On this date in 1934, John Dillinger's girlfriend, Evelyn "Billie" Frechette, was arrested by G-men in Chicago and charged with harboring a fugitive. An angry Dillinger vowed to break her out of jail, but a girlfriend of one of his gang members talked him out of it. He did pay for her legal defense, but she wound up being convicted anyway. Billie Frechette spent two years in federal prison. When she was released in 1936, she toured the country in a theatrical show called Crime Doesn't Pay. Several members of Dillinger's family were also featured in the show. I guess sometimes crime does pay after all.
Further reading:
American Experience: Public Enemy #1 - Evelyn "Billie" Frechette, 1907-1969
Don't Call Us Molls - Evelyn "Billie" Frechette
2 comments:
Yep, sometimes it does pay. Especially when criminals get book and movie deals.
Matty,
Or when they run for office.
Post a Comment