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- Birth nameMelvin Horace Purvis Jr.
- Melvin Purvis was born on October 24, 1903 in Timmonsville, South Carolina, USA. He was married to Marie Rose Willcox. He died on February 29, 1960 in Florence, South Carolina, USA.
- SpouseMarie Rose Willcox(1938 - 1960) (his death, 3 children)
- Former head of the Chicago FBI office who led teams that killed criminals John Dillinger and Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd in 1934.
- Has three children, Melvin Horace Purvis III (b. 1940), Phillip Alston Willcox Purvis (b. 1943) and Christopher Peronneau Purvis (b.1950).
- Assisted in establishing the protocols for the Nuremberg Trials.
- Father was a banker and planter.
- Fifth of eight children. He was the oldest son.
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