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Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908 – November 27, 1934), [1] also known as George Nelson and Baby Face Nelson, was an American bank robber who became a criminal partner of John Dillinger, when he helped Dillinger escape from prison, in Crown Point, Indiana.
Apr 2, 2014 · Baby Face Nelson was one of the most notorious bank robbers of the early 20th century. He started his life in crime at the age of 13. Nelson was sentenced to jail in 1931 for a bank robbery,...
Notorious gangster Lester M. Gillis, aka “Baby Face” Nelson. He was a protege of Alvin Karpis and a partner of John Dillinger. But Lester Gillis, better known by his alias George “Baby Face...
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Jan 7, 2024 · Popularly known as Baby Face Nelson, Lester Gillis was a remorseless killer who robbed dozens of banks before being fatally shot by FBI agents in November 1934.
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Baby Face Nelson (born 1908, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died November 27, 1934, near Fox River Grove, Illinois) was an American gunman and bank robber noted for his vicious killings and youthful looks.
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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.
“Baby Face Nelson” was born Lester J. Gillis on December 6th, 1908. The Chicago native would go on to become one of the greatest bank robbers of the 1930s and Public Enemy No. 1 by the end of his lifetime.
