This documentary examines Purvis' life and sheds some light on his gruesome death. Melvin Purvis, the Timmonsville native with the unassuming name, skyrocketed to fame in the 1930's as the leader ...

A celebration of life will be held May 15, 2022 at 2pm for Mel E. Purvis. He lived his life fully and with dedication to whatever he worked on. Often seen ridiing his tractor around his property ...

John Dillinger's crime spree ended on July 22, 1934 thanks to SC FBI Agent Melvin Purvis. John Herbert Dillinger's life of crime ended on July 22, 1934. Dillinger is remembered as arguably the ...

Retired USN Senior Chief Radioman Melvin Purvis Sr., 87, of Virginia Beach, Va passed away July 12, 2022. He was born in Canoe, Alabama on May 24, 1935. He joined the Navy and became a Radioman ...

Call (415) 626-3311 or visit www.theintersection.org). His name is no longer as well known as the men he hunted, but Melvin Purvis was famous once as the FBI agent who brought down John Dillinger ...

COLUMBIA — Melvin Horace Purvis. To many people today, the name means nothing. But it was not so long ago that Purvis was a household name, and more than 260,000 boys and girls were digging ...