Melvin+Purvis


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=Melvin Purvis= Melvin Purvis was one of the best known FBI agent in the 1930's. He still holds the record for the most amount of public enemies. He was responsible for the manhunt of John Dillinger, a bank robber. Dillinger was cornered at a theature where he was shot by FBI agents. According to them, he had a gun and was about to use it. However, some people say that he was shot in the back when he ran. Because of Purvis's role in this case, and many others, he was one of the most admired men in the United States. in 1935, Melvin Purvis retired from the FBI. It is beleived that J. Edgar Hoover, who had first praised Purvis, had become jelous of Melvin and manouvered him out of the FBI. This is a great example of how Hoover abused his power as director and got rid of people that had upset him. On February 29, 1960, Melvin Purvis died from a shot fired by his gun. The FBI claimed it was suicide but it was later confermed that Purvis was trying to get a tracer bullet from his gun when it went off.

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http://www.answers.com/topic/melvin-purvis http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9542100

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