Manhunter Melvin Purvis’ Son Describes the Man, Legend

Manhunter Melvin Purvis’ Son Describes the Man, Legend
Manhunter Melvin Purvis’ Son Describes the Man, Legend

Manhunter Melvin Purvis’ Son Describes the Man, Legend

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In the 1930s, the name Melvin Purvis might have gotten lost amongst those like John Dillinger, whom he hunted down as the chief of Chicago’s FBI field office. With the movie, Public Enemies out today, Purvis’ son, Alston Purvis, describes his father and his book, The Vendetta, about how his father became a legend in his own right.