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Lester Joseph Gillis, noto anche con lo pseudonimo di George Nelson, è stato un criminale statunitense, rapinatore di banche attivo durante il periodo della grande depressione e membro della banda di John Dillinger.
Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908 – November 27, 1934), 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.
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- December 6, 1908, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Accidental shooting; theft; bank robbery; murder; kidnapping; assault with intent to kill
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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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2 apr 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,...
28 mar 2024 · Baby Face Nelson was an American gunman and bank robber noted for his vicious killings and youthful looks. From petty crime Nelson graduated into labour racketeering, working for Al Capone (1929–31) and other bootleg bosses; he was let go, however, proving too violent even for them.
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7 gen 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.
23 ago 2021 · On Sunday evening April 22, 1934, gangster Lester J. Gillis, better known by the alias George “Baby Face” Nelson, was fleeing a federal raid on a gangland hideout in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, when he shot and killed federal agent W. Carter Baum.
