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Photos: Outlaw John Dillinger captured in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ in 1934

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89 years ago on Jan. 25, 1934, John Dillinger and his crew of criminals — Charley Makley, Russell Clark and Harry Pierpont — were captured in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ following a string of jail breaks and robberies in the Midwest. 

On Jan. 23, 1934, Makley and Clark were staying at Hotel Congress when a fire broke out. The duo asked firefighters to retrieve their bags from one of the upper floors. But the firefighters later recognized Makley and Clark and notified police. 

Dillinger and Clark were arrested at a home near the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. Makley was arrested downtown at what was once the Grabe Electric Company. And Pierpont was captured after being lured to the local police station under false pretenses.

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