One Hilarious Prison Break Has Dire Consequences

Dillinger’s Two Escapes

After being arrested for robbing a bank in Chicago, local area newspapers boasted that the prison he was taken to was escape-proof. The events of this day are up for debate, but there are two reports that Dillinger either threatened guards with a real pistol, or one carved out of wood in order to make his escape…

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