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Jul 20, 2022 · According to History, the felon was exiting the Biograph Theatre in Chicago when FBI agents ordered him to surrender, but he ran and was shot dead. Reports indicated that the agents had cause to shoot, as Dillinger had used his gun, and two civilians were wounded as a result.
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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.
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.
- Early Life. John Herbert Dillinger was born June 22, 1903, in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a child he went by “Johnnie.” As an adult he was known as “Jackrabbit” for his graceful moves and quick getaways from the police.
- Early Crimes and Conviction. Matters reached a head on July 21, 1923, when Dillinger stole a car to impress a girl on a date. He was later found by a police officer roaming aimlessly through Indianapolis streets.
- Imprisonment and Jailbreak. Dillinger was sent to the Indiana State Reformatory in Pendleton, where he played on the prison baseball team and worked in the shirt factory as a seamster.
- The Dillinger Gang. After the bold prison escape, the killing of Sarber, the bank robberies, and the attack on the police arsenal, the Pierpont Gang was gaining substantial notoriety.
Feb 9, 2010 · Outside Chicago’s Biograph Theatre, notorious criminal John Dillinger —America’s “Public Enemy No. 1″—is killed in a hail of bullets fired by federal agents.
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Jul 8, 2020 · The simple facts are horrific enough. Dillinger — "Johnny" as a child, "Jackrabbit" as an adult, says Biography — is credited with at least 10 killings, 20 bank robberies, and three jail breaks, as How Stuff Works crunches the numbers. (The FBI adds that another seven people were wounded.)
John Dillinger is an adrenaline-fueled narrative that reignites America’s fascination with the suave but deadly desperado who was the FBI’s first “Public Enemy.” Dubbed “The Jackrabbit” because of the way he leaped over bank cages and railings, Dillinger and his bank-robbing gang cut a criminal swath yet to be equaled.
