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John Dillinger Was A Career Criminal

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John Dillinger is one of the most famous prison escapees in American history. His lifestyle, arrest, and escape from prison were so mad that the events inspired the 2009 film Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp.

While the movie portrayed Dillinger as a suave crook and ladies man, in reality, he was a career criminal. He spent nine years in prison for robbery before being released in 1933. He was a free man for less than two months before robbing his first bank. He evaded the authorities until he was caught in Tucson, Arizona in January of 1934. Although the jail claimed to be “escape proof,” Dillinger proved that was false.

Dillinger’s demise wasn’t far off though…