Willie Sutton

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Willie Sutton: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 10, 2024
	Links added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Nov 16, 2023
	Anniversary information added.		Oct 29, 2023
	Anniversary information added.		Jun 26, 2023
	Modified link of Web site: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Biography of Willie Sutton.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 12, 2019
	Added photograph.	Amy Tikkanen	Aug 22, 2012
	Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of Willie Sutton.	Grace Young	Feb 18, 2011
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998