While the headlines crowned Special Agent Melvin Purvis as the 'man who got Dillinger,' the internal report and ballistic evidence pointed to Charles Winstead. A former Texas lawman who valued duty over fame, Winstead fired the .45 caliber round that struck John Dillinger from behind. Unlike the media-anointed Purvis, Winstead shunned the spotlight. His disillusionment with J. Edgar Hoover's self-promoting leadership grew, and he retired from the FBI just a few years later. The official story cr

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“Remembering the incomparable Melvin Franklin today on what would have been his 81st birthday. Melvin and I grew up together in Detroit and attended the same high school. As one of the founding members of the group, Melvin and I were very close up until the time we lost him. I still really miss him. As I said in my book, and it still holds true today, I will always carry on The Temptations in Melvin’s memory. He fought the good fights beside me, and shared in the triumphs, too. Everyone loved Me