| One of the most notorious gangsters of the 1930s, John Dillinger became the object of an intense manhunt following his stunning escape in March 1934 from a heavily guarded jail in Crown Point, Indiana. Left, Dillinger poses with a revolver and a submachine gun shortly after his escape. Right, a June 1934 reward poster offers $10,000 for Dillinger’s capture and $5,000 for information leading to his arrest. Dillinger was killed in Chicago in July 1934 by agents from the Bureau of Investigation, now known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). |