Dillinger Gang

By elitheriault

  • Dillinger robs his first bank, in New Carlisle, Ohio.

    Dillinger robs his first bank, in New Carlisle, Ohio. He takes $10,600.

  • Dillinger is arrested in Dayton, Ohio

    Dillinger is arrested in Dayton, Ohio, and sent to the Allen County Jail in Lima, Ohio.

  • Dillinger and 10 men escape from the Indiana State Prison.

    Using guns smuggled in by Dillinger, 10 men escape from the Indiana State Prison.

  • The Dillinger gang robs Central National Bank

    The Dillinger gang robs Central National Bank in Greencastle, Ind., taking $75,000.

  • Chicago police department form the Dillinger Squad

    The Chicago Police Department forms the "Dillinger Squad." It comprises 40 men and is led by Capt. John Stege.

  • Dillinger gang is arrested in Tucson, Ariz. Pierpont,

    The Dillinger gang is arrested in Tucson, Ariz. Pierpont, Makley and Clark are extradited to Ohio for the murder of Sheriff Sarber. Dillinger is extradited to Indiana for the murder of O'Malley.

  • Dillinger escapes from jail with a wooden gun

    Dillinger escapes from Crown Point with the help of a wooden gun he claims to have carved from a washboard - and cash payments made by his lawyer, Louis Piquett. Herbert Youngblood, an African American prisoner, escapes with him. Dillinger drives to Chicago in Sheriff Lillian Holey's car. By driving across state lines in a stolen vehicle, Dillinger commits a federal crime, which allows federal agents to pursue him.

  • Dillinger gang gets in a shootout with federal agents

    The Dillinger gang escapes from a shootout with federal agents in northern Wisconsin's Little Bohemia. Lester "Baby Face Nelson" kills one special agent and wounds two other men. The agents accidentally kill a tavern customer and wound two others.

  • Dillinger has plastic surgery

    Dillinger and Homer Van Meter (a close friend and member of the Dillinger gang) undergo plastic surgery in Chicago at the home of bar owner Jimmy Probasco. They spend the next month recuperating at this house.

  • Dillinger is named America's first Public Enemy

    Dillinger is informally named America's first Public Enemy Number One

  • U.S. Justice Department offers a reward for the arrest of Dillinger

    The U.S. Justice Department offers a $10,000 reward for the arrest of Dillinger, and a $5,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.

  • The Dillinger gang robs a bank in South Bend

    The Dillinger gang robs a bank in South Bend, Ind., taking $30,000.

  • Sage promises to turn over Dillinger to authorities

    Sage, facing deportation to her native Romania, meets with federal authorities and promises to turn over Dillinger if she's allowed to stay in the United States.

  • Dillinger is killed in an ambush by federal agents

    Dillinger is killed in an ambush by federal agents while leaving the Biograph Theatre in Chicago with Sage and Hamilton.

  • Dillinger is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery

    Dillinger is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.