Episode 11: "Ohio v. Crime" (Part 2): the FBI Strikes Back. Alex concludes Season 8 with a bang, literally. The bullets are flying as the J. Edgar Hoover's FBI is shooting to kill public enemies one by one. We pick up the story in the summer of 1934 as John Dillinger, Public Enemy #1 is shot down in Chicago by the famous FBI agent Melvin Purvis and the tide begins to turn against the gangsters in the FBI's War On Crime.

Alex is joined again by author John Oller, himself a graduate of The Ohio State University, to discuss his new excellent book Gangster Hunters. So many of the important event of this era taking place in the Buckeye State. Oller shares the forgotten stories of Public Enemy #1 Alvin Karpis and two FBI agents at the center of bringing down Karpis and Bonnie & Clyde. Buy Gangster Hunters here. https://www.amazon.com/Gangster-Hunters-Vanquished-Americas-Deadliest/dp/0593471369

We're also joined by Paula Schleis, long time Ohio journalist and host of the popular podcast Ohio Mysteries. Paula shares the story of another Public Enemy #1, Pretty Boy Floyd and how so much of his infamous life of crime would take place in Ohio. Paula takes us through the Floyd's death at the hands of Melvin Purvis and Ohio law enforcement officers. Paula's great show Ohio Mysteries is also on the Evergreen Podcast Network, listen to her 600+ episodes here or anywhere you get your podcasts. https://ohiomysteries.com/

Thanks so much for listening in 2024! We'll be back in 2025 for Season 9 of Ohio v. the World. Contact Alex and the show at ohiovtheworld@gmail.com or on the podcasts' Facebook, Instagram and Twitter page. Check out the Evergreen Podcast Network for Ohio v. the World and hundreds of other great podcasts www.evergreenpodcasts.com. Email or message us to buy an Ohio v. the World t-shirt for $20 free shipping. Happy holidays, Ohioans.

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