Dillinger, John Herbert, 1903-1934
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Dillinger, John Herbert, 1903-1934
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Dillinger
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John Herbert
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1903-1934
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Dillinger, John, 1903-1934
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Dillinger
Forename :
John
Date :
1903-1934
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ディリンジャー, ジョン, 1904-1934
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ジョン
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1904-1934
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Hall, John, 1903-1934
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Hall
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John
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1903-1934
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Donovan, J. H., 1903-1934
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Donovan
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J. H.
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1903-1934
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Harris, Joseph J., 1903-1934
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Harris
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Joseph J.
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1903-1934
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Cruse Clarence, 1903-1934
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Cruse
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Clarence
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1903-1934
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Hall, John Donovan, 1903-1934
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Hall
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John Donovan
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1903-1934
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Biographical History
John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster of the Great Depression. He led a group known as the "Dillinger Gang" which was accused of robbing 24 banks and 4 police stations. Dillinger escaped from jail twice. He was charged 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 ran exaggerated accounts of his bravado colorful personality and cast him as a Robin Hood. In response, J. Edgar Hoover, then director of the Bureau of Investigation (BOI), used Dillinger and his gang as his campaign platform to evolve the BOI into the Federal Bureau of Investigation, developing more sophisticated investigative techniques as weapons against organized crime.
After evading police in four states for almost a year, Dillinger was wounded and went to his father's home to mend. He returned to Chicago in July 1934 and sought refuge in a brothel owned by Ana Cumpănaș. She informed authorities of his whereabouts. On July 22, 1934, the police and G-men closed in on the Biograph Theater. Federal agents, led by Melvin Purvis and Samuel P. Cowley, moved to arrest Dillinger as he exited the theater. He drew a gun while attempting to flee, but was killed. This was ruled as justifiable homicide.
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External Related CPF
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n82147276
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10567741
https://viaf.org/viaf/57419716
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q243918
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82147276
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Subjects
Crime
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Americans
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Criminals
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Chicago
IL, US
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Indianapolis
IN, US
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