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In the blood-soaked pantheon of Depression-era gangsters, one killer stood apart &#8211; not for his height, but for his face.&nbsp;
Witnesses consistently described him as looking like &#8220;an angel,&#8221; with bright blue eyes and features so youthful that bank tellers often mistook him for a teenage messenger boy.&nbsp;
That angelic countenance masked the soul of perhaps the most efficient killer in gangster history.&nbsp;
Baby Face Nelson didn&#8217;t just rob banks &#8211; he hunted FBI agents for sport, kept a list of their license plates, and giggled like a schoolboy while gunning them down.&nbsp;
He was a member of <a href="https://www.truecrimereporter.com/bank-robbery/john-dillinger-and-the-rise-of-public-enemies-in-the-1930s/">John Dillinger’s gang</a> and replaced him as Public Enemy Number One.
This isn&#8217;t the story of another charming outlaw like <a href="https://www.truecrimereporter.com/episodes/the-enduring-fascination-of-bonnie-and-clyde-a-love-story-gone-wrong/">Bonnie and Clyde</a> &#8211; it&#8217;s the tale of a cherub-faced psychopath who turned Depression-era America into his personal killing ground.
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