IN - Body of 1930s gangster John Dillinger to be exhumed, Indianapolis, Sept 2019

[PastTense]

"INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The body of notorious 1930s gangster John Dillinger is expected to be exhumed in September from a concrete-encased grave at an Indianapolis cemetery more than 85 years after he was killed by FBI agents outside a Chicago theater.

The upcoming exhumation could put to rest conspiracy theories suggesting that the violent criminal some people considered a folk hero during the height of the Great Depression isn’t even buried in his marked grave.

The Indiana State Department of Health approved a permit July 3 sought by Dillinger’s nephew, Michael C. Thompson, to have the body exhumed from Crown Hill Cemetery and reinterred there.

The permit doesn’t give a reason for the request, and Thompson couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. However, Dan Silberman of A&E Networks says the exhumation will be covered as part of a documentary on Dillinger for The History Channel."
Body of 1930s gangster John Dillinger to be exhumed

 

[beatrixpotter]

Wow. I'd never heard he had plastic surgery to disguise himself. I didn't even know it was around then.

 

[PrairieWind]

I sure hope that the TV show isn't the only reason he is being exhumed.

 

[Isabelle98]

I sure hope that the TV show isn't the only reason he is being exhumed.

Pretty sure this is the real reason.
No need to exhume somebody died in 1934!

 

[PrairieWind]

Pretty sure this is the real reason.
No need to exhume somebody died in 1934!

I suspect you are correct. I guess there is some conspiracy idea that he isn't actually buried there. But who cares? What difference does it make? He is still dead. I don't think that should be a valid reason to exhume, absent something else.

 

[beatrixpotter]

Pretty sure this is the real reason.
No need to exhume somebody died in 1934!

It's disgusting. He's literally digging up a notorious ancestor for a pay out so everyone can gawk at the remains and satisfy their idle curiosity. I bet his ancestors are all rolling over in their graves/

 

[Isabelle98]

I suspect you are correct. I guess there is some conspiracy idea that he isn't actually buried there. But who cares? What difference does it make? He is still dead. I don't think that should be a valid reason to exhume, absent something else.

Just show business. In our modern world money and mainstream media rule everything around us...

 

[PrairieWind]

Just show business. In our modern world money and mainstream media rule everything around us...

A new series: "Celebrity Exhumations and Makeovers."

 

[Isabelle98]

A new series: "Celebrity Exhumations and Makeovers."

 

[PastTense]

Wow. I'd never heard he had plastic surgery to disguise himself. I didn't even know it was around then.

"Plastic surgery has its roots in reconstruction. Records of cosmetic repairs to broken noses have been found dating back to about 2500 BC. Rudimentary reconstructive techniques were performed in India at about 800 BC. The specialty of Plastic Surgery as we know it today really began to develop after World War I, when many of the reconstructive procedures were created, often due to war injuries. As the specialty evolved there became many subspecialties within the field of Plastic Surgery, such as craniofacial, pediatric, burn, and aesthetic."
When and Where Did Plastic Surgery Become Popular? - MAE Plastic Surgery - Chicago, IL

 

[Keefer]

The ironic thing is the work he had done did not alter his looks very much, in fact he was still easily recognized.

 

[Keefer]

It's disgusting. He's literally digging up a notorious ancestor for a pay out so everyone can gawk at the remains and satisfy their idle curiosity. I bet his ancestors are all rolling over in their graves/

Some people will always find a way to make a buck on the publics gullibility, remember “al capone’s vault.”

 

[PrairieWind]

Some people will always find a way to make a buck on the publics gullibility, remember “al capone’s vault.”

That had to be one of the biggest fails in TV history! Although, it certainly didn't hurt Geraldo Rivera's career.