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- Public Enemy No. 1 Baby Face Nelson died after a gun battle on this spot on November 27, 1934. He was shot 17 times, but managed to kill the two FBI agents who shot him.
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The Battle of Barrington was an intense and deadly gunfight [1] between federal agents and notorious Great Depression Era outlaw Baby Face Nelson, that took place on November 27, 1934 in Northside Park, in the town of Barrington, outside Chicago, Illinois.
Samuel Parkinson Cowley (July 23, 1899 – November 28, 1934) was an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who was killed in the line of duty in a gunfight with Baby Face Nelson in 1934 on Route 14 in Barrington, Illinois.
Sep 24, 2016 · Battle of Barrington Plaque. A bloody shootout between the FBI and gangster Baby Face Nelson took place at this now-serene location. According to a plaque on a rock, two FBI agents tried to arrest Public Enemy #1 Baby Face Nelson on November 27, 1934.
Mar 17, 2003 · Herman E. Hollis, special agent for the federal department of justice, was killed and his companion, Inspector Samuel P. Cowley, was fatally wounded yesterday in a machine gun battle with George (Baby Face) Nelson, who has been known since the death of John Dillinger as Public Enemy No. 1.
Jan 16, 2022 · FBI Inspector Cowley and Special Agent Hollis were killed in the line of duty November 1934 pursuing wanted gangster Baby Face Nelson, who also died as a result of the gunfight. Photo: Chicago Tribune, May 19, 2017. Chase fired at the Agents during the pursuit, who returned fire and damaged the radiator of Nelson’s car.
May 17, 2017 · Federal Agent Herman Hollis, one of two agents who were fatally shot by Baby Face Nelson in a gunbattle, is shown with his wife, Genevieve, and their son, Laverne, as they appeared in...
May 14, 2019 · The Story of the Battle of Barrington [Illinois] - John Dillinger. Lester M. Gillis, the man who came to be known as "Baby Face Nelson," married Helen Wawrzyniak when she was 16 years old. By 20, she had two babies—and a spot on the "shoot to kill" list of Public Enemies, thanks to Lester.
