The portrayal of the death of gangster George "Baby Face" Nelson in this film is completely fictionalized. On November 27, 1934 (four months after Dillinger's death), Nelson encountered two FBI Agents, Samuel Cowley and Ed Hollis, in Barrington, Illinois, just outside Chicago. In a roadside battle, Nelson shot and killed both FBI Agents, but was mortally wounded. He escaped in a bullet-riddled car driven by his wife, and died that evening in a nearby safe-house. Nelson's body was found the next day, wrapped in a blanket, and lying in a ditch next to a cemetery in Skokie, Illinois. His wife placed a call to police, to tell them where to find the body.

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