Depression Era Gangsters | John Dillinger | 11 - Public Enemy Number One

Episode 11/12 of the Story of John Dillinger, the Depression Era Gangster. In the wake of the shootout between Federal Agents and the Dillinger Gang at the Little Bohemia Lodge in Northern Wisconsin, the United States government passed several crime bills that gave J. Edgar Hoover's men of the Bureau of Investigation extensive powers to unleash hellfire in the War on Crime. John Dillinger was Hoover's supreme target, and he and his Agents ramped up efforts to catch Johnnie and his fellow gang mates, Homer Van Meter, George "Baby Face" Nelson, Thomas "Tommy" Carroll, and Arthur "Pat" Reilly. Dillinger was still reeling from the loss of his lieutenant John "Red" Hamilton who had been shot during their escape from the Little Bohemia Lodge. Despite law enforcement's best efforts to turn Dillinger into a master villain, Johnnie received a lot of public support. However, with his face splashed across newspapers and movie screens, he became too recognizable. He needed to change his face. --- SOURCES AND INFO --- Website and social media links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://defraggedhistory.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://defraggedhistory.com/john-dillinger/dillinger-bibliography/⁠⁠⁠⁠   --- MUSIC --- All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound. Music list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://defraggedhistory.com/john-dillinger/dillinger-music-list/⁠⁠⁠⁠