Facing Fear depicts the true story of Evelyn (Billie) Frechette, beloved companion of John Dillinger. Ravaged by the unyielding violence of being an American Indian in the early 1900s she struggled to survive. As society fought to overcome the Great Depression. The forcible violation left her pregnant, and she gave birth in 1928, at the age of twenty-one. It is thought that Evelyn took the nick-name Billie after the death of her son.
After her release, she wrote a booklet about her experience. It sold for twenty-five cents. At the same time, she joined the show called ‘Crime Does Not Pay.’ Evelyn said, she is a survivor and has a story to tell. Facing Fear reveals the hidden life of Evelyn Frechette, John Dillinger’s girlfriend. An incredible woman who faced the unthinkable.