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Melvin Purvis (The Death of Jack Hamilton portrayal)
Melvin Purvis (The Death of Jack Hamilton portrayal) is recorded in 1 distinct story.
The narrator’s Dillinger history places Purvis in the story’s historical pursuit. Christine and The Stand use public-history examples; they do not establish this fictional portrayal crossing over.
Also recorded as Melvin Purvis.
Stories and supporting passages
The Death of Jack Hamilton
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… thing straight from the start: wasn’t nobody on earth didn’t like my pal Johnnie Dillinger, except Melvin Purvis of the F.B.I. Purvis was J. Edgar Hoover’s right-hand man, and he hated Johnnie like poison. Everyone else—well, Johnnie had a way of making folks …
Dillinger’s companion describes Purvis as the FBI pursuer who hated Johnnie.