John Dillinger By: Kerry Shults

Background Information Born on June 22, 1903 in Indianapolis, Indiana Neighbors described him as generally pleasant kid who didn’t get into any more trouble than his peers Youngest of two (parents: John Wilson Dillinger and Mary Ellen Landcaster) Quit school at 16 because he was bored and wanted to make money Raised by sister Audrey because mom died of stroke when he was three Worked at Indianapolis machine shop Dirty Dozen- neighborhood gang he was a part of- small time pranks and petty theft

Background Information Father was worried city was causing him to act out so he moved the family to a farm Joined the navy because of trouble with the law (auto theft) and got dishonorably discharged after five months Married Beryl Hovius Got plastic surgery because he was too recognizable Stole more than $300,000 all together His friend, Ana Sage (an illegal immigrant), was the one to give him away because she thought if she helped catch him she would become legal

Crimes and Sentences Crime Date Victim(s) Punishment Robbery/ assult Sept. 6, 1924 Frank Morgan 10-20 years in prison Robbed a bank, took $10,600 June 10, 1933 New Carlisle Ohio Bank Sent to County Jail in Ohio, never got trial Robbed a bank July 17, 1933 Commercial Bank Never got trial August 4, 1933 Montpelier National Bank August 14, 1933 Bluffton Bank September 6, 1933 Massachusetts Avenue St bank October 23, 1933 Central Nation Bank

Crime Date Victim(s) Punishment Robbed a bank November 20, 1933 American Bank Never got trial December 13, 1933 Unity trust and savings bank January 15, 1934 First National Bank Murder State police officer March 6, 1934 Securities National Bank March 13, 1934 June 30, 1934 Merchants National Bank Policeman

Criminal Terms Assault- to make a physical attack on Murder- the unlawful premediated killing of one human being by another Robbery- stealing Convicted- declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.

Evidence John Dillinger's most recent crime that he was actually convicted for was robbing and assaulting a grocer. He confessed to this crime so there was no other evidence needed. His sentence was 10 to 20 years of prison but they released him after 8 and a half years on parole due to good behavior. Sent to Indiana State Reformatory

Nicknames “Jack Rabbit” “Public Enemy no.1” “Snake eyes”

Books “John Dillinger” by Dary Matera-fiction “Public Enemy #1: the infamous history of John Dillinger”-fiction “Dillinger's Wild Ride: The Year That Made America's Public Enemy Number One” –fiction

Movies “Public Enemies”-Hollywood-type https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8xOgO7_eT8 “Dillinger”-Hollywood-type “The lady in Red”-Hollywood-type “Dillinger and Al Capone”-Hollywood-type

Sociology Theory of Deviance I think the Differential Association would be John Dillinger’s Sociology theory of deviance. John grew up in a town where all of his friends were involved with mischievous behavior. Although they didn’t commit huge crimes, they did crimes like theft. Being exposed to this kind of behavior rubs off on a kid and he learned their values and techniques. His mom passed away at an early age, leaving him without a good example to follow so what his friends did had more of an effect on him. Once John Dillinger got sent to jail for robbery and assault, he learned the ways of the prisoners. They taught him things and he came out with a plan to rob banks. His motives to rob were taught by the prisoners he was surrounded by. He also formed a gang and the people in his gang promoted the values of theft. Being surrounded by negative people with bad values changed him. John started off as just a robber but the people he was surrounded by influenced him to become worse than that. He became a murderer also, following some of his gang members examples. The differential association theory fits John in many ways due to his exposure to criminals in jail and devious friends.