John Dillinger had a mother named Mollie, A father named John Dillinger Sr., who was a grocer and a sister named Audrey. John Dillinger's mother died of a stroke when he was only three which may have led him to be a criminal. John Dillinger Sr. moved the family to Mooresville, Indiana after John's mother died. From then on, Audrey took care of Dillinger. Dillinger had no interest in being a grocer, so he went to the Navy but quickly deserted.