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Herman Edward "Ed" Hollis (January 27, 1903 – November 27, 1934) was an American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent. As an FBI special agent in the 1930s, Hollis worked with agents Melvin Purvis, Samuel P. Cowley and others fighting bank robbers, gangsters and organized crime in the Chicago area during the Great ...
The FBI Wall of Honor remembers Special Agent Herman E. Hollis, who was mortally wounded while trying to capture notorious gangster "Baby Face" Nelson on November 27, 1934. An official website...
19 de may. de 2017 · FBI inspector Samuel P. Cowley and Special Agent Herman Hollis were killed that day by Baby Face Nelson, officials said. By Todd Shields. PUBLISHED: May 19, 2017 at 1:06 p.m. | UPDATED: January...
Herman Edward Hollis. Special Agent Herman Hollis and Special Agent Samuel Cowley were shot and killed by the infamous gangster Baby Face Nelson near Barrington, Illinois.
On the other were two veteran Bureau special agents—Sam Cowley, a high-ranking inspector who was actually spearheading the hunt for Nelson, and Herman “Ed” Hollis, one of three agents who fired...
Smith's account said that Herman Hollis shot the wounded Floyd on Purvis's order, but Hopton claimed that Hollis was not even present. At least one other source discredits Smith's version, stating that although Smith's story received wide currency, Hollis was not at the orchard that afternoon.
Herman E. Hollis. The FBI Wall of Honor remembers Special Agent Herman E. Hollis, who was mortally wounded while trying to capture notorious gangster "Baby Face" Nelson on November 27, 1934.
