Melvin Purvis
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie made minor changes to the explanation provided by Steve.
publication date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 (part of Fall 2022)
category: 
Justice
clue: Leading the manhunt for Baby Face - check, Pretty Boy - check, The Jackrabbit - check. No wonder Hoover is so jealous.
explanation: While with the FBI, Melvin Purvis led the manhunts that killed or captured Nelson, Floyd, and Dillinger. Supposedly, J Edgar Hoover felt overshadowed and demoted him. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, and Scott Hardie
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