George Dale (criminal)

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]

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References
  1. United Press (April 20, 1934). "Slayer at Chair Tells Family to Laugh, Be Happy". Waterloo Daily Courier – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  2. 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.
  3. O'Brien, John (June 27, 1993). "The Tigress File". Chicago Tribune.
  4. United Press (August 31, 1933). "Woman Given 199 Year Term". The Daily Hawk-Eye Gazette – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  5. "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.


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