Starting in 1933, a gang of bank robbers led by ex-convict John Dillinger began terrorizing the Midwest.
Starting in 1933, a gang of bank robbers led by ex-convict John Dillinger began terrorizing the Midwest.
The Dillinger gang killed 10 men, wounded seven others, staged three jailbreaks, and made off with over $500,000 (about $7 million in today's currency).
Federal agents were determined to get Dillinger and finally got their chance in July 1934, when they got a tip that Dillinger would be attending a movie in Chicago.
On July 22, agents lay in wait outside the Biograph Theater — then killed Dillinger when he emerged and tried to flee.
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