Dillinger

While researching a book on Depression-era outlaws, Playboy editor William J. Helmer stumbled upon a 600-page manuscript on John Dillinger. Written in the 1930s by G. Russell Girardin but never published, Dillinger: The Untold Story is a captivating and revealing account of Dillinger's life and crimes, based in part on information given to Girardin by the outlaw's lawyer, Louis Piquett, shortly after Dillinger's death. Though a series of articles written by Girardin and Piquett appeared in various newspapers at the time, the manuscript continued to yellow on the shelf for half a century until Helmer met Girardin and agreed to help get it published. This anniversary edition is filled with more illustrations and new information from FBI files and other sources, making it a rich and authentic slice of American history and a feast for true crime buffs.

G. Russell Girardin had a successful career as the head of an advertising agency. He died mere months after showing William J. Helmer the long-forgotten manuscript on Dillinger.

William J. Helmer is author of The Gun That Made the Twenties Roar and other books on the gangland era. He lives in Boerne, Texas.

Rick Mattix is author (with William J. Helmer) of Public Enemies: America's Criminal Past, 1919--1940. He lives in Bussey, Iowa.

Foreword by Rick Mattix
Preface to the 75th Anniversary Edition
About the Book; Preface

The Twig Is Bent
The Quality of Mercy
""And every man's hand""
The Gang Attains Maturity
A Florida Vacation
Prosecutor Estill Poses for a Picture

Piquett Takes the Case
The Vanishing American
Wooden Gun, Indiana
How Dillinger Did It

Enter Uncle Sam
Storm in the Midwest
Homecoming
Slaughter of Innocents
The Safest Place in America

Loeser Whets
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