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Jul 17, 2019 · You've heard of John Dillinger and the famous shootout at Bohemia Lodge in Manitowish Waters, but have you ever heard of Evelyn Frechette? That's the topic of this week's A Northwoods Moment in History with Gary Entz. Evelyn Frechette grew up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin and gained a measure of fame in the 1930s.
Evelyn Frechette was born September 15, 1907 in Neopit, Wisconsin. Her father William Frechette was French. Her Mother Mary Labell was half French, half Menominee Indian. Billie's father died when she was only 8 years old, leaving her mother to raise Billie and her four brothers and sisters on her own.
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Dec 24, 2020 · 4.4 22 ratings. See all formats and editions. Facing Fear depicts the true story of Evelyn (Billie) Frechette, the beloved companion of John Dillinger. The unyielding violence that ravaged the Native American Race made survival extremely dangerous.
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John Dillinger's father as joined a similar “Crime Does Not Pay” show by Johnny J. Jones shows. Evelyn Frechette was in prison when she wrote a booklet about crime that would later sell for twenty five cents each at this same show which she joined upon her release from prison in 1936. (Gun Molls poster courtesly of William J. Helmer.)
Sep 17, 2020 · 12 subscribers. Subscribed. 8. 978 views 3 years ago. Facing Fear depicts the true story of Evelyn (Billie) Frechette, beloved companion of John Dillinger. The unyielding violence that ravaged...
Clayton E. May, Evelyn Frechette, alias Mrs. John Dillinger, et al. Lewis Ayer’s indexed transcript preserved the testimony of over 40 witnesses for the prosecution. The trial lasted for a week and a half in May of 1934. Frechette stood accused of harboring Dillinger while he was a Federal fugitive.
Jan 12, 2013 · O n this day, Jan. 13, in 1969, Evelyn “Billie” Frechette, best known for her relationship with the bank robber John Dillinger in the early 1930s, died at age 61. Frechette began a...
