Defragged History Podcast

Episode 7/12 of the story of John Dillinger, the Depression Era Gangster. John Dillinger had escaped the Lake County jail in Crown Point, Indiana and, with his first Lieutenant John Red Hamilton joined up with Lester Gillis, aka Baby Face Nelson's gang with Homer van Meter, Tommy Carroll and Eddie Green. After robbing a bank in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, together, Dillinger prepared another bank robbery in Iowa. Meanwhile, Johnnie's captured former-gang mates, Harry Pierpont, Charles Makley and

Episode 6/12 of the story of John Dillinger, the Depression Era Gangster. The Indiana State Prison escapees and John Dillinger felt the heat was on them after robbing several banks. They decided to take a vacation. First in Florida, and then on to Tucson, AZ, to get away from law enforcement. It was a mistake. --- SOURCES AND INFO --- Website and social media

Episode 5/12 of the story of John Dillinger, the Depression Era Gangster. The Indiana State Prison escapees and John Dillinger felt the heat was on them after robbing several banks. They decided to take a vacation. First in Florida, and then on to Tucson, AZ, to get away from law enforcement. It was a mistake. --- SOURCES AND INFO --- Website and social media

Episode 4/12 of the story of John Dillinger, the Depression Era Gangster. The Indiana State Prison escapees had freed John Dillinger from the Lima, OH jail and began robbing police stations and banks. Police departments from Indiana and Illinois teamed up to catch the supposed leader of the dangerous gang, Dillinger. Acting on a tip from a snitch, they laid a trap for Johnnie at a doctor's office in Chicago, IL. --- SOURCES AND INFO --- Website and social media

Episode 3/12 of the story of John Dillinger, the Depression Era Gangster. John Dillinger had provided his friends inside Indiana State Prison with the means to escape, but he was himself jailed. He could only hope his fellow-inmates succeeded in his break out, so they could spring him from jail… --- SOURCES AND INFO --- Website and social media links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://defraggedhistory.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://defraggedhistory.com/john-dillinger/dillinger-bibliography/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- MUSIC

Episode 2/12 of the story of John Dillinger, the Depression Era Gangster. A paroled John Dillinger found a few fellow gang members to rob banks and stores to gather money to help a group of fellow prison inmates escape. However, he'd been paroled during the Great Depression, and most places on his jug list were shut down. Also, his fellow gangsters proved they weren't exactly up to the task. Plus, he was distracted by a girl… --- SOURCES AND INFO --- Website and social media

John Herbert Dillinger was born and grew up. When he was 20 years old, he got a prison sentence for a failed robbery. He was in prison when the Great Depression hit the US, and when Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President. Roosevelt ended Prohibition but vowed to fight gangsters such as "Pretty Boy" Floyd, "Machine Gun" Kelly, the Barker-Karpis Gang, and the Barrow Gang, with Bonnie and Clyde. He would use Agents from the Justice Department's Bureau of Investigation led by J. Edgar Hoover. ---