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John Herbert Dillinger (/ ˈdɪlɪndʒər /; 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.
Aug 1, 2019 · This week's news that descendants of the notorious Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger planned to exhume his body prompted widespread head-scratching. Why, people wondered, after...
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- He spent most of his adult life in prison. In September 1924, a 21-year-old Dillinger was sent to prison after being nabbed in a botched robbery on an elderly grocer.
- Dillinger helped bust his fellow gang members of out of jail. Dillinger committed a string of high-profile heists during the summer of 1933, but he was desperate to reunite with some of his old prison buddies to form an ace bank-robbing gang.
- He robbed police stations. While most criminals stayed as far away from lawmen as possible, Dillinger was willing to march right into their headquarters with gun in hand.
Jul 23, 2020 · The Chicago Daily News splashed John Dillinger’s murder in front of the Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934 across the front page. Here’s the paper’s unique take. By Alison Martin
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Aug 19, 2019 · According to Frances Dillinger Thompson, who died in 2015 in Mooresville at age 92, Johnnie – that’s what they called John Herbert Dillinger Jr. – drew Major League Baseball scouts to...
