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- He was killed on September 2, 1937, when he fell asleep on railroad tracks while drunk.
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Jun 2, 2023 · Over the course of 10 months, Dillinger and his gang had killed 10 men, wounded seven others, staged three jailbreaks, and made off with over $500,000 (about $7 million in today’s currency). Now, in Chicago, the federal agents finally had the infamous gangster within reach.
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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.
- 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.
Jul 21, 2024 · John Dillinger was shot and killed by FBI agents on July 22, 1934, at the Biograph Theater on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago after agents received a tip from Dillinger's friend Anna Sage.
Jul 8, 2020 · On Sunday, July 24, 1934, Dillinger, accompanied by Sage/Cumpanas and Polly Hamilton, went to see Clark Gable in Manhattan Melodrama at the Biograph theater in Chicago. Agents and local police surrounded the area.
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.
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.
