some Purvis was an up & coming star of the FBI...however the jealous and ambitious J. Edgar Hoover would have none of it and saw to it that Purvis resigned from the FBI, receiving no credit or acclaim for his valuable work and foremost, the killing of John Dillinger, one of the most dangerous criminals of the 1930's. Hoover also prevented Purvis from getting any decent work in law enforcement even after leaving the FBI. Purvis was forced to make a living by selling commercial products which he found humiliating. Virtually eclipsed into obscurity via the power of his former boss, Purvis committed suicide in 1960.

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