Melvin_NP1 Purvis_NP1 Biography_NN1 FBI_NP1 bureau_NN1 chief_NN1 ,_, lawyer_NN1 ._. 
Born_VVN Melvin_NP1 Horace_NP1 Purvis_NP1 on_II October_NPM1 24_MC ,_, 1903_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ best_RRT known_VVN as_II the_AT federal_JJ agent_NN1 responsible_JJ for_IF bringing_VVG several_DA2 notorious_JJ criminals_NN2 to_II justice_NN1 ,_, among_II them_PPHO2 ,_, the_AT outlaws_NN2 John_NP1 Dillinger_NP1 ,_, Pretty_JJ Boy_NN1 Floyd_NP1 ,_, and_CC Adam_NP1 Richetti_NP1 ._. 
The_AT son_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 tobacco_NN1 farmer_NN1 of_IO Scottish_JJ heritage_NN1 ,_, in_II Timmonsville_NP1 ,_, South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 ,_, Purvis_NP1 graduated_VVD from_II the_AT University_NN1 of_IO South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 with_IW a_AT1 law_NN1 degree_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT worked_VVN for_IF a_AT1 law_NN1 firm_NN1 ._. 
In_II 1927_MC he_PPHS1 moved_VVD to_II Washington_NP1 ,_, D.C._NP1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 began_VVD working_VVG for_IF the_AT Justice_NN1 Department_NN1 ._. 
Melvin_NP1 Horace_NP1 Purvis_NP1 was_VBDZ born_VVN the_AT fifth_MD of_IO 12_MC children_NN2 to_II Melvin_NP1 Horace_NP1 Purvis_NP1 ,_, Sr._NNA and_CC Janie_NP1 Elizabeth_NP1 Mims_VVZ in_II Timmonsville_NP1 ,_, South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 ._. 
Melvin_NP1 ,_, Jr_NNA ._. 
entered_VVD the_AT University_NN1 of_IO South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 and_CC received_VVD his_APPGE law_NN1 degree_NN1 in_II 1925_MC ._. 
For_IF the_AT next_MD two_MC years_NNT2 ,_, he_PPHS1 worked_VVD as_II a_AT1 junior_JJ partner_NN1 at_II the_AT prestigious_JJ law_NN1 firm_NN1 of_IO Willcox_NP1 and_CC Hardee_NN1 in_II Florence_NP1 ,_, South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 short_JJ time_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD of_IO a_AT1 career_NN1 as_II a_AT1 diplomat_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT State_NN1 Department_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX hiring_VVG at_II that_DD1 time_NNT1 ._. 
Heeding_VVG the_AT call_NN1 of_IO FBI_NP1 Director_NN1 J._NP1 Edgar_NP1 Hoover_NN1 to_TO set_VVI new_JJ professional_JJ standards_NN2 at_II the_AT FBI_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 joined_VVD the_AT Bureau_NN1 in_II 1927_MC ._. 
Melvin_NP1 Purvis_NP1 excelled_VVD as_II a_AT1 field_NN1 agent_NN1 and_CC quickly_RR rose_VVD through_II the_AT ranks_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT few_DA2 agents_NN2 given_VVN special_JJ attention_NN1 by_II Hoover_NN1 ,_, in_II31 spite_II32 of_II33 his_APPGE less-than-stellar_JJ administrative_JJ performance_NN1 ._. 
During_II his_APPGE early_JJ career_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 headed_VVD the_AT Division_NN1 of_IO Investigation_NN1 offices_NN2 in_II Birmingham_NP1 ,_, Alabama_NP1 ,_, Oklahoma_NP1 City_NN1 ,_, Oklahoma_NP1 ,_, and_CC Cincinnati_NP1 ,_, Ohio_NP1 ,_, performing_VVG his_APPGE duties_NN2 in_II an_AT1 exemplary_JJ fashion_NN1 ._. 
In_II 1932_MC ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ placed_VVN in_II31 charge_II32 of_II33 the_AT Chicago_NP1 office_NN1 by_II Hoover_NN1 ._. 
Small_NP1 in_II stature_NN1 (_( one_MC1 newspaper_NN1 account_NN1 measures_VVZ him_PPHO1 at_II five-feet-four-inches_NNU2 ,_, weighing_VVG 127_MC pounds_NN2 )_) ,_, Purvis_NP1 was_VBDZ referred_VVN to_II as_RG "_" Little_DA1 Mel_NP1 ,_, "_" by_II the_AT press_NN1 and_CC even_RR by_II J._NP1 Edgar_NP1 Hoover_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 spoke_VVD softly_RR with_IW a_AT1 mellifluous_JJ Southern_JJ drawl_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ famously_RR frugal_JJ with_IW words_NN2 ,_, often_RR refusing_VVG to_TO comment_VVI on_II spectacular_JJ cases_NN2 in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 played_VVD a_AT1 part_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 newspaper_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 referred_VVN to_II him_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 "_" clam_NN1 personified_VVD ._. "_" 
The_AT success_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE FBI_NP1 career_NN1 was_VBDZ marked_VVN by_II his_APPGE painstaking_JJ diligence_NN1 in_II tracking_VVG down_RP the_AT most_RGT notorious_JJ gangsters_NN2 of_IO society_NN1 ._. 
Beginning_VVG in_II 1933_MC ,_, John_NP1 Dillinger_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE gang_NN1 went_VVD on_II a_AT1 violent_JJ spree_NN1 of_IO bank_NN1 robberies_NN2 throughout_II the_AT states_NN2 of_IO Indiana_NP1 ,_, Illinois_NP1 ,_, and_CC Ohio_NP1 ,_, killing_VVG numerous_JJ innocents_NN2 and_CC several_DA2 local_JJ police_NN2 officers_NN2 ._. 
In_II less_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, his_APPGE gang_NN1 stole_VVD an_AT1 estimated_JJ $150,000_NNU ._. 
After_CS an_AT1 arrest_NN1 in_II Tucson_NP1 ,_, Arizona_NP1 ,_, during_II the_AT bank_NN1 robber_NN1 's_GE "_" vacation_NN1 ,_, "_" Dillinger_NP1 was_VBDZ extradited_VVN to_II Indiana_NP1 ._. 
In_II an_AT1 infamous_JJ escape_NN1 from_II jail_NN1 --_NN1 legend_NN1 has_VHZ it_PPH1 he_PPHS1 brandished_VVD a_AT1 wooden_JJ gun_NN1 fooling_VVG police_NN2 officers_NN2 --_JJ Dillinger_NP1 fled_VVD Crown_NN1 Point_NN1 prison_NN1 on_II March_NPM1 3_MC ,_, 1934_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 drove_VVD a_AT1 stolen_JJ vehicle_NN1 across_II state_NN1 lines_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ a_AT1 federal_JJ offense_NN1 and_CC brought_VVD him_PPHO1 into_II the_AT jurisdiction_NN1 of_IO the_AT FBI_NP1 ._. 
Two_MC days_NNT2 after_II Dillinger_NP1 's_GE jail_NN1 break_NN1 ,_, Hoover_NP1 ordered_VVD Purvis_NP1 to_TO develop_VVI a_AT1 network_NN1 of_IO informants_NN2 to_TO capture_VVI the_AT desperado_NN1 ._. 
Dillinger_NP1 was_VBDZ deemed_VVN "_" Public_JJ Enemy_NN1 No._NN1 1_MC1 ,_, "_" and_CC the_AT manhunt_NN1 was_VBDZ on_RP ._. 
On_II April_NPM1 23_MC ,_, 1934_MC ,_, Melvin_NP1 Purvis_NP1 received_VVD a_AT1 tip_NN1 that_CST John_NP1 Dillinger_NP1 was_VBDZ hiding_VVG out_RP at_II a_AT1 resort_NN1 lodge_NN1 known_VVN as_II "_" Little_NP1 Bohemia_NP1 "_" in_II Rhinelander_NP1 ,_, Wisconsin_NP1 ._. 
Sometime_RT after_II midnight_NNT1 ,_, Purvis_NP1 and_CC several_DA2 agents_NN2 drove_VVD to_II the_AT lodge_NN1 and_CC parked_VVD their_APPGE cars_NN2 some_DD distance_NN1 away_RL ._. 
They_PPHS2 walked_VVD into_II the_AT woods_NN2 ,_, but_CCB without_IW a_AT1 map_NN1 or_CC firsthand_JJ knowledge_NN1 of_IO the_AT surroundings_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA they_PPHS2 got_VVD closer_RRR ,_, they_PPHS2 could_VM see_VVI the_AT lodge_NN1 was_VBDZ occupied_VVN ._. 
A_AT1 dog_NN1 barked_VVD as_RG three_MC men_NN2 walked_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT lodge_NN1 and_CC got_VVN in_II a_AT1 car_NN1 ._. 
Alarmed_JJ and_CC agitated_JJ ,_, the_AT agents_NN2 opened_VVD fire_NN1 on_II the_AT car_NN1 ,_, thinking_VVG the_AT men_NN2 were_VBDR members_NN2 of_IO Dillinger_NP1 's_GE gang_NN1 ._. 
The_AT lodge_NN1 exploded_VVD with_IW gunfire_NN1 ._. 
The_AT agents_NN2 killed_VVD one_MC1 of_IO the_AT men_NN2 in_II the_AT parking_NN1 lot_NN1 and_CC wounded_VVD the_AT other_JJ two_MC ._. 
FBI_NP1 agent_NN1 W.C._NN1 Baum_NP1 also_RR died_VVD in_II the_AT shootout_NN1 ,_, and_CC two_MC other_JJ agents_NN2 were_VBDR wounded_VVN ._. 
In_II the_AT confusion_NN1 ,_, the_AT Dillinger_JJR gang_NN1 slipped_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT lodge_NN1 via_II a_AT1 carefully_RR planned_VVN escape_NN1 route_NN1 ._. 
Reports_NN2 differ_VV0 on_II whether_CSW Dillinger_NP1 was_VBDZ even_RR at_II the_AT lodge_NN1 at_II the_AT time_NNT1 ;_; however_RR FBI_NP1 records_NN2 state_VV0 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ later_RRR discovered_VVN that_CST the_AT man_NN1 killed_VVN in_II the_AT car_NN1 and_CC the_AT two_MC wounded_JJ individuals_NN2 were_VBDR local_JJ Civilian_JJ Conservation_JJ Corps_NN workers_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD stopped_VVN in_RP at_II the_AT lodge_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 beer_NN1 ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 ,_, Dillinger_NP1 went_VVD into_II hiding_VVG ._. 
Melvin_NP1 Purvis_NP1 was_VBDZ shaken_VVN by_II the_AT disaster_NN1 at_II Little_NP1 Bohemia_NP1 ,_, but_CCB even_RR more_RGR determined_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 secured_VVD a_AT1 contact_NN1 with_IW one_MC1 of_IO Dillinger_NP1 's_GE friends_NN2 ,_, Anna_NP1 Sage_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS would_VM later_RRR become_VVI known_VVN in_II the_AT press_NN1 as_CSA "_" the_AT woman_NN1 in_II red_NN1 ._. "_" 
Sage_NN1 cooperated_VVD with_IW the_AT FBI_NP1 in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO avoid_VVI deportation_NN1 to_II her_APPGE native_JJ Romania_NP1 ._. 
(_( Despite_II the_AT tacit_JJ arrangement_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ deported_VVN nonetheless_RR ._. )_) 
On_II July_NPM1 22_MC ,_, 1934_MC ,_, following_VVG a_AT1 setup_NN1 arranged_VVN by_II Sage_NN1 ,_, Purvis_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE group_NN1 of_IO agents_NN2 waited_VVD outside_II the_AT Biograph_NN1 Theater_NN1 in_II Chicago_NP1 until_CS Dillinger_NP1 emerged_VVD ._. 
Although_CS Purvis_NP1 never_RR fired_VVD a_AT1 single_JJ shot_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE signal_NN1 --_NN1 he_PPHS1 identified_VVD Dillinger_NP1 to_II his_APPGE men_NN2 by_II lighting_VVG a_AT1 cigar_NN1 --_NN1 which_DDQ led_VVD to_II the_AT shootout_NN1 that_CST killed_VVD the_AT gangster_NN1 and_CC made_VVD Purvis_NP1 an_AT1 overnight_JJ hero_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Purvis_NP1 refused_VVD to_TO accept_VVI any_DD direct_JJ credit_NN1 ,_, and_CC shielded_VVD his_APPGE agents_NN2 from_II possible_JJ reprisal_NN1 by_II describing_VVG the_AT operation_NN1 in_II military_JJ terms_NN2 ,_, where_CS each_DD1 man_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 job_NN1 to_TO do_VDI and_CC contributed_VVD equally_RR ._. 
Nonetheless_RR ,_, Purvis_NP1 became_VVD famous_JJ as_CSA "_" The_AT Man_NN1 Who_PNQS Got_VVD Dillinger_NP1 ._. "_" 
Among_II his_APPGE other_JJ credits_NN2 ,_, Purvis_NP1 was_VBDZ also_RR responsible_JJ for_IF bringing_VVG about_RP the_AT conviction_NN1 of_IO Kansas_NP1 City_NN1 gangster_NN1 Adam_NP1 Richetti_NP1 by_II serving_VVG as_II a_AT1 key_JJ witness_NN1 at_II his_APPGE trial_NN1 in_II the_AT Union_NN1 Station_NN1 Massacre_NN1 of_IO 1933_MC ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR spearheaded_VVD the_AT raid_NN1 that_CST led_VVD to_II the_AT capture_NN1 of_IO Vern_NP1 Sankley_NP1 ,_, another_DD1 "_" Public_JJ Enemy_NN1 No._NN1 1_MC1 "_" who_PNQS faced_VVD charges_NN2 of_IO abduction_NN1 ,_, but_CCB who_PNQS killed_VVD himself_PPX1 before_CS he_PPHS1 could_VM be_VBI brought_VVN to_II trial_NN1 ._. 
Beyond_II Dillinger_NP1 ,_, the_AT most_RGT notorious_JJ gangster_NN1 to_TO be_VBI overthrown_VVN was_VBDZ Lester_NP1 M._NN1 Gillis_NP1 ,_, a.k.a_NNU ._. 
"_" Baby_NN1 Face_NN1 Nelson_NP1 ,_, "_" who_PNQS died_VVD in_II a_AT1 Purvis-led_JJ shootout_NN1 in_II Chicago_NP1 on_II November_NPM1 27_MC ,_, 1934_MC ._. 
Beyond_II Dillinger_NP1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT notorious_JJ gangsters_NN2 to_TO be_VBI brought_VVN to_II justice_NN1 by_II Melvin_NP1 Purvis_NP1 was_VBDZ "_" Pretty_JJ Boy_NN1 Floyd_NP1 ,_, "_" a.k.a_NNU ._. 
Charles_NP1 Arthur_NP1 Floyd_NP1 ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 FBI_NP1 records_NN2 ,_, on_II October_NPM1 22_MC ,_, 1934_MC ,_, four_MC FBI_NP1 agents_NN2 and_CC four_MC East_ND1 Liverpool_NP1 (_( Ohio_NP1 )_) Police_NN2 Department_NN1 officers_NN2 were_VBDR searching_VVG an_AT1 East_ND1 Liverpool_NP1 neighborhood_NN1 in_II two_MC separate_JJ cars_NN2 for_IF Pretty_JJ Boy_NN1 Floyd_NP1 ._. 
The_AT team_NN1 of_IO FBI_NP1 agents_NN2 spotted_VVD a_AT1 vehicle_NN1 behind_II a_AT1 corn_NN1 crib_NN1 ._. 
Floyd_NP1 emerged_VVD from_II the_AT car_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 drawn_VVN .45_MC caliber_NN1 pistol_NN1 and_CC the_AT agents_NN2 opened_VVD fire_NN1 ._. 
Struck_VVN by_II bullets_NN2 ,_, Floyd_NP1 reportedly_RR said_VVD "_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM done_VDN for_IF ;_; you_PPY 've_VH0 hit_VVN me_PPIO1 twice_RR ,_, "_" and_CC died_VVN 15_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 accounts_NN2 by_II the_AT East_ND1 Liverpool_NP1 Police_NN2 --_NN1 and_CC most_RGT specifically_RR Chester_NP1 Smith_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 retired_JJ East_ND1 Liverpool_NP1 police_NN2 captain_NN1 and_CC sharpshooter_NN1 --_NN1 Floyd_NP1 's_GE capture_NN1 and_CC killing_NN1 went_VVD down_RP much_RR differently_RR ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 Smith_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS claims_VVZ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ also_RR at_II the_AT scene_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 ,_, and_CC not_XX the_AT FBI_NP1 ,_, fired_VVD the_AT two_MC shots_NN2 that_CST brought_VVD Floyd_NP1 down_RP in_II a_AT1 deliberate_JJ attempt_NN1 to_TO wound_VVI and_CC not_XX kill_VVI the_AT fugitive_NN1 ._. 
Smith_NP1 went_VVD on_RP to_TO claim_VVI that_DD1 ,_, after_II shooting_VVG Floyd_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 ran_VVD over_RP to_II where_RRQ he_PPHS1 lay_VVD on_II the_AT ground_NN1 and_CC disarmed_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
At_II this_DD1 point_NN1 ,_, Purvis_NP1 ran_VVD up_RP and_CC ordered_VVD Smith_NP1 to_TO back_VVI away_RP ._. 
Purvis_NP1 questioned_VVD Floyd_NP1 briefly_RR and_CC then_RT ordered_VVD agent_NN1 Herman_NP1 Hollis_NP1 to_TO shoot_VVI Floyd_NP1 ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 Smith_NP1 ,_, Hollis_NP1 followed_VVD orders_NN2 and_CC fired_VVD at_II point-blank_JJ range_NN1 ,_, fatally_RR wounding_VVG Floyd_NP1 ._. 
FBI_NP1 agent_NN1 Winfred_VVD E._NP1 Hopton_NP1 disputed_VVD Chester_NP1 Smith_NP1 's_GE claim_NN1 in_II a_AT1 November_NPM1 1979_MC issue_NN1 of_IO Time_NNT1 magazine_NN1 ,_, stating_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO four_MC FBI_NP1 agents_NN2 on_II the_AT scene_NN1 when_CS Floyd_NP1 was_VBDZ killed_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD that_CST no_AT East_ND1 Liverpool_NP1 officers_NN2 were_VBDR present_JJ at_II the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 they_PPHS2 arrived_VVD shortly_RR after_II Floyd_NP1 was_VBDZ mortally_RR wounded_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR said_VVD Herman_NP1 Hollis_NP1 was_VBDZ not_XX present_JJ when_CS Purvis_NP1 questioned_VVD Floyd_NP1 ._. 
Regardless_RR of_IO this_DD1 controversy_NN1 ,_, none_PN of_IO Purvis_NP1 's_GE celebrity_NN1 status_NN1 for_IF capturing_VVG gangsters_NN2 sat_VVD too_RG well_RR with_IW Hoover_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD an_AT1 unspoken_JJ policy_NN1 that_CST "_" no_AT one_MC1 employee_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 Division_NN1 can_VM be_VBI responsible_JJ for_IF the_AT successful_JJ termination_NN1 of_IO any_DD one_MC1 case_NN1 ..._... "_" 
Though_CS Hoover_NP1 had_VHD stood_VVN behind_II his_APPGE favored_JJ agent_NN1 after_II the_AT Little_JJ Bohemia_NP1 debacle_NN1 ,_, once_CS the_AT press_NN1 tried_VVD to_TO idolize_VVI Purvis_NP1 ,_, Hoover_NP1 turned_VVD on_II his_APPGE protege_NN1 ._. 
After_CS his_APPGE resignation_NN1 ,_, Melvin_NP1 Purvis_NP1 returned_VVD to_II the_AT practice_NN1 of_IO law_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR reluctantly_RR agreed_VVD to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 spokesperson_NN1 for_IF several_DA2 companies_NN2 ,_, an_AT1 experience_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 found_VVD distasteful_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 signed_VVD up_RP for_IF military_JJ duty_NN1 during_II World_NN1 War_NN1 II_MC ,_, serving_VVG as_II a_AT1 lieutenant_NN1 colonel_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 married_VVD Marie_NP1 Rosanne_NP1 Willcox_NP1 ,_, the_AT daughter_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE former_DA law_NN1 partner_NN1 ,_, and_CC had_VHD three_MC sons_NN2 :_: Melvin_NP1 ,_, Alston_NP1 ,_, and_CC Christopher_NP1 ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 owned_VVD a_AT1 radio_NN1 station_NN1 ,_, WOLS_NN2 ,_, in_II Florence_NP1 ,_, South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB even_RR after_II his_APPGE departure_NN1 from_II the_AT FBI_NP1 ,_, Purvis_NP1 still_RR experienced_VVD the_AT wrath_NN1 of_IO J._NP1 Edgar_NP1 Hoover_NN1 ._. 
Accounts_NN2 of_IO how_RRQ Hoover_NP1 blocked_VVD Purvis_NP1 '_GE employment_NN1 range_NN1 from_II Hoover_NN1 delivering_VVG a_AT1 discreet_JJ whisper_NN1 to_II the_AT right_JJ person_NN1 ,_, to_II blocking_VVG Purvis_NP1 '_GE nomination_NN1 to_II a_AT1 federal_JJ judgeship_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 also_RR allegedly_RR tried_VVD to_TO thwart_VVI his_APPGE application_NN1 to_TO be_VBI special_JJ council_NN1 to_II the_AT Senate_NN1 Judiciary_NN1 Committee_NN1 ._. 
Purvis_NP1 got_VVD the_AT job_NN1 anyway_RR ,_, thanks_NN2 to_II a_AT1 senator_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ a_AT1 family_NN1 friend_NN1 ._. 
Through_II all_DB this_DD1 ,_, Purvis_NP1 remained_VVD seemingly_RR oblivious_JJ to_II Hoover_NP1 's_GE malice_NN1 and_CC remained_VVD faithful_JJ the_AT FBI_NP1 ._. 
On_II February_NPM1 29_MC ,_, 1960_MC ,_, at_II his_APPGE home_NN1 in_II Florence_NP1 ,_, South_NP1 Carolina_NP1 ,_, Melvin_NP1 Purvis_NP1 ended_VVD his_APPGE life_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 self-inflicted_JJ gunshot_NN1 wound_VVN to_II the_AT head_NN1 ._. 
The_AT .45_MC caliber_NN1 automatic_JJ pistol_NN1 that_CST lay_VVD beside_II him_PPHO1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 gift_NN1 from_II fellow_JJ agents_NN2 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 resigned_VVD ._. 
Legend_NN1 has_VHZ it_PPH1 that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT guns_NN2 that_CST killed_VVD John_NP1 Dillinger_NP1 ,_, but_CCB further_RRR investigation_NN1 revealed_VVD that_CST the_AT gun_NN1 was_VBDZ once_RR owned_VVN by_II a_AT1 Chicago_NP1 contract_NN1 killer_NN1 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ some_DD dispute_NN1 as_II21 to_II22 the_AT exact_JJ cause_NN1 of_IO Purvis_NP1 '_GE death_NN1 ._. 
After_CS an_AT1 FBI_NP1 investigation_NN1 ,_, the_AT death_NN1 was_VBDZ ruled_VVN a_AT1 suicide_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT note_NN1 and_CC evidence_NN1 later_RRR surfaced_VVD that_CST Purvis_NP1 might_VM simply_RR have_VHI been_VBN cleaning_VVG his_APPGE gun_NN1 ,_, trying_VVG to_TO remove_VVI a_AT1 tracer_NN1 bullet_NN1 that_CST had_VHD gotten_VVN stuck_JJ in_II the_AT chamber_NN1 ._. 
Unfortunately_RR ,_, the_AT fairy_NN1 tale_NN1 wedding_NN1 of_IO Princess_NNB Diana_NP1 and_CC Prince_NNB Charles_NP1 did_VDD not_XX lead_VVI to_II a_AT1 happily-ever-after_JJ marriage_NN1 ._. 
The_AT two_MC became_VVD estranged_JJ over_II the_AT years_NNT2 ,_, and_CC there_EX were_VBDR reports_NN2 of_IO infidelities_NN2 from_II both_DB2 parties_NN2 ._. 
During_II their_APPGE union_NN1 ,_, Diana_NP1 struggled_VVD with_IW depression_NN1 and_CC bulimia_NN1 ._. 
The_AT couple_NN1 's_GE separation_NN1 was_VBDZ announced_VVN in_II December_NPM1 1992_MC by_II British_JJ Prime_JJ Minister_NN1 John_NP1 Major_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS read_VVD a_AT1 statement_NN1 from_II the_AT royal_JJ family_NN1 to_II the_AT House_NN1 of_IO Commons_NP ._. 
The_AT divorce_NN1 was_VBDZ finalized_VVN in_II 1996_MC ._. 
Even_RR after_II the_AT divorce_NN1 ,_, Diana_NP1 maintained_VVD a_AT1 high_JJ level_NN1 of_IO popularity_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 devoted_VVD herself_PPX1 to_II her_APPGE sons_NN2 and_CC to_II such_DA charitable_JJ efforts_NN2 as_CSA the_AT battle_NN1 against_II the_AT use_NN1 of_IO land_NN1 mines_NN2 ._. 
Diana_NP1 used_VVD her_APPGE international_JJ celebrity_NN1 to_TO help_VVI raise_NN1 awareness_NN1 about_II this_DD1 issue_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 also_RR continued_VVD to_TO experience_VVI the_AT negative_JJ aspects_NN2 of_IO fame_NN1 her_APPGE 1997_MC romance_NN1 with_IW Egyptian_JJ film_NN1 producer_NN1 and_CC playboy_NN1 Dodi_NP1 Al-Fayed_JJ caused_VVD quite_RG a_AT1 stir_NN1 and_CC created_VVD a_AT1 media_NN frenzy_NN1 ._. 
While_CS visiting_VVG Paris_NP1 ,_, the_AT couple_NN1 was_VBDZ involved_JJ in_II a_AT1 car_NN1 crash_NN1 after_II trying_VVG to_TO escape_VVI from_II the_AT paparazzi_NN2 on_II the_AT night_NNT1 of_IO August_NPM1 30_MC ,_, 1997_MC ._. 
Diana_NP1 initially_RR survived_VVD the_AT crash_NN1 ,_, but_CCB later_RRR succumbed_VVD to_II her_APPGE injuries_NN2 at_II a_AT1 Paris_NP1 hospital_NN1 a_AT1 few_DA2 hours_NNT2 later_RRR ._. 
Al-Fayed_JJ and_CC the_AT driver_NN1 were_VBDR also_RR killed_VVN ,_, and_CC a_AT1 bodyguard_NN1 was_VBDZ seriously_RR injured_VVN ._. 
French_JJ authorities_NN2 investigated_VVD the_AT crash_NN1 and_CC the_AT driver_NN1 was_VBDZ found_VVN to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 high_JJ level_NN1 of_IO alcohol_NN1 in_II his_APPGE system_NN1 at_II the_AT time_NNT1 of_IO the_AT accident_NN1 ._. 
The_AT role_NN1 of_IO the_AT pursuing_JJ photographers_NN2 in_II the_AT tragedy_NN1 was_VBDZ also_RR scrutinized_VVN ._. 
News_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE sudden_JJ ,_, senseless_JJ death_NN1 shocked_VVD the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
Thousands_NNO2 turned_VVD out_RP to_TO pay_VVI tribute_NN1 to_II the_AT "_" people_NN 's_GE princess_NN1 "_" during_II her_APPGE funeral_NN1 procession_NN1 ._. 
The_AT funeral_NN1 was_VBDZ held_VVN at_II Westminister_JJR Abbey_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ was_VBDZ broadcast_VVN on_II television_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE body_NN1 was_VBDZ later_RRR buried_VVN at_II her_APPGE family_NN1 's_GE estate_NN1 ,_, Althorp_NP1 ._. 
In_II 2007_MC ,_, marking_VVG the_AT tenth_MD anniversary_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE death_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE sons_NN2 ,_, Princes_NN2 William_NP1 and_CC Harry_NP1 ,_, honored_VVD their_APPGE beloved_JJ mother_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 special_JJ concert_NN1 to_TO be_VBI held_VVN on_II what_DDQ would_VM have_VHI been_VBN her_APPGE 46th_MD birthday_NN1 ._. 
The_AT proceeds_NN2 of_IO the_AT event_NN1 went_VVD to_II charities_NN2 supported_VVN by_II Diana_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE sons_NN2 ._. 
Continuing_VVG her_APPGE charitable_JJ efforts_NN2 is_VBZ the_AT Diana_NP1 ,_, Princess_NN1 of_IO Wales_NP1 Memorial_NN1 Fund_NN1 ._. 
Established_VVN after_II her_APPGE death_NN1 ,_, the_AT fund_NN1 provides_VVZ grants_NN2 to_II numerous_JJ organizations_NN2 and_CC supports_VVZ initiatives_NN2 to_TO provide_VVI care_NN1 to_II the_AT sick_JJ in_II Africa_NP1 ,_, help_VV0 refugees_NN2 ,_, and_CC stop_VV0 the_AT use_NN1 of_IO land_NN1 mines_NN2 ._. 
