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View Video Dillinger in Tucson The True Story of Public Enemy Number 1's Arrest in Tucson — January 20, 2010

Historian Jim Turner clears up several misconceptions about the arrest of John Dillinger in Tucson in the 1930's. Turner, who is the former historian with the Arizona Historical Society says Dillinger never stayed at the Hotel Congress and no shots were fired while his gang was in town. Every year, Hotel Congress celebrates Dillinger Days which is this weekend January 23-24 in downtown Tucson.