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Melvin Purvis — Part 2

104 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Feb 29, 1960 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Melvin Purvis · 104 pages OCR'd
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will 7 REC-139 A November 17, 1965 = Mr. Dwight M. Stanley, Jr. mez S Stanley Personnel Service w= OU Suite 101, Manpower Building oom 413 West Main Avenue S ws Gastonia, North Carolina =F Dear Mr. Stanley: . re Your pier of November 10, 1965, concerning the . late Mr. Melvin H urvie was received as Mr. Hoover was leaving the city and he asked me to acknowledge it for him. Mr. Hoover asked me to inform you that as a matter of policy it is not possible to be of assistance to you in thia matter. “« * | Sincerely yours, 3 ‘Fr tr Lad Sane 4 “ED 10 Maile Novi? 1 COMM-FBI Helen W. Gandy Secretary WBHmfs:jah ~*~ Wn ft p - (3) 4 0, ont { NOTE. Rufilae NAS s Ae) 105 CU Tolson Be E: c cord identifiable wi a Purvis 4 EOD 2-6-27, resigned 8- 5. 35, and committed suicide 2-29-60. He <@ Belmont wea received substantial publicity over the years and constantly capitalized DeLeon on FBI experience. An in-absence reply should discourage additional be Callahan correspondence. Judging from inquiry, the inquirer is unaware Purvis yn Conred tr ra. Committed suicide. Inquirer doesn't specify why he seeks information AN : ple —r-——7 : Concerning éaiise of death of ,Purvis,- atating heahas read that some convict B Sullivan closely connected with Dillinger threatened to take care of Purvis upon x f rh release from prison and allegedly was released one or two days prior to & = ele. Room — a7 Holmes Purvis’ ath edo F. Gana b ROM TEL . +. 7 NR a apie r : ot es ae Tec aa had ane : omer we a my : —
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