Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson was the alias of Lester Joseph Gillis, an American bank robber and gunman active during the Great Depression. He became notorious for violent robberies and clashes with federal agents.

John Dillinger: John Dillinger was an American bank robber whose gang carried out a series of high-profile Midwest robberies in 1933 and 1934. Nelson joined Dillinger’s gang and participated in its robberies and prison escape.
Little Bohemia Lodge raid: The Little Bohemia Lodge raid was a failed FBI operation against John Dillinger’s gang in Wisconsin in April 1934. Nelson escaped the raid after a gun battle left an FBI agent and a civilian dead.
Great Depression: The Great Depression was a global economic crisis that began in 1929 and lasted through much of the 1930s. Nelson’s bank robberies took place amid the economic upheaval that defined his era.
FBI: The FBI is the principal investigative agency of the United States federal government. Nelson’s pursuit became part of the agency’s high-profile campaign against gangsters.
Homer Van Meter: Homer Van Meter was an American bank robber associated with John Dillinger’s gang. Van Meter and Nelson were fellow gang members during the 1934 crime spree.
Battle of Barrington: The Battle of Barrington was a 1934 gunfight between FBI agents and Baby Face Nelson near Barrington, Illinois. Nelson was mortally wounded, while agents Herman Hollis and Samuel Cowley were killed.
Prohibition in the United States: Prohibition in the United States was the nationwide ban on alcohol production and sale from 1920 to 1933. Nelson began his criminal career during the underworld economy that Prohibition expanded.
FBI agents killed in the line of duty: FBI agents killed in the line of duty are personnel who died during official investigative or enforcement work. Nelson’s final gun battle killed agents Herman Hollis and Samuel Cowley.
John Paul Chase: John Paul Chase was an American bank robber and associate of Baby Face Nelson. Chase remained Nelson’s close criminal partner after Dillinger’s death.
Crown Point jail escape: John Dillinger escaped from the Lake County Jail in Crown Point, Indiana, in March 1934. Nelson helped Dillinger’s gang plan and execute the escape.

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