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  2. Ana Cumpănaș - Wikipedia

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    Ana Cumpănaș. Ana Cumpănaș or Anna Sage, nicknamed Woman in Red (1889 – April 25, 1947), was a Romanian prostitute and brothel owner in the American cities of Chicago and Gary, Indiana. She is best known for having assisted the Federal Bureau of Investigation in tracking down gangster John Dillinger .

  3. Evelyn Frechette - Wikipedia

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    2 years in prison without parole. Mary Evelyn " Billie " Frechette (September 15, 1907 – January 13, 1969) was an American woman known for her personal relationship with the bank robber John Dillinger in the early 1930s. Frechette is known to have been involved with Dillinger for about six months, until her arrest and imprisonment in 1934.

  4. John Dillinger - Wikipedia

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    John Dillinger. John Herbert Dillinger ( / ˈdɪlɪndʒər /; June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster during the Great Depression. He commanded the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing twenty-four banks and four police stations. Dillinger was imprisoned several times and escaped twice.

  5. The Woman in Red - Wikipedia

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    The Woman in Red (novel), a 1941 novel by Anthony Gilbert. Woman in Red (comics), one of the earliest superheroines. Ana Cumpănaș (Anna Sage), who was nicknamed "the Woman in Red" for the dress she wore when John Dillinger was killed. Melisandre, a character from the A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novel series and its television adaptation ...

  6. Biograph Theater - Wikipedia

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    The building is finished with red pressed brick and white-glazed terra cotta. On July 22, 1934, after attending the film Manhattan Melodrama with brothel madam Ana Cumpănaș , also known as Anna Sage (or "The Woman in Red"), and Polly Hamilton, John Dillinger was shot dead outside the Biograph by FBI agents led by Melvin Purvis , when he ...

  7. 2 Dillinger relatives doubt body in grave is the gangster - AOL

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    The planned exhumation will be part of a documentary on Dillinger for The History Channel, a spokesman for A&E Networks confirmed earlier this week. 2 Dillinger relatives doubt body in grave is ...

  8. John Hamilton (gangster) - Wikipedia

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    John Hamilton (gangster) Mugshot of John "Red" Hamilton. Criminal partner of John Dillinger. John "Red" Hamilton (August 27, 1898 – April 26, 1934) was a Canadian criminal and bank robber active in the 1920s–1930s, most notably as an associate of John Dillinger. He is best known for his lingering death and secret burial after being mortally ...

  9. Dillinger Gang - Wikipedia

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    The Dillinger Gang was a group of American Depression-era bank robbers led by John Dillinger. [ 1] The gang gained notoriety for a successful string of bank robberies, using modern tools and tactics, in the Midwestern United States from September 1933 to July 1934. During this crime spree, the gang killed 10 and wounded 7.