John Dillinger

John Dillinger

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. 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. Dillinger courted publicity. The media printed exaggerated accounts of his bravado and colorful personality and described him as a Robin Hood-type figure. In response, J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Bureau of Investigation (BOI), used Dillinger as justification to evolve the BOI into the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), developing more sophisticated investigative techniques as weapons against organized crime. After evading police in four states for almost a year, Dillinger was wounded in a gunfight and went to his father's home to recover. He returned to Chicago in July 1934 and sought refuge in a brothel owned by Ana Cumpănaș, who later informed authorities of his whereabouts. On July 22, 1934, local and federal law enforcement officers closed in on the Biograph Theater. When BOI agents moved to arrest Dillinger as he exited the theater, he attempted to flee, but was fatally shot; the lethal use of force by the agents would eventually be ruled justifiable homicide.

  • Title: John Dillinger
  • Popularity: 0.001
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1903-06-22
  • Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
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  • Also Known As: John Herbert Dillinger
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John Dillinger Movies

  • 1948
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    Call Northside 777

    Call Northside 777

    6.605 1948 HD

    In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal...

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  • 2012
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    The Hidden Secrets: Gangsters of the 1920s and 1930s

    The Hidden Secrets: Gangsters of the 1920s and 1930s

    1 2012 HD

    Never before has a gallery of cops, robbers, and daredevil crooks ever been assembled into one collection. Using FBI and police film, archival...

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  • 1988
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    The Thin Blue Line

    The Thin Blue Line

    7.673 1988 HD

    Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.

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  • 2017
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    The Gangster Files: Bonnie and Clyde, Al Capone, John Dillinger

    The Gangster Files: Bonnie and Clyde, Al Capone, John Dillinger

    1 2017 HD

    This program covers the exciting histories of some of the most well-known gangsters in American history: Bonnie and Clyde, Al Capone and John...

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