FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026

Question: Which notorious Depression-era bank robber was staying at Tucson’s Hotel Congress when a fire exposed his identity and led to his arrest?

Answer: John Dillinger. During the blaze, firefighters became suspicious of his unusually heavy luggage. After recognizing him from a detective magazine, they alerted police, leading to his arrest—though he escaped from an Indiana jail a month later.