Old Timey Crimey #98: Baby Face Nelson - "Officer Spanky"

Kristy, Scott, and Amber talk about legendary gangster Baby Face Nelson, who never met a tommy gun he couldn't swing around on a crowded street. 

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“Baby Face Nelson.” Biography.com. https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/baby-face-nelson

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Findagrave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216068242/juliette-louise-fitzsimmons

Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Hollis

https://spacecoastdaily.com/2019/11/crime-story-lester-gillis-aka-baby-face-nelson-killed-by-g-men-85-years-ago-this-week/

http://www.littlebohemialodge.com/index.php/history

Gary Jenkins. Gangland Wire Podcast

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