He was the most famous bank robber in American history and is still thought of as a Robin Hood-type figure in popular culture.Learn about how John Dillinger went from a quiet life to becoming America's Public Enemy Number One, and how the law finally caught up with him.
The early life of John Dillinger: a naughty but not inherently bad boy
Moving out of the city to stay out of trouble
Being arrested for car theft and joining the navy
Briefly getting his life back on track
Meeting Ed Singleton and planning his first robbery
The robbery that went wrong and subsequent arrest
Being advised badly and going to prison for 9 years
"I will be the meanest bastard you ever saw when I get out of here"
Learning how to rob banks while in prison
Being released from prison and returning to a life of crime
Being arrested again and then rescued by friends from prison
Going on the run and starting the bank-robbing spree
Being arrested (again) and breaking out of prison by making a fake gun
Being chased by the FBI
Making front-page news
Growing a moustache, dyeing his hair, then having plastic surgery
Being betrayed by Anna Sage
The final cinema trip of John Dillinger
The legacy of John Dillinger
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