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May 3, 2023

George "Baby Face" Nelson

George

Lester Gillis, better known as Baby Face Nelson, was a bank robber in the late 1920s and early 1930s.  He became a well known member of several different gangs of the time, and was even named Public Enemy Number One by the FBI at one point.  Listen in this week for more details of his life, and his eventual death.

Sources for this episode:
Wikipedia - Chicago
Wikipedia - List of people from Chicago
Wikipedia - Baby Face Nelson
FBI.gov - Lester Gillis ("Baby Face" Nelson
New York Times - WIFE LYING IN DITCH SAW NELSON SHOT; She Says She Took Him to a House Near Chicago Where He Died 3 Hours Later. HELPED TAKE CODY TO ROAD Federal Agents Visit Him of Bandit's Mother After Sister Retells Story of Death
Britannica - Baby Face Nelson
Wikipedia - Little Bohemia Lodge

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