In the blood-soaked pantheon of Depression-era gangsters, one killer stood apart - not for his height, but for his face. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Witnesses consistently described him as looking like "an angel," with bright blue eyes and features so youthful that bank tellers often mistook him for a teenage messenger boy. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> That angelic countenance masked the soul of perhaps the most efficient killer in gangster history. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Baby Face Nelson didn't just rob banks - he hunted FBI agents for sport, kept a list of their license plates, and giggled like a schoolboy while gunning them down. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> He was a member of John Dillinger’s gang and replaced him as Public Enemy Number One.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This isn't the story of another charming outlaw like Bonnie and Clyde - it's the tale of a cherub-faced psychopath who turned Depression-era America into his personal killing ground.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> FOLLOW the True Crime Reporter® Podcast <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> SIGN UP FOR my True Crime Newsletter<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> THANK YOU FOR THE FIVE-STAR REVIEWS ON APPLE Please leave one – it really helps.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> TELL ME about a STORY OR SUBJECT  that you want to hear more about<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Step into the storied halls of the Texas Prison Museum and uncover the gripping tales of infamous inmates, daring escapes, and the history of justice in the Lone Star State.

True Crime Reporter

Robert Riggs

Baby Face Nelson: The Boy Who Became America’s Most Ruthless Killer

NOV 5, 202456 MIN
True Crime Reporter

Baby Face Nelson: The Boy Who Became America’s Most Ruthless Killer

NOV 5, 202456 MIN

Description

In the blood-soaked pantheon of Depression-era gangsters, one killer stood apart – not for his height, but for his face. 

Witnesses consistently described him as looking like “an angel,” with bright blue eyes and features so youthful that bank tellers often mistook him for a teenage messenger boy. 

That angelic countenance masked the soul of perhaps the most efficient killer in gangster history. 

Baby Face Nelson didn’t just rob banks – he hunted FBI agents for sport, kept a list of their license plates, and giggled like a schoolboy while gunning them down. 

He was a member of John Dillinger’s gang and replaced him as Public Enemy Number One.

This isn’t the story of another charming outlaw like Bonnie and Clyde – it’s the tale of a cherub-faced psychopath who turned Depression-era America into his personal killing ground.

FOLLOW the True Crime Reporter® Podcast 

SIGN UP FOR my True Crime Newsletter

THANK YOU FOR THE FIVE-STAR REVIEWS ON APPLE Please leave one – it really helps.

TELL ME about a STORY OR SUBJECT  that you want to hear more about

Step into the storied halls of the Texas Prison Museum and uncover the gripping tales of infamous inmates, daring escapes, and the history of justice in the Lone Star State.