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FBI LEGEND MELVIN PURVIS: THE MAN WHO HUNTED THE TIGER
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FBI Legend Melvin Purvis – The Man Who Hunted the Tiger
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries
Melvin Purvis was once one of the most famous lawmen in America — a young, sharp‑eyed FBI agent whose name dominated headlines during the desperate days of the 1930s gangster era. He was the man who hunted John Dillinger, "The Tiger," and later Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and a roster of outlaws who turned the Midwest into a battleground. For a brief moment, Purvis was a national hero. And then, just as quickly, he vanished from the…
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