Is That John Dillinger Buried in Dillinger's Grave?-- Part 2

The evidence that John Dillinger wasn't buried there is the non-match of eye color, the ear shape and protrusion from the head, the finger prints did not match, the existence of a heart condition and non-match of anterior teeth  according to the affidavit.

Dillinger supposedly had plastic surgery to be done to alter his appearance while he was on the run.

The plan for exhumation had originally been part of a History Channel network documentary, but they pulled out of the project in September

But lawyers for Crown Hill Cemetery say Indiana law gives the cemetery veto power on any exhumation.

Well, Was He or Wasn't He?  --Cooter

Is That John Dillinger Buried In John Dillinger's Grave?-- Part 1

From the November 30, 2019, Chicago Sun-Times "Cemetery seeks to keep body in Dillinger's grave"by John Seidel.

"When it comes to whether the body inside 1930s gangster John Dillinger's grave will actually be exhumed, Indianapolis' Crown Hill Cemetery says it has the last word.

"And the cemetery says it refuses to open the grave for 'a decades-old conspiracy theory that Dillinger was not, in fact, shot and killed by the FBI, properly identified by his family or buried at Crown Hill in 1934.' "

But, the case might ultimately be decided by a judge.

Meanwhile, the Indiana State Department of Health has given approval for the exhumation to move forward on New Year's Eve.

Two of Dillinger's descendants made national news this past summer when they said they had evidence that the person fatally shot outside Chicago's Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934, may not have been Dillinger.

--Cooter

Indianapolis' Crown Hill Cemetery-- Part 3: Still More Racing Folks Buried There

Drivers George Amick, Erwin "Cannonball" Baker,  and Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.

Floyd Davis, Jimmy Drywalt, Ronnie Duman, Jerry Hoyt.

Jim Hurtbise, Herbert Jones, Chet Miller and Paul Russo.

Harry C. Stutz, owner of the Stutz Auto Company.

Also, Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger.

--Cooter

Indianapolis' Crown Hill Cemetery-- Part 2: Others With IMS Ties Buried There

From Wikipedia.

Captain Joseph Hammond, RAF in World War I, was killed in an air race in 1918 and buried in Carl Fisher's mausoleum.

Early Indy-based auto manufacturer Daniel Marmon of Nordyke Marmon & Company.  The first Indy 500 race in 1911 was won by a Marmon Wasp car.

David M. Parry, founder of the Parry Auto Company.

Charles H. Black and Frank P. Fox, Indy driver and owner of the Pope Motor Car Company

Auto company partners and brothers Walter C. Marmon and Howard Marmon.

Auto industrialists August Duesenberg and Frederick S. Duesenberg.

And, Even More to Come.  --DaCoot

Indianapolis' Crown Hill Cemetery-- Part 1: Final Resting Place of Many Associated With the Indy 500

Even though the article I've been covering "Check Out 7 secret Indy 500 Remnants" by Will Higgins in the May 27, 2016, Indianapolis Star didn't actually mention it other than the graves of Wilbur Brink (see June  ) and Erwin "Cannonball" Baker (see June 8 and today), a lot of people associated with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy 500 are buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.

To start with, the Father of the IMS, Carl Fisher, is buried there as are the other three "founding Fathers" James A. Allison, Frank Wheeler and Arthur Newby.

That alone would make a trip to the cemetery worthwhile, but there are many others, including the 1919 Indy 500 winner Howdy  Wilcox and 1931 winner Louis Schneider.  Two others racing in the 1911 first-ever Indy 500, Frank Fox and Charles Merz are also there.

And, There Are More.  --DaCoot

Seven Secret Indy 500 Remnants-- Part 11: Grave of the "Canonball"

GRAVE OF ERWIN GEORGE "CANNON BALL" BAKER (1882-1960):  CROWN HILL CEMETERY, 700 W. 38TH STREET, SECTION 60, LOT 150.

Baker won the first motorized race ever held at the the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a motorcycle race on August 14, 1909.  The new track's unusual surface, a combination of "asphaltum oil" and crushed limestone proved treacherous to rubber tires.  of the 30 riders who started the race, only four finished.  And, it was just a four lap sprint.  Baker went on to win 52 more races.

Baker is best-known for his record-setting cross-country runs.  In 1914, he went from San Diego to New York on an Indian motorcycle in 11 days, 11 hours and 11 minutes -- 3,379 miles, only four of them on paved roads.  He beat the previous record by nine days.

--DaCootBike

Seven Secret Indy 500 Remnants-- Part 7: Wilbur Brink in Crown Hill Cemetery

HERE LIES WILBUR BRINK, CROWN HILL CEMETERY, 700 W. 38TH STREET, SECTION 70, LOT 1062.

Wilbur Brink (1919-1931) is the only person to die as a result of an auto racing accident at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway while not on IMS grounds.  He was 12 years old, playing in his front yard at 2316 Georgetown Road when, on lap 162, a wheel came loose from a race car (one did on the 100th Running as well) driven by defending 500 champion Billy Arnold as Arnold crashed at Turn 4.  The wheel bounded across the road, struck young Mr. Brink and killed him.

Arnold and his riding mechanic, Spider Matlock, were injured but not seriously.  A few years ago Brink's death became the subject of a song written and performed by the Swedish pop band Norma.  The song was called "Bad Luck for Wilbur Brink."

Definitely Bad Luck.