JOHN DILLINGER'S PARKER

[George Lander]

Francis: From what my friend tells me and what is said in Alston Purvis' (Melvin's son) book "VENDETTA", Melvin Purvis looked on J. Edgar Hoover as a surrogate father figure. It is true that several innocent CCC workers were accidentally shot (friendly fire) at Little Bohemia, however Purvis and his men were under fire from a number of gangsters there including Machine Gun Kelly all of whom later escaped out the back of the building. When Dillinger was killed he was carrying the Parker under his coat plus a Colt 1911 in his belt. I think that Purvis was anything but a FUBAR. He just got screwed over by the man that he admired most and who gave him some faulty intel.

Bill: I'm sure that, as Francis said, the Parker probably was stolen by Dillinger but it will be interesting if the research letter shows who it was originally consigned to. I'm going to take some pictures of it next week when I see my friend again and also the PGCA letter when it arrives and I'll post them here. He really wants to find someone to make a high quality display case for it along with Purvis Colt 1911 that he was carrying when Dillinger was killed.

Best Regards, George