![]() : 12 Dillinger's older sister, Audrey, was born in 1889 and the mother died in 1907 just before his fourth birthday. : 9 In an interview with reporters, Dillinger said that he was firm in his discipline and believed in the adage "spare the rod and spoil the child". Dillinger's father was a grocer by trade and, reportedly, a harsh man. : 10ĭillinger's parents had married on August 23, 1887. John Dillinger was born on June 22, 1903, at 2053 Cooper Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, the younger of two children born to John Wilson Dillinger (1864–1943) and Mary Ellen "Mollie" Lancaster (1870–1907). ![]() When BOI agents moved to arrest Dillinger as he exited the theater, he tried to flee, but was shot the deadly shot was ruled justifiable homicide. On July 22, 1934, local and federal law-enforcement officers closed in on the Biograph Theater. He returned to Chicago in July 1934 and sought refuge in a brothel owned by Ana Cumpănaș, who later informed authorities of his whereabouts. Īfter evading police in four states for almost a year, Dillinger was wounded and went to his father's home to recover. Edgar Hoover, director of the Bureau of Investigation (BOI), used Dillinger as a rationale to evolve the BOI into the Federal Bureau of Investigation, developing more sophisticated investigative techniques as weapons against organized crime. The media printed exaggerated accounts of his bravado and colorful personality, and described him as a Robin Hood. ![]() He was charged with but not convicted of the murder of an East Chicago, Indiana, police officer, who shot Dillinger in his bullet-proof vest during a shootout it was the only time Dillinger was charged with homicide.ĭillinger courted publicity. Dillinger was imprisoned several times and escaped twice. ![]() He commanded the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing 24 banks and four police stations. John Herbert Dillinger ( / ˈ d ɪ l ɪ n dʒ ər/ J– July 22, 1934) was an American gangster during the Great Depression. Bank robbery, assault, assault of an officer, grand theft autoĮvelyn Frechette (common law relationship) ![]()
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