<p>In thirteen months, John Dillinger transformed himself from inconsequential ex-con to the most famous criminal celebrity in US history and the first Public Enemy Number One.</p>
<figure id="attachment_3297" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3297" style="width: 744px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Baby-Face-Nelson.jpg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3297 size-full" src="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Baby-Face-Nelson.jpg" alt="" width="744" height="440" srcset="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Baby-Face-Nelson.jpg 744w, https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Baby-Face-Nelson-300x177.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3297" class="wp-caption-text">Lester Gillis aka Baby Face Nelson</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_3299" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3299" style="width: 467px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Eddie-Green.jpg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3299 size-full" src="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Eddie-Green.jpg" alt="" width="467" height="612" srcset="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Eddie-Green.jpg 467w, https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Eddie-Green-229x300.jpg 229w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3299" class="wp-caption-text">Eddie Green, St. Paul criminal</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_3301" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3301" style="width: 500px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Melvin-Purvis.jpg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3301 size-full" src="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Melvin-Purvis.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="689" srcset="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Melvin-Purvis.jpg 500w, https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Melvin-Purvis-218x300.jpg 218w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3301" class="wp-caption-text">Melvin Purvis</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_3302" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3302" style="width: 720px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Little-Bohemia.jpg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3302 size-full" src="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Little-Bohemia.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="480" srcset="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Little-Bohemia.jpg 720w, https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Little-Bohemia-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3302" class="wp-caption-text">Front entrance, The Little Bohemia Lodge, Manitowish Falls, Wisconsin</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_3304" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3304" style="width: 516px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Anna-Sage.jpg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3304 size-full" src="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Anna-Sage.jpg" alt="" width="516" height="677" srcset="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Anna-Sage.jpg 516w, https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Anna-Sage-229x300.jpg 229w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3304" class="wp-caption-text">Anna Sage</figcaption></figure>

In thirteen months, John Dillinger transformed himself from inconsequential ex-con to the most famous criminal celebrity in US history and the first Public Enemy Number One. Lester Gillis aka Baby Face Nelson Eddie Green, St. Paul criminal Melvin Purvis Front entrance, The Little Bohemia Lodge, Manitowish Falls, Wisconsin Anna Sage

<p>In thirteen months, John Dillinger transformed himself from inconsequential ex-con to the most famous criminal celebrity in US history and the first Public Enemy Number One.</p>
<a href="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Baby-Face-Nelson.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Lester Gillis aka Baby Face Nelson
<a href="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Eddie-Green.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Eddie Green, St. Paul criminal
<a href="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Melvin-Purvis.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Melvin Purvis
<a href="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Little-Bohemia.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Front entrance, The Little Bohemia Lodge, Manitowish Falls, Wisconsin
<a href="https://bytesizedbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dillinger-Anna-Sage.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Anna Sage

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