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Crime History: John Dillinger’s girlfriend dies

By Scott McCabe
Published January 12, 2013 5:00am ET
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Crime History: John Dillinger’s girlfriend dies
On this day, Jan. 13, in 1969, Evelyn “Billie” Frechette, best known for her relationship with the bank robber John Dillinger in the early 1930s, died at age 61. Frechette began a relationship with Dillinger in 1933 and was arrested in April of 1934 for hiding Dillinger in her St. Paul, Minn., apartment. Dillinger saw […]

On this day, Jan. 13, in 1969, Evelyn “Billie” Frechette, best known for her relationship with the bank robber John Dillinger in the early 1930s, died at age 61.

Frechette began a relationship with Dillinger in 1933 and was arrested in April of 1934 for hiding Dillinger in her St. Paul, Minn., apartment.

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