Three Dillinger Aides At Large
Three of John Dillinger's chief aides remain at large after his death as the federal pursuit continues. John Hamilton George Nelson and Homer Van Meter are identified as key participants in Dillinger raids across the Midwest and were with him during the Little Bohemia escape. Others connected include Eugene Green killed by agents and Tommy Carroll shot in Waterloo Iowa. additional names cited as having worked with Dillinger include Alvin Rarpis and the Barker brothers.
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St, Paul
John Dillinger
John Hamilton
Dillinger
George
Baby Face
Nelson
Homer van Meter
Central
Middle West
Little Bohemia
Mercer
Wis
Eugene Green
St. Paul
Tommy Carroll
Outlaw’s
Waterloo
Alvin Rarpis
Barker Brothers
Southwest
Sixteen Deaths Laid To Bandits
Chronology of suspected Dillinger era killings details a string of police and federal casualties from 1933 to 1934 as authorities hunted John Dillinger. Key figures include Sheriff Jess Larber, Eugene Teague, Charles Tilden, and Lt. Paul among others, with several officers and gang members killed in Illinois Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin incidents.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Jess Larber
Lima
Dillinger
Allen County
Sergi W. T. Shanley
John Hamilton
Eugene Teague
Paris
Ith
Edward Shower
Dillinger Fahgster
Lewis Katzewitz
Sant Ginsburg
Charles Tilden
Jack Klutas
Mllinois
Ader
Wiliam O'Malley
East Chisano
Ind
Mercer
Wis
Claims She Saw Bandit Recently IN Indianapolis
Mary Kinder, linked to Harry Pierpont and Dillinger group, claims she saw Dillinger "quite recently" but will not describe the meeting. She was at a dance hall near Indianapolis when told of Dillinger’s death and defended her association as harmless while insisting she is the only one not in custody.
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Indianapolis
Mary Kinder
Harry Pierpont
John Dillinger
Tucson
Arla
Dillinger
Tavnmn
Doubt At 5 F Falls On Dillinger Bank Raid Link
July 3 1947 officials doubt John Dillinger aided the $46000 Security National Bank robbery in Sioux Falls South Dakota. Tom Carroll, a Dillinger henchman slain at Waterloo Iowa last month, is identified as one of two machine gunners outside the bank during the raid. George Baby Face Nelson, another Dillinger ally, is said to have wounded Motorcycle Officer Hate Keith as police approached the bank.
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F. Sigux Falls
John Dilinger
Security National Bank and Trust Company
Tommy Carroll
Waterloo
George
Baby Face
Nelson
Hate Keith
Frechette Picture Found In Dillinger Watch
Chicago dispatch reports John Dillinger carried a photo of his sweetheart Evelyn Frechette in his watch. Officers recovered the image during a search related to the famed desperado. Frechette, described as a pretty part Indian girl, is imprisoned for harboring Dillinger.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Evelyn Frechette
Evelyn
London Reacts to Dillinger Death Across Papers
English papers react to the killing of John Dillinger with screaming headlines amid cricket results and heat wave notices. The manhunt era overshadows other recent crimes while readers follow the Trend of sensational coverage and evolving front pages.
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London
John Dillinger
Time News Today
England
Evening News
Evening Standard
Dillinger
All America
Star
Leeds
Brighton
Federal Government Pledges Hunt For Dillinger Aiders
Washington July 2 The government vows a never ending hunt to punish Dillinger mob members and anyone who aided them Attorney General Cummings called the strike a smashing blow and reassuring. Department of Justice agents who shot Dillinger at a Chicago theater are barred from rewards but the government offers 5000 for information leading to his capture. Hoover learns of Dillinger death as chaos and celebration ripple through the Justice Building.
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Washington
John Dillinger
United States
Dillinger
Cummings
Desperado
Department of Justice
Chicago
Dillnger
Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Will
Department of Justtice
Hoover
Tucson officers view Dillinger in Chicago
Two former captors of Dillinger, Chief Dallas Ford and Captain J. Smith of Tucson Aziz, visited the Chicago World’s Fair and commented that Dillinger could not escape. They recalled Dillinger’s capture in their hometown, mentioned gunplay at his death, and noted federal agents’ handling of the arrest. Hoover summarized Dillinger as a dangerous criminal with extraordinary nerve. The statement stressed ongoing prosecution for anyone aiding the Dillinger mob.
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Chicago
Dillinger
Dallas Ford
J. Smith
Tucson
Aziz
Desperado
Crown Point Jur
Federal Agin
Dillinger pursued as Nelson linked to W Carter Baum death
Attorney General Cummings, aboard a westbound train, says Dillinger’s capture remains elusive. He notes Dillinger was in Chicago for an extended period but agents kept the lead quiet until a final cornering effort. Casual reference to Nelson as a target tied to the Baum killing and Dillinger gang activity in Wisconsin woods last April.
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George
Nelson
W. Carter ‘Baum
Dillinger
Wisconsin
Cummings
West
Havawali
Showmen Scramble To Get Mementoes
CHICAGO July 23-44 Show men scrambled for mementoes the more gruesome the better of John Dillinger's demise today. Til give a thousand dollars for the shirt he was wearing if the heirs will sell it. Stephen Barry of the Sheffield avenue police.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Stephen Barry
Sheffield Avenue
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Hamilton
Nelson, van Meter
St Paul
Minneapolis
South Bend
Priso
Pat Riley
Riley
Tormmy Carroll
Dillinger Trail
Watch
Hunt
Melvin H. Purvis
Chicapo
Finis
Glenn Atep Claatt
Richard Barthelmoss
Elu Ster
O'Brien DA Farrell
Oyling Holloway
Eittle, Feller
William Powell
Myrna, Loy
Skippy
Walt Disney
Crown Point
Daly
Lillian Holley
Gom
Hudson
Terraplane
S. E
Huron
Dak
Cariel
Georgia
Coleman Olturic
New York
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