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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 .
Melvin Horace Purvis II. ( Timmonsville, Carolina do Sul, 24 de outubro de 1903 – Florence, Carolina do Sul, 29 de fevereiro de 1960) foi o agente federal do FBI, cuja equipe matou o famoso assaltante de bancos John Dillinger em Chicago, em junho de 1934. Logo depois em julho de 1935, deixou o FBI para se dedicar a vida privada.
Melvin Purvis (1903-1960) Share: William J. Helmer. Like his boss J. Edgar Hoover, Melvin Purvis was a middle-class Southerner. He also had a law degree and, like many young lawyers,...
9 de mar. de 2020 · By Eric Meisfjord / March 9, 2020 12:33 pm EST. Like a lot of the early FBI agents, he didn't start out to be a cop. Melvin Purvis, only 5'4", was born in South Carolina and earned a degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, according to PBS' American Experience.
25 de fev. de 2023 · Learn about Melvin Purvis, the man who captured or killed notorious criminals like John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd. Discover his early life, career, controversies, and death in this biography.
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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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.
