Indianapolis he was in trouble with the law for fighting, theft, and even bullying smaller children. He quit school and even though he worked hard at a job, he is better known for Continue »