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Melvin Purvis

FBI Agent (1903-1960) · United States · Lawyers · Died at 56

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Melvin Horace Purvis II was an FBI agent who was instrumental in capturing bank robbers John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd in 1934. In his later military career, he was directly involved with General George Patton, Hermann Göring, and the Nuremberg Trials.

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Child: Alston Purvis

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1960 · aged 56

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