Had either Aulls or Hodges been better shots, John Herbert Dillinger would have been a forgotten footnote in history. A no-nonsense time in law enforcement history, the two officers thought nothing of pulling their weapons and firing a total of seven shots at a fleeing young man who had done nothing worse than having a handgun. slithered away, leaving a stunned Aulls holding an empty coat. When Pinkston died by his own hand in 1996, he left behind an extraordinary, eighteen-hundred-page gold mine of edited research that covered every aspect of John Dillinger's life. That's precisely what Joe Pinkston and Tom Smusyn didand it took them nearly a half century. ≼aptain Matt Leach, Indiana State Police, 1933 There are enough angles on tribe and its history to write a great big book. When all of the known facts about Dillinger are dragged into publicity, it will be found that no desperado in America can approach this bad man's record. Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc ISBN: 9780786715589 Number of pages: 448 Weight: 528 g Dimensions: 218 x 141 x 25 mm You may also be interested in.John Dillinger: The Life and Death of America's First Celebrity Criminal With access to the thousands of sources collected in the world's foremost Dillinger archives,including dozens of photographs,New York Times bestselling author Matera describes every robbery, shoot-out, and prison escape as though he had choreographed them himself. When caught, Dillinger staged one of the most harrowing prison escapes imaginable,only to finally be betrayed by the infamous 'Lady in Red.' John Dillinger brings to light bank robberies never before reported detailed plans for major crimes that Dillinger nearly implemented the revelation that the Lady in Red was actually a police plant and the startling motives behind John Dillinger's execution by rogue FBI agents. Dillinger and his bank-robbing gang cut a criminal swath never to be equaled, thrilling a nation in the throes of the Great Depression. John Dillinger is an adrenaline-fueled narrative that reignites America's fascination with the suave and deadly desperado who became the FBI's first Public Enemy, whose story,until now,has been riddled with rumors and fiction.

John Dillinger by Dary Matera