The iconic gangster that America knows as John Dillinger caem from humble beginnings before coming to be known as “Public Enemy Number One”. During his short life of only 31 years and 31 days, Dillinger and his gang led a crime spree across Chicago that is unrivaled even today. Born in Indianapolis on June 22, 1903, John Dillinger was the youngest of two children. Dillinger came from a good family but was constantly getting into trouble as a child. As a child, Dillinger and his gang would steal and play petty pranks on people.
He quit school at age 16 to make money on his own. While Dillinger was said to be a good worker and good with his hands, it didn’t take long for him to revert to his criminal ways. In 1924, Dillinger was arrested for robbing a grocery store. A man of twisted ambition, jail bars would never be enough to hold Dillinger. John Dillinger broke out of jail, hooked up with his gang, “The Dirty Dozen”, and headed for Chicago. There, Dillinger and his cohorts organized one of the deadliest bank robbing gangs ever known. Dillinger and his gang continued to commit crimes until the FBI shot Dillinger dead on July 22, 1934.Keep looking, there’s more: Dillinger car going on display at Indy airport