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Dillinger, John
     
Dillinger, John
(1903-34) a famous US robber and murderer. In 1933 and 1934 he and his gang (=group of criminals) robbed many different banks in the US, using guns and killing many people. The FBI finally organized a trap and shot him as he was leaving a theatre.
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