Tuesday, 30 July 2019

Body of 1930s gangster John Dillinger to be exhumed at family's request

Digging up the remains could resolve conspiracy theories Dillinger isn’t buried in grave, though reason for request is unknown

The body of the notorious 1930s gangster John Dillinger is expected to be exhumed in September at an Indianapolis cemetery, more than 85 years after he was killed by FBI agents.

Digging up the remains could resolve conspiracy theories that the man some considered a hero during the Great Depression isn’t buried in his marked grave, said Susan Sutton, a historian with the Indiana Historical Society. Among the tales is that Dillinger’s family tricked the FBI into shooting the wrong man.

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