In this episode, we go back to the fourth year of America’s worst economic depression in history, specifically July 22, 1934.  On that day, we will relive the last day alive of America’s Most Wanted Criminal, Public Enemy #1, John Dillinger. 

Main Points

• Dillinger repeatedly thwarted efforts to jail him, escaping several times from state prisons as well as county jails.
• The FBI took the lead in hunting down and killing John Dillinger.
• A woman Dillinger trusted, betrayed him.

Takeaways

• Dillinger’s meticulous planning lessened the police’s chances of catching him.
• The FBI pressured a woman into betraying Dillinger the night he was killed.

Dive Deeper

• Public Enemies 2009 Movie.
• General Treatment of John Dillinger's Life

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