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John Paul Chase (December 26, 1901 – October 5, 1973) was an American bank robber and Depression-era outlaw. He was a longtime criminal associate of the Karpis - Barker Gang and most notably Baby Face Nelson who later brought him into the John Dillinger gang.
John Paul Chase was a bootlegger and associate of Baby Face Nelson who helped dispose of his body after a shootout with FBI agents. He was sentenced to life in prison for killing two agents, but became an accomplished painter at Alcatraz and was later paroled.
Sep 2, 1993 · Carl Christensen, a tavernkeeper and constable, was with two FBI agents when they met Baby Face Nelson, a notorious gangster, in the woods near Little Bohemia Lodge. Nelson shot and wounded them both, but was later killed by other agents.
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Baby Face Nelson was born Lester M. Gillis on December 6, 1908, in Chicago, Illinois. He roamed the Chicago streets with a gang of juvenile hoodlums during his early teens. By the age of 14, he was an accomplished car thief and had been dubbed Baby Face by members of his gang due to his juvenile appearance. Nelsons early criminal career included st...
In 1922, Nelson was convicted of auto theft and was committed to a boys home. Two years later, he was released on parole, but within five months he was returned on a similar charge.
In 1928, Nelson met a salesgirl, Helen Wawzynak, whom he married. His wife retained the name Helen Gillis throughout their marriage. In December, 1933, Nelson contacted Chase and they remained together for almost a year. During this time, a man was shot and killed in Minneapolis. The perpetrators were reportedly in an automobile bearing California ...
Nelson was sentenced to a prison term of one year to life for his January, 1931, bank robbery in Chicago, Illinois. After a years confinement, Nelson was removed from the Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Illinois, to stand trial on another bank robbery charge in Wheaton, Illinois. On February 17, 1932, Nelson escaped prison guards while being r...
John Paul Chase (pictured), born December 26, 1901, lived most of his life in California. He attended school through fifth grade, then worked at a ranch near San Rafael, California. Chase later worked in railway shops for four years, first as an office boy, then as a machinists apprentice. In 1930, Chase became associated with a liquor smuggling op...
When Nelson arrived in California, Chase still was involved with the liquor smuggling gang. Nelson worked with Chase as an armed guard for the truck used to illegally transport liquor. The two men became close friends, and Chase frequently introduced Nelson as his half-brother.
After a short trip to Bremerton, Washington, Nelson and Chase proceeded to Reno, Nevada. Chase later reported in an interview that Nelson killed a man during an altercation while they were in Reno. The victim was a material witness in a United States Mail Fraud case.
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John Paul Chase was a liquor smuggler and a member of the Dillinger gang. He worked with Baby Face Nelson, a notorious bank robber and Public Enemy No. 1, until he was killed in a shootout with the FBI in 1934.
Sep 7, 2022 · John Paul Chase was captured near Mt. Shasta in December 1934, and later sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in the Chicago shootout. Constable Manuel Menotti flew to Shasta City to assist in the identification and capture of Chase when it was learned he was hiding there.
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On the night of Monday, Nov. 26, 1934, George "Baby Face" Nelson, his wife Helen and his partner John Paul Chase were just outside Chicago in a Ford pick-up Chase had obtained some days earlier.
