John Hamilton was actually mortally wounded in a gun battle with police near Hastings, Minnesota, a few hours after leaving Little Bohemia. Hamilton died three or four days later, depending on the source, at the apartment of Barker-Karpis gang member Volney Davis in Aurora, Illinois. John Dillinger and Van Meter, along with members of the Barker-Karpis gang, buried Hamilton in a gravel pit in Oswego, Illinois. In an attempt to prevent identification of the body, ten cans of lye were poured on the corpse, and the right hand was cut off. Agents recovered the body on August 28, 1935. The Bureau was able to identify Hamilton by his teeth. Hamilton's teeth were later exhibited at the 1939 midwinter meeting of the Chicago Dental Society. Where Hamilton's choppers are presently located, is unknown. A gruesome FBI photo of the recovered body can be seen in the photo section of Dary Matera's "The Life and Death of America's First Celebrity Criminal."

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