Episode 42 - John Dillinger's Grave at Crown Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana
"These few dollars you lose here today are going to buy you stories to tell your children and great-grandchildren. This could be one of the big moments in your life; don't make it your last!" Words spoken by American gangster John Dillinger. Join Jennie and Dianne as they visit Crown Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana specifically to tell the ordinary extraordinary story of John Dillinger on the anniversary of his death, July 22nd, 1934.
Resources for this episode include:
Croyle, Johnathan. "Granddaughter and some dedicated woodcarvers restore a 113-year-old Syracuse grave marker ." https://www.syracuse.com/. 17 July 2021, www.syracuse.com/living/2021/07/granddaughter-and-some-dedicated-woodcarvers-restore-a-113-year-old-syracuse-grave-marker.html. Accessed 17 July 2021.
"About." https://www.dignitymemorial.com/. 21 July 2021, www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/indianapolis-in/crown-hill-funeral-home-mgmt-co/8366. Accessed 19 July 2021.
"John Dillinger ." https://www.fbi.gov/. www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/john-dillinger. Accessed 19 July 2021.
Callahan, Rick. " Body of 1930s gangster John Dillinger to be exhumed ." https://apnews.com/. 30 July 2019, apnews.com/article/indiana-us-news-ap-top-news-in-state-wire-il-state-wire-86614eac91854827ab6f210ac1349c69. Accessed 19 July 2021.
Callahan, Rick. "Body of 1930s gangster John Dillinger to be exhumed ." https://www.pbs.org/. 30 July 2019, www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/nation/body-of-1930s-gangster-john-dillinger-to-be-exhumed. Accessed 19 July 2021.
Photo of John Dillinger's grave by: Wildhartlive and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Dillinger_grave.jpg#mw-jump-to-license
Photo of John Dillinger - Public Domain
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