11 Facts About Herman Hollis

Herman Edward Hollis was an American law-enforcement officer who worked as special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Herman Hollis was one of the three FBI special agents who shot John Dillinger near the Biograph Theater earlier that year, resulting in Dillinger's death.

Herman Hollis served as a special agent for the FBI's field offices in Kansas City, Cincinnati, and Chicago for over seven years; at the time of his death, he was 31 years old.

Herman Hollis was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in January 1903 and received his law degree from the Georgetown University School of Law in Washington, DC, in 1927.

Herman Hollis began his service with the FBI almost immediately after finishing law school in August 1927.

At least one other source discredits Smith's version, stating that although Smith's story received wide currency, Herman Hollis was not at the orchard that afternoon.

Cowley and Special Agent Herman Hollis left the FBI's Chicago office heading northwest on Northwest Highway to intercept Nelson; Herman Hollis drove.

Nelson staggered over to where Herman Hollis lay by the pole before making his way to the FBI agents' car.

The first bystander to reach the scene ran to where Herman Hollis lay face down; he had suffered severe wounds to the back of his head.

Herman Hollis was survived by his wife and young son, Edward, who found out about his death when they arrived at the FBI Chicago Field Office that day to surprise Herman Hollis to go Christmas shopping.

Herman Hollis is buried in Glendale Cemetery in his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa.