November 27th: Today in 1934 Baby Face Nelson was killed in a shoot out with the FBI. Nelson is often described as the opposite of the legendary ‘gentleman bandits’ like Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd as Nelson seemed to take delight in killing. Legends and songs came out of the lives of Dillinger and Pretty Boy, the public was just glad to see Baby Face go.

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