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Samuel Parkinson Cowley (July 23, 1899 – November 28, 1934) was an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who was killed in the line of duty in a gunfight with Baby Face Nelson in 1934 on Route 14 in Barrington, Illinois.
The FBI Wall of Honor remembers Special Agent/Inspector Samuel P. Cowley, who died attempting to capture notorious gangster "Baby Face" Nelson on November 27, 1934.
Samuel P. Cowley was a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who was killed in the line of duty during a gunfight with Lester GIllis, known as Baby Face Nelson and considered as public enemy #1. Cowley had been sent by J. Edgar Hoover to Chicago in 1934 to help the FBI pursue John Dillinger.
Special Agent Samuel Cowley and Special Agent Herman Hollis were shot and killed by the infamous gangster Baby Face Nelson near Barrington, Illinois. When two other agents had encountered Baby Face Nelson, his wife, Helen Gillis, and a male companion, John Paul Chase, driving down a road, a gunbattle ensued as both parties recognized each other.
Samuel Parkinson Cowley (23 de julio de 1899-28 de noviembre de 1934) fue un agente de la Oficina Federal de Investigaciones (FBI) que murió en el cumplimiento del deber en un tiroteo con Baby Face Nelson en 1934 en la Ruta 14 en Barrington, Illinois. .
Samuel Parkinson Cowley (23 de julio de 1899 - 28 de noviembre de 1934) fue un agente de la Oficina Federal de Investigaciones (FBI) que murió en el cumplimiento de su deber en un tiroteo con Baby Face Nelson en 1934 en la Ruta 14 en Barrington, Illinois. .
Samuel P. Cowley. The FBI Wall of Honor remembers Special Agent/Inspector Samuel P. Cowley, who died attempting to capture notorious gangster "Baby Face" Nelson on November 27, 1934.
