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The Dillinger Escape: How One Gangster Built the FBI | The Missing Files
In this episode of The Missing Files, host Stacey Evans explores the complex legacy of John Dillinger, the infamous Depression-era bank robber whose crimes inadvertently forged the modern Federal Bureau of Investigation. This narrative goes beyond the simple hero-villain dichotomy often associated with Dillinger, examining how his relentless evasion of local law enforcement created a vacuum that J. Edgar Hoover filled by transforming the Bureau of Investigation into the powerful federal agency we know today. Listeners will discover how Dillinger’s public persona as a Robin Hood figure was…
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