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Roy Gann

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Roy Gann

Birth
Missouri, USA
Death
28 Jun 1934 (aged 29)
Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Tower Hill, Shelby County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Roy died of a bullet wound received in a gunfight with the chief of police in Assumption the night before. The chief was also wounded. Roy had admitted to several other shootings and was under indictment for a bank robbery in Ash Grove, Mo. and was being sought for questioning in another bank robbery.
He is the son of Cora Gann of Pana; has two sisters and a brother, Howard, 18. Born near Conway, Ark. he has many relatives in the Ozarks including his father.Two small children are in Springfield, Mo. with Mrs. Gann's parents. Roy left a barber shop in Springfield, Mo. 18 months earlier to embark on his crime spree. He was rivaling a reputation of John Dillinger.

Decatur Daily Review June 29, 1934
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Roy died of a bullet wound received in a gunfight with the chief of police in Assumption the night before. The chief was also wounded. Roy had admitted to several other shootings and was under indictment for a bank robbery in Ash Grove, Mo. and was being sought for questioning in another bank robbery.
He is the son of Cora Gann of Pana; has two sisters and a brother, Howard, 18. Born near Conway, Ark. he has many relatives in the Ozarks including his father.Two small children are in Springfield, Mo. with Mrs. Gann's parents. Roy left a barber shop in Springfield, Mo. 18 months earlier to embark on his crime spree. He was rivaling a reputation of John Dillinger.

Decatur Daily Review June 29, 1934
(Info provided by kpet)

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