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Melvin Purvis — Part 1

103 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jul 22, 1934 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Melvin Purvis · 102 pages OCR'd
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n tee¥d as ea] wy - we ae . ay a . cg t Me Bee “perce + ae my Memorandum for the Director... .i405... $0 be ee a fs ae ie = a fF a oT % . ee . . .t - : Purvis never did go into the motion-picture business, oor athe: thexve aay evidence. that he followed up: Marche suggestios or héa*”’: ‘any further connection with March. This was not mentioned in the ~~ enclosed summary mencrandum because it does not appear to represent” any questionable activity on the part of Purvis, appears to be nothing more than. ® passing. incident, and. Since. March's. teatimony::-: Lew + Mei ae ota ~*hes Been dade a matter of public record. ee ee a a a oe ”~ ; ain a aon pei eA Sontbacbe, cotarpedbe, Florence» Bowth-curcitsiy ne Satrted: on Septeuber 14, 1938, a "childhood sweetheart," Marie Rosann seks WC 31 days previously. had. become divorced. frou. her; fi 7st. 5. ‘Arch? bail t+ Florence Goetke an Many persons interviewed sentioned that Purvis was responsib for the capture or killing of John Dillinger on July 22, 1934, at Cnuicago. They pointed out that Purvis nad capitalized on this by public appearances, speeches and magazloe articles, subsequent to his leaving tne PBI in 1935. In order to set the record straight, therefo: a brief, factual account of that incident has been set forth in the ,enclissed Summary memorandum stating that, although Purv:;s was at the scene, he did not fire on Dillinger, and that the over-aii operation to apprehend Dillinger was under the direction of the jate Tuspector Samuel P. Cowley.
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