John Dillinger, a bank robber who operated during the Great Depression and was known for his charisma and audacity, won the hearts of many of America's impoverished citizens, but he was also a source of frustration for J. Edgar Hoover and the embryonic FBI. Melvin Purvis, Hoover's senior agent, was given the mission of bringing Dillinger in, whether he was alive or dead. Hoover was so determined to get his hands on the fugitive bandit that he made Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One.
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John Dillinger, a bank robber who operated during the Great Depression and was known for his charisma and audacity, won the hearts of many of America's impoverished citizens, but he was also a source of frustration for J. Edgar Hoover and the embryonic FBI. Melvin Purvis, Hoover's senior agent, was given the mission of bringing Dillinger in, whether he was alive or dead. Hoover was so determined to get his hands on the fugitive bandit that he made Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One.
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