(July 22, 1934) Photos: Gangster Dillinger gunned down in Chicago

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Photos: Gangster Dillinger gunned down in Chicago

On July 22, 1934, American gangster John Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents outside Chicago's Biograph Theater, where he had just seen the Clark Gable movie "Manhattan Melodrama" with two female companions.

Dillinger and his violent gang made headlines terrorizing the Midwest during the Depression era, robbing banks, staging jail breaks and killing 10 men.

The notorious criminal met his end after one of his companions tipped off the the FBI to his location.

1934: Dillinger




1934: Dillinger Biograph Theater


People pose in front of the Biograph Theater at Lincoln and Fullerton Streets as one woman displays the newspaper headline "Dillinger Slain" in Chicago, Ill. Outlaw John Dillinger was shot and killed by federal agents outside the movie theater after watching the feature "Manhattan Melodrama." (AP Photo, file)
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1934: Melvin Purvis

Melvin Purvis, chief of the Department of Justice Agents, talks to the reporters on July 24, 1934 in Chicago after the killing John Dillinger. Purvis received a tip which resulted in Dillinger's capture. (AP Photo)
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You Know John Dillinger, but Do You Know Evelyn Frechette?
By Gary Entz • Jul 17, 2019



    FBI Wanted poster for Evelyn Frechette
    Federal Bureau of Investigation / Wikimedia Commons

You've heard of John Dillinger and the famous shootout at Bohemia Lodge in Manitowish Waters, but have you ever heard of Evelyn Frechette?

That's the topic of this week's A Northwoods Moment in History with Gary Entz.
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Evelyn Frechette grew up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin and gained a measure of fame in the 1930s.  Her celebrity did not come from being a film actress or anything of that sort.  Rather, Evelyn Frechette became famous and drew crowds for national speaking tours because of her association with gangsters.

Read more and audio at: https://www.wxpr.org/post/you-know-john-dillinger-do-you-know-evelyn-frechette