Efforts allegedly made by Dillinger to alter his appearance — including plastic surgery and burning off his fingerprints with acid — have led some historians and Dillinger enthusiasts to believe the body belonged to a doppelganger. Earlier this year, the FBI took the rare step of issuing a statement regarding the case, acknowledging the "common myth" that there was a Dillinger lookalike killed that night, but such claims "have been advanced with only circumstantial evidence.
For that reason, two Dillinger family members argued in sworn affidavits that the body should be dug up and tested. The exhumation and testing were to be part of a documentary initially planned for distribution on the History Channel, which has since cut ties with the project. Call IndyStar reporter Holly Hays at Follow her on Twitter: hollyvhays. Facebook Twitter Email.
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He dropped out of school when he was 16 and made an honest living for a little while at a machine shop.
He served on the U. Utah, which was sunk during the siege of Pearl Harbor. Due to his problems with discipline, Dillinger deserted and returned to Indiana after being dishonorably discharged.
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