free dillinger's girlfriend. so in the porch is that you see behind my head, there were federal marshals armed with sawed off shotguns and thompson some machine guns, waiting in case any members of the barker gang or dillinger gang would show up to liberate their comrades. it never happened. but you can imagine what it was like in this room, in the sweltering heat of the summer of 1935 and 1936, when all the gangsters who were here and everybody was waiting to see if either gangsters with machine guns would come and try to freedom. in this building is both the inception of prohibition that led to widespread organized crime all over america. that is how al compound got his start as a bootlegger. and then, in 1934, 35, 36, this is also the building where all of those bootleggers and bank robbers were tried and sent to alcatraz, 11 worth prison, and other prisons across america. that's where it began and where it ended. i got started in oklahoma. population down there is one third indian, one third need grow, one th

john dillinger. epicenter of 1930's crime in the era of john dillinger. >> next, we take you to st. paul for the story of a corrupt police force, they miss out those, prohibition, and the fbi's pursuit of america's most wanted criminals. >> for cities all over america there were cities that were safe havens for gangsters. hot springs, arkansas. outside of chicago. but more than any of those other cities was st. paul. it was estimated that 50% of minnesotans were involved in making bootleg liquor in those days. the other 50% were buying it from them. this minnesota area was also well situated to make bootleg liquor, to break the prohibition law. we had a lot of germans, and germans know how to make beer. we had more breweries per capita than almost any city in america. when you break the law and make illegal liquor, you need water, you need fresh water. we had the mississippi river, only a few yards from where we are standing today. we are very close to the border of canada, so liquor could be importe

this is dillinger's door right here. dillinger is in bed with his girlfriend.ns the door, peeks out and you go, ma'am, we're here to speak to carl hellman. the woman forgets her own alias. she goes, carl, carl -- oh, my husband. the fbi are not fools. they go, ma'am, we are staying here. you go and get carl. she runs to the bed. says, john, john, the jig is up, it's the fbi. dillinger says, get your clothes on, gets a machine gun, comes to the door, opens it, leans out, grins at the fbi and starts firing machine gun bullets out of the door. the police and the fb i start firing back at him. this door is chewed up by bullets. john dillinger, not a master criminal, not a single bullet from dillinger's gun hits any of the fbi agents in the actual corridor you are in. one bullet from the fbi and the police hits john dillinger in the thigh. incredibly, john dillinger has escaped from the fbi shootout. he lays down fire and comes out this door. dillinger is wounded in the leg. dillinger races over here, stands here holding a submachine gun in one hand and a gun in the

free dillinger's girlfriend. of the porch is that you see behind my head there were federal marshals armed with shotguns and sub machine guns waiting in case any members of the corpus barker gang or dillinger gang would come up to relieve their comrades. it never happened but you can imagine what it was like in this room, in the sweltering heat of the summers of 35 degrees and 36 degrees when all the gangsters were here and everyone was waiting to see if other gangsters with machine guns would calm and try to free them. in this building, is both the inception of prohibition that led to widespread organized crime all over america. that's how al kupperman got his start as a bootlegger. in 1934, 1935, 1936, this was the building where all those bootleggers and bank robbers were tried and sent to alcatraz, lebron worth prison in other prisons across america. it's where began and where it ended. >> while the gangsters of the depression era turn to crime to make a living, others turn west. >> across the great plains fr

it at dillinger. the kid is seconds from becoming the boy who killed john when his mother, hearing the shots, tackles her son, throws into the ground, and dillinger is not killed in st. paul. he gets in the getaway car with his girl and he goes to wisconsin for a little rest and relaxation at the little but kenya lodge -- little bohemia lodge. the deal between the crooks and a cops fell apart. bank robber john dillinger's tried,end was successfully, in this room. the four she was found guilty of harboring her boyfriend, john dillinger, she tried to escape. she said she had to go to the labor of -- had to go to the ladies room. the federal marshals followed her. but the federal marshals stood back, allowing her to go to the bathroom, at which point she simply kept going down the hallway and tried to escape. fortunately, the federal marshals overcame their shyness about a female, soon to be convict, grabbed her, and make sure she did not escape. the fbi was concerned that the dillinger gang would try to

her husband, carl, says she is is a hero because is a teacher at sommer dillinger school in san jose, she works hard to provide education to her students and continue to support them during these tough times there's. she has been a source of encouragement and kindness, i want to thank her for inspiring obus, especially her three young children who truly admire her. with mother's day coming up on may 10th, we want to know why your mom is your hero. send us a picture and a story to my hero at fox tv.com and we will be featuring moms throw mother's day weekend. permit the battle over the next coronavirus louisville coming up here. >>> nancy pelosi outlines a package, but it is receiving pushback from republicans. >>> tune in tonight for an all new episode of celebrity watch party, followed by mental samurai, and stick around for the 10:00 news and 11:00 news all right here on ktvu. >>> the most recent c.a.r.e.s. act came with the price tag rarely seen on capitol hill. in the coming weeks, congress looking at another even bigger relief economic relief bill. lauren blanchard has more now f

this is organized around john dillinger, the storied figures of that age.but really in that moment that the fbi becomes the dominant federal law enforcement agency, particularly having to do with bank robbery, kidnapping, the federal government is expanding, other things are becoming federal crimes. so as you're beginning to get greater regulation of banking, the fbi also comes in and begins to be responsible for bank robbery as a crime. so you begin to build an fbi domestic law enforcement duties and that is through democratic processes. that is through congress passing laws. that is through the president signing off on them. so that is sort of piece one of the architecture. piece two is it is really under roosevelt that the fbi learns to sell itself as a popular institution. i think we tend to, again, when we talk about the deep state, we don't tend to talk about its popular constituency, about the popular image about the idea that certain parts of the national security establishment, the military, have a popular constituency that mobilizes on their behal