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- In 1924 he robbed a grocery store and was caught and jailed. He escaped and he and his gang headed to Chicago to put together one of the most organized and deadly bank robbing gangs in the country. They continued on a crime spree until arrested. This pattern continued until he was shot by the FBI in 1934.
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John Herbert Dillinger (/ ˈ d ɪ l ɪ n dʒ ər /; June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster during the Great Depression. He commanded the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing twenty-four banks and four police stations. Dillinger was imprisoned several times and escaped twice.
Nov 9, 2009 · John Dillinger was a Depression‑era gangster, famed for his daring bank robberies and jail breaks, until he was shot to death by FBI agents in July 1934.
Jun 2, 2023 · On May 10, 1933, John Dillinger was released from prison. A little more than a month later, he robbed his first bank, the New Carlisle National Bank in Ohio, and stole $10,000 from the bank’s vault.
- Austin Harvey
Jul 18, 2024 · John Dillinger (born June 22, 1903, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.—died July 22, 1934, Chicago, Illinois) was an American criminal who was perhaps the most famous bank robber in U.S. history, known for a series of robberies and escapes from June 1933 to July 1934.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 7, 2024 · Infamous bank robber John Dillinger perpetrated a daring crime spree across the Midwest in the early 1930s before FBI agents shot him dead on July 22, 1934.
Aug 4, 2014 · 1. Dillinger served in the Navy. Dillinger began his criminal career at the tender age of 20, when he stole a car near Mooresville, Indiana and went on a joyride through Indianapolis....
John Herbert Dillinger, Jr. was a Midwestern bank robber, auto thief, and fugitive who captured the national imagination until the FBI caught up with him in 1934.
