Dillinger Gang

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The Dillinger Gang was a notorious group of Depression-era American bank robbers led by John Dillinger, infamous for a string of daring heists and violent confrontations with law enforcement in the early 1930s.

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Dillinger Gang canonical 3
Dillinger mob 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bank robbery gang
criminal gang
activePeriodEnd 1934
activePeriodStart 1933
country United States
criminalCharge assault
auto theft
bank robbery
murder
dissolutionCause arrest or death of key members
death of John Dillinger
era Great Depression
hasAlias Dillinger mob
linked to: Dillinger Gang
hasLeader Harry Pierpont
hasMember Baby Face Nelson
Charles Makley
Eddie Green
Harry Pierpont
Homer Van Meter
John Dillinger
John Hamilton
Lester Gillis
Red Hamilton
Russell Clark
Walter Dietrich
historicalSignificance influenced public perception of the FBI
symbol of Depression-era outlaw culture
knownFor daring bank heists
violent confrontations with law enforcement
lawEnforcementResponse increased FBI powers
nationwide manhunt
leader John Dillinger
mediaReputation notorious outlaws
public enemies
notableActivity bank robbery
prison breaks
notableEvent escape from Crown Point jail
shootout at Little Bohemia Lodge
operatedIn Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
opponent Federal Bureau of Investigation
local law enforcement agencies
timeframe early 1930s

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John Dillinger memberOf Dillinger Gang
Billie Frechette associatedWith Dillinger Gang
John Dillinger memberOf Dillinger Gang
subject linked to: John
Dillinger Gang hasAlias Dillinger mob
linked to: Dillinger Gang