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Homer V. Van Meter Born: Dec. 3, 1906 - Fort Wayne Indiana Siblings
Homer Van Meter was the
notorious gunman and right hand man for John Dillinger. He was a former
waiter, sent to prison (state reformatory, Pendleton, Indiana) in 1925 for
taking several hundred dollars from passengers on a train (10 to 20 year
sentence) were he met John Dillinger. Both were eventually sent to
Indiana State Prison, Michigan City, Indiana. Homer was paroled May 19,
1933 right before Dillinger (May 22, 1933), after which the two formed a gang and went on a one
year crime spree of robbing banks and having shootouts with law enforcement
officers. Homer killing 2 East Chicago detectives and a South Bend police
officer. Wanted Poster
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