The body of Lester M. Gillis who also went under the sobriquet of George 'Baby Face' Nelson lies on the mortuary slab in Niles Center, Illinois. Gillis was a member of the notorious Dillinger gang who terrorised the US mid-west during the Depression-era and was briefly declared Public Enemy #1 by the FBI. He was killed in a shoot-out with federal agents in what was known as the Battle of Barrington on 27 November 1934, two FBI special agents were killed in the incident and Gillis was shot 17 times. This form of sensationalist news photography was commonplace at the time but appears to be somewhat gruesome to contemporary viewers Illustration: Photograph: Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images
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