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Herman Hollis

Death by Force
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Herman Edward Hollis, a 31-year-old American male of Caucasian ethnicity, was an FBI special agent who died on November 27, 1934, in Barrington, Illinois. He was born on January 27, 1903, in Des Moines, Iowa, and received his law degree from Georgetown University Law School in 1927. Hollis began his service with the FBI in August 1927 and worked in the Kansas City, Cincinnati, and Chicago field offices.

Hollis is best known for his involvement in the Battle of Barrington, an intense gunfi ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Herman E. Hollis

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Barrington

    IL

    1934-11-27

    Herman

    Hollis

    11/07/2025

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    I've been reading up on the Battle of Barrington and can't shake how daunting it must have been for ... ...Read More
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