BACKGROUND
Lester Gillis was born on December 6th, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois. In 1922, he was caught stealing and was forced to go to the St. Charles School for Boys. Gillis got duped the name Baby Face because of how young he looked, by his fellow gang members. He was only about five foot four inches and weighed very little. At the age of 20, he married a woman named Helen Wawzynak. She was four years younger than him at the time. They soon gave birth to their son, Ronald, and their daughter, Darlene. Lester Gillis (“Baby Face Nelson”) died November 27th, 1934 in Wilmette, Illinois.