George Dale (criminal)
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George Dale (1895 – April 20, 1934[1]) was the lover and criminal partner of Eleanor Jarman, dubbed by the press "The Blonde Tigress".[2] Dale was executed by the state of Illinois in 1934 for the murder of Chicago clothier Gustav Hoeh.[3]
Dale was the triggerman in the robbery of Hoeh's store, and was the only one of the gang (the other member was Leo Minnici) to get the death penalty.[4] Both Minnici and Jarman were sentenced to 199 years for the August 1933 murder.[4] Minnici was paroled in 1957.[5] Jarman escaped from prison in 1940 and was never caught.[3]
One of Dale's last acts before his electrocution was to write a love letter to Jarman.[3]
See also[]
- Capital punishment in Illinois
- Capital punishment in the United States
- List of people executed in Illinois
References[]
- ^ United Press (April 20, 1934). "Slayer at Chair Tells Family to Laugh, Be Happy". Waterloo Daily Courier – via Newspaperarchive.com.
- ^ Smith, Col Robert Barr (2013). Outlaws: Tales of Bad Guys Who Shaped the Wild West. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-4930-0462-1.
- ^ a b c O'Brien, John (June 27, 1993). "The Tigress File". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ a b United Press (August 31, 1933). "Woman Given 199 Year Term". The Daily Hawk-Eye Gazette – via Newspaperarchive.com.
- ^ "Son tries to clear 'Blond Tigress'". United Press International. June 29, 1993.
Leo Minneci, was also sentenced to 199 years and was paroled in 1957.
External links[]
- "3 Chicago Slayers Executed", The New York Times, April 20, 1934 (subscription required).
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- 1934 deaths
- American people convicted of murder
- People executed for murder
- 20th-century executions by Illinois
- People executed by Illinois by electric chair
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- People convicted of murder by Illinois
- American crime biography stubs