PERU, Ind. (WLFI) – Peru police are working to reclaim a Tommy gun seized by Tucson police during a raid in Arizona, but the gun was seized more than 80 years ago from infamous gangster John Dillinger ...

John Dillinger's big-screen reincarnation is bringing heightened interest in the gangster, and a Tucsonan got a hefty sum for one of Dillinger's guns sold at auction this weekend. As the Dillinger ...

A .45-caliber Thompson submachine gun stolen by members of John Dillinger's gang has been returned after more than 80 years. Three FBI special agents from Indiana presented the weapon to Auburn, Ind., ...

I was intrigued to read in The Times that Lake County has regained its Dillinger gun. I am writing a biography of John Dillinger, and this Thompson .45 caliber submachine gun is full of import to me.

America’s outlaw era has always carried a strange mix of history, violence, folklore, and fascination. While the crimes ...

WARRICK COUNTY, Ind. – In the spring of 1985, a handsome man in a three-piece suit strolled into Esther Stephens’ shop. He was in his early 80s. The suit wasn’t much younger, but it looked expensive: ...

John Dillenger continues to cause a ruckus in Indiana 75 years after he escaped from a jail there. As the story goes, the famous outlaw made a fake gun out of old pieces of washboard while he was ...