This Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 picture at the Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas shows letters written by the infamous gangster John Dillinger to his father. The letters are among a dozen artifacts from the famed Depression-era bank robber that Heritage Auction Galleries will offer in December. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

This Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 picture at the Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas shows letters written by the infamous gangster John Dillinger to his father. The letters are among a dozen artifacts from the famed Depression-era bank robber that Heritage Auction Galleries will offer in December.

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  1. This Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 picture at the Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas shows letters written by the infamous gangster John Dillinger to his father. The letters are among a dozen artifacts from the famed Depression-era bank robber that Heritage Auction Galleries will offer in December.
  2. This Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 picture at the Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas shows a U.S. dollar with what is believed to be John Dillinger's blood. It is believed he had the dollar on him when he was shot to death at the age of 31 by federal agents outside Chicago's Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934. The dollar is among a dozen artifacts from the famed Depression-era bank robber that Heritage Auction Galleries will offer in December.
  3. This Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 picture at the Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas shows a pocket watch that once belonged to the infamous gangster John Dillinger. It is believed he had the pocket watch on him when he was shot to death at the age of 31 by federal agents outside Chicago's Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934. The pocket watch is among a dozen artifacts from the famed Depression-era bank robber that Heritage Auction Galleries will offer in December.
  4. On Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 a wool hunting jacket that is said to have once belonged to the infamous gangster John Dillinger is shown at the Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas. The wool jacket is among a dozen artifacts from the famed Depression-era bank robber that Heritage Auction Galleries will offer in December.
  5. On Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 a wool hunting jacket that is said to have once belonged to the infamous gangster John Dillinger shown at the Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas. The wool jacket is among a dozen artifacts from the famed Depression-era bank robber that Heritage Auction Galleries will offer in December.
  6. On Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 a wool hunting jackekt that is said to have once belonged to the infamous gangster John Dillinger shown at the Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas. The wool jacket is among a dozen artifacts from the famed Depression-era bank robber that Heritage Auction Galleries will offer in December.
  7. This Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 picture at the Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas shows a gun that is believed to have once belonged to the infamous gangster John Dillinger. The weapon is among a dozen artifacts from the famed Depression-era bank robber that Heritage Auction Galleries will offer in December.
  8. This Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 picture at the Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas shows a piece of wood carved to look like a Colt 38, that is said to have been used by the infamous gangster John Dillinger duirng a jail escape. While awaiting trial in the death of a policeman, Dillinger broke out of the Crown Point, Ind., on March 3, 1934, using a wooden gun. The wooden gun is among a dozen artifacts from the famed Depression-era bank robber that Heritage Auction Galleries will offer in December.

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