Baby Face Nelson: Notorious, Ruthless, Violent | Natural Born Outlaws | TCC

Lester M. Gilis, aka "Baby Face Nelson," began his crime career at an early age in a street gang in the Chicago slums. He was given the nickname "Baby Face" by his gang members because he looked much younger than he actually was.
Infamous villans the likes of Machine gun Kelly , Pretty bow Floyd, and Baby face Nelson show how hard , mean and desperate you have to be to earn the title of Public enemy.
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[@sharonw2475]

My grandfather lived in Reno Nevada and had actually played poker with Baby Face. Baby Face won the most money and my grandfather said later that he didn't know that one of the men he played cards with was Baby Face, grandpa told a reporter years later that the money he lost was the best money he ever spent. If Baby Face would have lost in that game I might not have been born, but I'm here and will be 80 in October.

[@hisava]

Great anecdote, and happy early birthday🎉

[@jamescorlett5272]

It said the pen is mightier than the sword but give me the sword any time.

[@waynelayton8568]

He was in my Grandfather's gang. JOHN DILLINGER

[@DaveBogovich]

I met a man who's aunt's neighbor brother knew Baby Face's third cousin. Lenny, the third cousin, never actually met Baby Face.

[@cet6237]

That- along with 3.00 will get you a coffee at QT!

[@angelsone-five7912]

If you stop and work it out like that you`ll probably find that half the world has a connection with Nelson. 🤣

[@seymourwrasse3321]

sounds like a Biden speech

[@howwwwwyyyyy]

The FBI still use the same underhand tactics they did back then,namely picking on innocent family members to get to the people they're after, I'd be interested to know how many family members they have imprisoned for no other reason than being a relative.

[@theabhorrentchef7226]

Yeah an unconstitutional gang of nerds and pdf files - with the occasional good guy duped into believing that he’s joining the ‘good guys’ It is way beyond time to defund and investigate this group

[@soonmeekim930]

I grew up near Barrington IL. I’m back in the area and am shocked that I live near his last battle. The video is absolutely so well done

[@blackhistoryonsteroids8196]

I was at Good Shepherd this morning.

[@sophiegeorge2816]

I’m loving these videos They make them feel almost real and that the criminals are talking to you

[@JayCity10]

The F.B.I. was talking directly to us. Didn't you hear it? I certainly smelled it.

[@mrsx7944]

It's because they're breaking the 4th wall. Looking directly at the camera.

[@tomitstube]

dude was nuts but i get his thinking, when you're cornered you go on offense. nelson was like, "if i'm going down, i'm taking as many of them as i can, with me."

[@meghanmisaliar]

The actors that they get in this series are excellent. Must be from the theatre. Real thespians.

[@normanwitt4692]

Unbelievable how Baby Face Nelson 5 feet 4 inches has 17 gunshot wounds and was still alive for a few hours. Damn.....

[@gregwatson8219]

Admire how he took down the GMen w him in death

[@gregwatson8219]

But today he practically forgotten

[@normanwitt4692]

@@gregwatson8219 Ain't that the truth . Micky Rooney played Lester Gillis in Baby Face Nelson probably because of his short stature .5ft 4in ,

[@eliot1970]

@@gregwatson8219 you admire that? Do you know that he wore makeup like your king trump?

[@mrsx7944]

@@normanwitt4692he was probably doing coke.

[@NASkeywest]

Imagine being a killer and a bank robber, expecting a cool nickname. An they call you “Babyface.”

[@kirbyculp3449]

It'd make you so mad that you'd shoot a herd of cows!

[@smart_ass5630]

I kinda like d nickname.sounds cool to me, like an oxymoron, a play on words.

[@smart_ass5630]

Like calling a giant 'shawty'.

[@OscarOffTheCuff]

@@kirbyculp3449 not the livestock!

[@jahnj2523]

I was both and they called me baby cock just got out after 53 years

[@steventhorson4487]

The actor who plays baby 👶 face....😅😂 seriously?? Hilarious 😂

[@ricocoman]

Using a thick NY accent to represent a Mid West boy from Chicago.... Really?

[@mrblowhard2u]

Couldn't stop laughing at the actor playing Nelson. When I saw the way he held that Thompson, I fell off my chair laughing.

[@murrayscott9546]

Entertaining production, thanks to all.

[@joeyw7325]

These are so well done. Really enjoy the whole series so far

[@jimburg621]

I like how this series has these actors, playing the bad guy.

[@JayCity10]

Bad guys huh? I wonder who played J. Edgar Hoover?

[@CissyBrazil]

I love the way this is presented! Different and effective

[@butter7734]

If I grew up during this time I would have been a bank robber, moonshiner, or moonshine runner. It was open for the taking.

[@NGT4LIFE]

You would have lived a short life

[@thomashenebry8269]

Most likely you would be dead. It's no place for light weights

[@gemmamudd7167]

Me too

[@catherinedoyle1194]

Me too, only time to have real freedom to make money unlawfully

[@whitneywilliams317]

Me too but only the best banks and kkk members would be the only one I'll Robb.

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent still -motion photography pictures 📷/reenactments/cartoon drawings. Enabling viewers to better understand what the orator is describing. Special thanks to guest speakers sharing personal information pertaining to Uncle Lester's criminal activities. I would say that he was a disillusioned trigger happy ☺ maniac 😵. It's said that his beloved wife 60 years after he died😇. She was laid besides him in St. John's cemetery in Chicago. She must have thought the world 🌎 of Uncle Lester. After all those years to be laid to rest besides him. Every # 1 most wanted gangster needs a loyal/faithful companion like Helen. 😉

[@justjoe942]

I was born and raised in Sioux Falls, SD and had no idea that robbery happened. Thanks for posting; good stuff.

[@meghanmisaliar]

How is that possible?? I'm from PA and I read about that in high school. It's famous.

[@justjoe942]

@@meghanmisaliar High School for me spanned 1977 to '81: trust me, the movie "Dazed and confused" didn't miss the mark. I was more concerned with where that weekend's kegger party was happening than what Mr. Lewis had to say about history. So, yeah, I was a slacker I guess is what I'm rambling on about. You have a good and a better tomorrow.

[@meghanmisaliar]

@@justjoe942 I hear you lol.

[@mrsx7944]

@@justjoe942 is that near Mt Rushmore?

[@justjoe942]

@@mrsx7944 Other end of the state, south east corner area

[@nativeopal6149]

Man this is the best video on KZbin with this content I've watched yet... Give me more. 😂

[@donnellvickers6314]

Damn NELSON took 17 shot's to the body and was screaming 😱 like a madman

[@RaeBattleRapsMood]

Pretty Badass🤟🏾

[@lespoole8527]

$$$ $$$ $$$$$ $$$$$$

[@mrsx7944]

He was probably on coke.

[@donnellvickers6314]

@@mrsx7944 LOL 🤣😂😆 YEAH 👍

[@hisava]

​@mrsx7944 this and adrenaline, for sure!

[@jeffreybabc9211]

Oh, Brother where art thou ' is a Fantastic movie with Baby Face Nelson,a Man of constant Sorrow, guess it says it all!

[@LiberMan11]

Some guys just came on this earth to wreak havoc!

[@billnyethesciencedenier1516]

These stories are good. They may be bad guys, but the actors that play them are even worse.

[@mickeyballoons3963]

couldn't agree more

[@ianomachino6233]

Most underrated channel an program going... Love it ❤

[@MANC2311]

I love the fact that even the custom full auto 1911 was in the animation.

[@bensmith4539]

Didn’t expect that either was impressive

[@perryjohnson6248]

Thank you for another great episode

[@nomadpi1]

The best account of the gun battle I've ever encountered was printed in THE AMERICAN RIFLEMAN.

[@josephquillian2866]

I just subscribed. I want to watch all your documentaries! Greetings from Querétaro, México.

[@Survivor58]

I enjoyed this video.

[@Manimal5279]

Guy playing baby face is a good actor.

[@hisava]

Paul Maccabee's Dillinger book is superb, and I love seeing him in documentaries. Excellent production values here 👏

[@glenmo1]

The guy portraying baby face Nelson in this video is the actor that played BOB on the TV show Becker 😂good actor

[@mrsx7944]

Seriously??? I used to watch that. I didn't recognize him lol

[@JackBarrett7]

From 34-36, look up how many criminals were killed in 'shootouts' with the FBI. That's because hoover gave his men the instructions to kill on sight. Look how they bushwhacked Dillinger..My g-g uncle was called by hoover "the meanest man I ever knew", and he was the first man hanged under the federal law where killing a G man was a capital offense. When the feds came looking for him, they told his cousin they were looking to kill him..and so he shot first and killed one.

[@meghanmisaliar]

So who was your great uncle? Give a name.

[@JackBarrett7]

@@meghanmisaliar Great great uncle, and his name was George Barrett. Look up a book called "The G-man and the Diamond King". Or Nelson B. Klein, that was the name of the fed he killed.

[@mrsx7944]

I just love these actors in this series lol. They're very good. The script is a little over the top but the acting is excellent. I also love the commentary by the historians and family members.

[@nakedbrownape]

My feeling exactly. The acting is excellent.

[@MichaelSpikes-pv6kl]

Great video

[@rionatlastramirez2701]

The actor who portrait baby face doesnt knoe how to hold the gun😂😂

[@Gill12283]

😂 And you don't know how to spell 😂

[@jasonrusso9808]

Portrayed*

[@leeatterberry1239]

Yeah I remember learning about this watching a bugs Bunny cartoon 🐣

[@freeman4real]

These videos are COOL AS HELL!! They dont make gangsters like these guys anymore these older gangsters DID NOT PLAY AROUND but neither did the police back then. It was real hunting they didnt have all the technology. You could do a crime and get away and when they found you then they went toe to toe gun for gun..DAMN BaByface was hit 17 times and still stood out in the open & kept firing taking them both out..

[@meghanmisaliar]

Back when men were MEN.

[@meghanmisaliar]

Hard times create hard people.

[@ClearwaterPeteZa]

Baby face was the enforcer.

[@jimirwin4098]

I really enjoy these!!!

[@tonym994]

Dillinger was an adult, while Lester Gillis (Nelson) was a child w/ a dangerous toy.

[@meghanmisaliar]

Agree. He acted like a little boy w something to prove. Reckless.

[@mrsx7944]

So true. Nelson was a little boy trying to prove himself.

[@tuscanman100]

@@mrsx7944 And 90 years after his death, he still holds the record for killing more FBI agents than anyone in US history.

[@D88111]

Nelson went out like a man, Dillinger got put down like a sick dog lol

[@davidmellish3295]

​@@D88111except the man who was killed was a different height and eye colour to Dillinger and the cop who killed him was on Dillinger payroll. Also Dillinger had under gone plastic surgery and was going out in public and nobody recognised him except the cop who shot him. Look into it, was a setup, Dillinger arranged 'his death "

[@davidmolloy126]

Excellent documentary, thanks very much.

[@Red_Bluff_Ed]

This is awesome! Glad I found it.. 👍🕺

[@HorrorMetalMaestroRedrusty66]

Ok, Admit it, who else knows that Ellen Poulsen lady stole that accent from Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinnie. I mean I kept expecting Marisa Tomei to walk out every time she spoke....lol

[@vincentmueller3717]

Or at some point say "l knOOow".

[@jasonrusso9808]

Who is Ellen whateversen?

[@vincentmueller3717]

​@@jasonrusso9808 The only lady historian in this video

[@jasonrusso9808]

@@vincentmueller3717 o wel, generally all us NYers sound alike.

[@Gill12283]

Great video!👍😃

[@CRD-hi6vk]

Great documentary and I like the style they presented with the comic strips and actors. Very well done.

[@commonsense5125]

"Oh no Geogre not the livestock!"

[@justinparkerthewildwolf6394]

Short man rage

[@Red_Vines]

Excellent video!

[@one-metallica4156]

The true real life Joker.

[@arthurvandelay7677]

“She didn’t mean nothin’ by it, George."

[@RaeBattleRapsMood]

I only know of him from “oh brother where art thou?”…when he was in the bank screaming at the old lady who called him baby face😭. “MY NAME IS GEORGE NELSON!! NOT BABYFACE!!”…😂 I feel terrible about it but I like Nelson😏

[@NenoBandz732INC]

This is 🔥

[@CJG-bk4bk]

My great uncle at 96 sat at table with us in the early 90’s with his big cowboy hat just stared at me. I was in my early 20’s. He said “don’t rob trucks boy! Ain’t no future in it. I promised that I wouldn’t.

[@TheSports50]

Thank you so much on this documentary . I read in the FBI book my parents had on John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson and other famous FBI cases because I wanted to find out more detail than the movie on Dillinger had shown. Your documentary cleared up more about Little Bohemia and Barrington where the shoot out with Nelson occurred. So sorry about the two brave FBI agents killed by Nelson

[@themonsterbaby]

The agents that killed 3 innocent civilians right before that? Yeah..... real brave.

[@raymondsenchyna1533]

Thanks for the input on Gillis.. Mickey Rooney made a film Portraying baby face nelson. He says in the movie that he's Lester M. Gillis.. the movie is Pretty good...check it out...if you Can....

[@kirbyculp3449]

White Heat with James Cagney, great movie also.

[@BrianTheisen]

Ain’t no Hodags rounds these parts. Just the longest lasting Zamboni.

[@NoOne-kr4jc]

I think Baby Face Nelson was probably more of a Joe Pesci sort of guy, but much crazier. I hear him laughing while he's shooting. All due respect to the actor, he's channeling Capone, but Capone had to actually let Nelson go from their gang because he was too violent.

[@GrumpysAdventures]

Thank you! Can you please do Lucky Luciano ruthless henchman Bugsy Siegel next how he slaughtered thru NYC then Luciano sent him to take over the westcoast and vegas

[@TwinkieCakey]

Ey hear me out, whoever created that art in Marvel style, my hat down to y'all. Amazing work.

[@urbanhesse6084]

My Grandpa Collyge knew Nelson as well my unckle Alvie and aunt Goldey took care of Nelson in hibernation .. in the ozarks of Oklahoma . Nelsongave Goldey her pick out of a small box of diominds. To Alvie was giving a gun and some money .. oh yes i believe those storys because i believe it was truth

[@meghanmisaliar]

*diamonds *uncle So what happened to the diamonds?

[@urbanhesse6084]

@@meghanmisaliar she was buried with them on her fingers .

[@mrsx7944]

@@urbanhesse6084 sounds like typical family folklore.

[@mrsx7944]

@@urbanhesse6084 there's no K in "uncle".

[@urbanhesse6084]

@@mrsx7944you dont know

[@Paumanokcom]

Tommygun is crazy firepower. Scary in reality.

[@DenitaArnold]

These stories are good. They may be bad guys, but they at least dressed well

[@greeremalachi926]

that was good.

[@valeriegogel4214]

No woman......You make em lay down as a way to control the situation

[@davidmellish3295]

His name was Lester Gillis and his criminal associates called him Jimmy, nobody called him George and he never worked for Capone but for Roger toughy a rival bootleger

[@urbanhesse6084]

Egger Hover caused more inoncent victoms to bleed and dye. Than what was called for

[@lizlocher3612]

Lester Gillis was "Baby Face Nelson's" original birth name. He married into Nelson

[@Hansisland4546]

He hated cow's more then he hated cops

[@RaeBattleRapsMood]

😂

[@jasonrusso9808]

No one likes cops, they just pretend to respect them in the moment of encountering one.

[@nickrandol9133]

Yeah he did!

[@THETRUTHSERUM613]

Closing statements from video were, they can win the war on crime?? Lmao

[@paulgagnon9830]

He received “7 to 10” shots. Not 17.

[@victoriastephenson1649]

Love every single one ❤

[@moniquenstein]

The female narrator sounds just like Janice from the TV show “Friends”. 😆

[@Lasselucidora]

In "O, Brother where art thou" Baby Nelson portrait is like a movie in the movie. Lovely. You can see on KZbin.

[@tommyjiggles1107]

Long live the outlaws they new the law wasn't shit for the rich get criminals to catch criminals outlaw for life 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@aweewa5659]

I always have been intrigued about gangster's names. Nearly every gangster had a middle nickname or first.

[@mrsx7944]

John Dillinger didn't have one.

[@aweewa5659]

@@mrsx7944 You're correct. His name already spoke for itself.

[@jamesstaley5611]

A refreshing change from the usual poorly done videos on You Tube. Nice work.

[@stephanieclark6154]

First timer..... I definitely enjoyed and subscribed. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@frankgerace5997]

One question-why is the actor playing Chicago native Baby Face Nelson speaking with a New York accent?

[@curtiskretzer8898]

Low budget

[@juliachildress2943]

Amazing acting in this...

[@patrickaustin9047]

This is my 1st one and I'm in !!!!

[@reesewilcoxon5896]

Finnalllyyy something on Nelson

[@Oliver-fs2ep]

One of the rare Belgian American gangsters....his real name was Lester Gillis...son of belgian walloon immigrants

[@michaelfultz3982]

That lady sounds like betty boop.

[@davidglenn6219]

A woman that I worked with 50 some years ago claimed she shacked up with Baby Face. Probably a liar, but it is color for my life story. She actually wore a 6 shooter revolver in a holster at work. We worked at Better Homes, and Gardens Magazine.

[@brianjones7660]

looked up actors...Alex Bird, a refugee from Romania as a baby. He was Baby Face. Lived in Canada but pulled off a top drawer Bada Bing Bada Boom /ChiTown hoodlum accent.! Subscribed 😆

[@mrsx7944]

He's a good actor.

[@SpankEZAkaMr36]

💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@HopeS68]

He knew Ma Barker

[@NukeCult666]

Very entertaining 👍

[@delphimanagement3154]

This guy definitely had a short man complex for real

[@JayCity10]

He killed scumbags fbi cops though.

[@lespoole8527]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!

[@jonathanchartrand3351]

volume is all over the place.

[@SteefPip]

"Jesus saves, George Nelson withdraws!"

[@jonathonhass4178]

The first 4 federally named Public Enemy # 1’s were all from this short era… John Dillinger Pretty Boy Floyd (after JD’s death) Babyface Nelson (after PBF’s death) And Alvin Karpis (after BN’s death), who served 33 years (26 in Alcatraz) was released and eventually died in 1979. Also of note, Nelson aka Lester Gillis, was a bit of a “machine gun” connoisseur…he preferred a Thompson for closer work and either a BAR or a Colt Monitor for longer range work

[@NoOne-kr4jc]

I thought Floyd was killed before Dillinger, including Bonnie and Clyde.

[@jonathonhass4178]

@@NoOne-kr4jc Bonnie and Clyde died May 23rd, 1934. John Dillinger died July 22nd, 1934. Pretty Boy Floyd died Oct 22nd, 1934 Babyface Nelson died Nov 27th, 1934 1934 wasn’t a good year for the big time criminals lol

[@NoOne-kr4jc]

@@jonathonhass4178 Thanks. I guess I have to go back and check out the story to get events in order.

[@michaelstrickland6035]

Oh, George! Not the livestock!

[@bradp.3770]

This is real good shit great job

[@steveclapper5424]

He lived the life he wanted to fearlessly.

[@greeremalachi926]

He appears here to be a totally insane maniacal murderer of endless innocents.

[@Hotshotter3000]

Minor nitpick... were those M-16s at 13:15? No wonder the cops were outgunned!

[@georgeramirez2264]

Like they say, Looks can be deceiving.

[@heysomeone0310]

I tries to find more about that dust up in the cabaret/Club where the lights went out and three unfortunate souls died - anyone know anything about that episode?

[@user-po6jh5tl4m]

My grandfather went to school with Nelson before he became baby face nelson

[@jimlascola]

Baby Face nelson was rumored to be a child Parishoner at St Bridgets in chicago