walter dietrich
elite facts presents 8 historical criminal shootouts 8. john paul chasejohn paul chase was associated with just about every famous underworld figure of the prohibitionera. walter dietrich, chase’s track record was quite impressiveas he was a member of alvin karpis’ and ma barker’s gang, was an associate of george“baby face†nelson, and eventually became a member of john dillinger’s gang, one ofthe most notorious gangsters of that era next to al capone. chase miraculously survived the shootout thatkilled nelson which in turn made chase one of the longest-serving inmates at alcatraz. after dillinger and and associate homer van meter were killed by the fbi during thelate summer of 1934, chase and nelson jumped around the country for a while looking fora safe place. unfortunately for them, they were unable tofind anywhere safe. the pair were then ambushed by federal agentsin illinois in november 1934. nelson was killed in the ensuing gunfight,but chase escaped. this did not sit...