FBI profiles John Dillinger
As part of a series of articles published by the FBI on the major crimes and criminals in the FBI's history, the feds have published this interesting report on John Dillinger, whom they began hunting 75 years ago this month.
Next month, the FBI is promising a report on Bonnie and Clyde, complete with never-before-released files.
To see the report, click here.
*Photo courtesy of the FBI
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Interesting story by FBI but failed to mention criminal history credits J.D. for the classic take-over M.O.; "Shock & Awe", running in with guns blazing and jumping the teller counter, nothing more than a crazy, murdering thug (with a cute smile) also J.D. was rumored to be a heroin addict, not a fearless Robin Hood, just brain fried.
The nations news media loved this nut and he loved them, even holding "Photo-Ops" at every opportunity. The press put a great spin on his crimes; he was "liberating" money from corrupt banks who were stealing / foreclosing on poor customers homes, farms and businesses due to the recession.... or he was "just a victim of hard economic times".
All this some how sounds very familiar.