When Melvin Purvis shoots down "Pretty Boy" Floyd, he asks Floyd for info on the whereabouts of Harry Campbell. In reality, Floyd was never associated with Campbell, who robbed banks with Alvin Karpis and "Ma" Barker's sons. The reason for this question, may have been to simplify the narrative of the story. In real-life, "Pretty Boy" Floyd was wanted by the FBI for his alleged part in the "Kansas City Massacre" on June 17, 1933, in which an FBI Agent, two Kansas City policemen, a retired Oklahoma Sheriff, and their captive Frank "Jelly" Nash, were ambushed and killed. This was the crime that set into motion the rise of J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI, and the start of the "War On Crime". Since this fact would (or could) possibly make the story on film more convoluted, the film makers instead have Purvis question Floyd about Campbell, rather than the massacre, as he did in real-life.

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