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Melvin Horace Purvis, Jr., né le 24 octobre 1903 et mort le 29 février 1960, est un policier et un agent fédéral américain. Il était surnommé « Little Mel » à cause de sa petite stature. Il est surtout connu pour avoir pourchassé John Dillinger et son gang [1].
Melvin Horace Purvis II (October 24, 1903 – February 29, 1960) was an FBI agent instrumental in capturing bank robbers John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd in 1934. All of this would later overshadow his military career which saw him directly involved with General George Patton, Hermann Göring, and the Nuremberg Trials.
Purvis became instantly famous as the "ace G-man." Reporters liked his idealistic, self-effacing manner. Purvis received many letters from women who offered themselves or their friends in...
9 mars 2020 · Purvis led manhunts for Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd before resigning from the agency in 1935. He served in Army Intelligence during World War II, rising to the rank of colonel, and helped compile evidence against Nazi leadership for the Nuremberg Trials.
A documentary about the FBI agent who captured John Dillinger and other notorious gangsters in the 1930s. Learn about his life, his achievements and his mysterious death in this Carolina Stories special.
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In July, Melvin Purvis and a team of agents caught up with Dillinger, who was shot dead leaving a Chicago theater. “Pretty Boy” Floyd, one of the hired hands of the Kansas City Massacre, was ...
Learn about the life and death of Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who captured John Dillinger and other notorious gangsters in the 1930s. Explore his relationship with J. Edgar Hoover and his legacy in South Carolina history.
