JOHN HERBERT DILLINGER
Name: John Herbert Dillinger
Born: June 22, 1903 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
Died: July 22, 1934 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 - July 22, 1934) was an American bank
robber, considered by some to be a dangerous criminal, while others idealized
him as a latter-day Robin Hood. He gained this reputation (and the nickname "Jackrabbit")
for his graceful movements during bank heists, such as leaping over the counter
(a movement he supposedly copied from the movies) and narrow getaways from
police. His exploits, along with those of other criminals of the 1930s
Depression era, such as Bonnie and Clyde and Ma Barker, dominated the attentions
of the American press and its readers during what is sometimes referred to as
the public enemy era, between 1931 and 1935, a period which led to the further
development of the modern and more sophisticated FBI.
Name: John Herbert Dillinger
Born: June 22, 1903 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
Died: July 22, 1934 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 - July 22, 1934) was an American bank
robber, considered by some to be a dangerous criminal, while others idealized
him as a latter-day Robin Hood. He gained this reputation (and the nickname "Jackrabbit")
for his graceful movements during bank heists, such as leaping over the counter
(a movement he supposedly copied from the movies) and narrow getaways from
police. His exploits, along with those of other criminals of the 1930s
Depression era, such as Bonnie and Clyde and Ma Barker, dominated the attentions
of the American press and its readers during what is sometimes referred to as
the public enemy era, between 1931 and 1935, a period which led to the further
development of the modern and more sophisticated FBI.