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- Using the alias "Jimmy Johnson", Nelson went to Sausalito, California, where he worked for bootlegger Joe Parente.
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Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908 – November 27, 1934), [1] 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. Later, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that Nelson and the ...
“Baby Face” Nelson was born Lester M. Gillis on December 6, 1908, in Chicago, Illinois. He roamed the Chicago streets with a gang of juvenile hoodlums during his early teens.
Apr 2, 2014 · Notorious bank robber and killer Baby Face Nelson was born Lester Joseph Gillis in Chicago, Illinois, on December 6, 1908. According to some reports, both of his parents were immigrants from...
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. He then turned to bank robberies, joining with John Dillinger on two occasions (1934).
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Childhood & Early Life. Baby Face Nelson was born as Lester Joseph Gillis in the Patch’area of Chicago, Illinois on December 6, 1908. He was the seventh offspring of Joseph and Mary Gillis, both Belgian immigrants. His father who worked in a tannery and labored to raise a loving family.
Jan 7, 2024 · In April 1934, Baby Face Nelson vacationed at the Little Bohemia Lodge in remote northern Wisconsin accompanied by his wife and members of the Dillinger gang. The FBI learned of their whereabouts on April 22, 1934, and dispatched agents to the scene.
Lester Joseph Gillis (1908-1934), more widely known under the pseudonym Baby Face Nelson, was an American bank robber. He was born in a working-class neighborhood of Chicago and was involved...
