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John Dillinger: US gangster's grave set to be exhumed – BBC news, bbc.com

John Dillinger: US gangster's grave set to be exhumed – BBC news, bbc.com


        

                                 John Dillinger. Photo: 1934Image copyright                 Getty Images                                                      
Image caption                                    John Dillinger was described as “Public Enemy No.1” in the 1930 s                             

A request to exhume the remains of infamous US gangster John Dillinger has been approved by officials

Dillinger’s relatives have been pressing for the permit, saying an imposter is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.

The FBI says its agents shot dead the gangster in Chicago in 1934, and he was then buried in Indiana’s state capital.

The disinterment is now planned for 31 December 2019 – but the cemetery is fighting the decision in court.

Dillinger’s nephew Michael Thompson and another family member say they believe that the FBI “killed the wrong man” at Chicago’s Biograph Theater in (*****************************.

They say they have evidence that the imposter in the grave has different eye color and fingerprints.

The FBI has dismissed such arguments as “a conspiracy theory”.

In a tweet in August, the FBI said it had “a wealth of information” proving that Dillinger was indeed shot dead in Chicago.

                                                                                                                      

Who was John Dillinger?

Dillinger was described as “Public Enemy No.1” in the 1930 s – the Great Depression era in the US.

(A $) , 000 bounty was placed on his head.

He led the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of a string of bank robberies.

            

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