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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.
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.
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 Dillinger Gang was a group of American Depression-era bank robbers led by John Dillinger. The gang gained notoriety for a successful string of bank robberies , using modern tools and tactics, in the Midwestern United States from September 1933 to July 1934.
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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 Patrick Stanley Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American bank robber in the American Midwest .
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was John Dillinger? John Dillinger was born on June 22, 1903, in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a boy, he committed petty theft. In 1924, he robbed a grocery store, and was caught and...
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. In a fiery bank-robbing ...
Aug 4, 2014 · 10 Things You May Not Know About John Dillinger. Below, some surprising facts about the short and infamous life of the man the authorities branded 'Public Enemy No. 1.'. By: Evan Andrews....
Aug 1, 2019 · Before becoming Public Enemy No. 1, gangster John Dillinger pulled off his first bank robbery in a sleepy Ohio town. Police captured him months later when they swarmed his girlfriend’s apartment, but within weeks he brazenly strolled out of jail after his gang killed a rural sheriff.
