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Infamous America

BABY FACE NELSON Ep. 1 | “Home Invasion”

Infamous America

Black Barrel Media

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime, History

4.73K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Lester Gillis shows a restless spirit at a young age and soon begins his criminal career with a gang that specializes in home invasions. His crew makes a name for itself during Chicago’s crime wave of 1930, and he receives the nickname that sticks with him for the rest of his short life. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial. On YouTube, subscribe to INFAMOUS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Hit “JOIN” on the Infamous America YouTube homepage.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm4V_wVD7N1gEB045t7-V0w/featured For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. To purchase an ad on this show please reach out: blackbarrelmedia@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:11.9

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0:16.0

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0:38.0

ready to edit, and access recent Chrome tabs across both devices.

0:42.1

The new Galaxy Z Flip-5 and Chromebook, better. and Chrome be signed into the same Google account on both your phone and Chromebook. Lester Gillis, his wife Helen and his friend John Paul Chase raced southeast on U.S. Route 12, crossing

1:17.6

the state line from Wisconsin into the suburbs north of Chicago.

1:22.3

They had been heading for the Lake Como Inn in the

1:25.0

hamlet of Lake Geneva, but before they reached their lakeside retreat, Gillis

1:30.0

had spotted what he suspected were agents of the FBI staking out his arrival.

1:35.2

Gillis, understandably cautious, had immediately turned at the sight of the agents

1:40.6

and raced back toward Chicago.

1:43.4

The FBI was after him because Lester Gillis was the top outlaw in the land, public enemy

1:48.9

number one.

1:50.6

He was wanted for crimes from Grand Theft Auto to bank robbery to cold-blooded murder of a federal agent,

1:57.0

and he was well aware that the fist at the end of the long arm of the law was closing around him. He figured his best chance was to head back to

2:06.1

Chicago, the city that raised him, and hoped to find a safe height out. The trio had traveled

2:12.1

nearly 40 miles back toward the city limits with no sign of a tail.

2:17.1

But any belief that Gillis might have had that they would make it back to the city was short lived.

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