Hall
of Honor
FBI
Agents Killed as the Result of an Adversarial Action
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NELSON B. KLEIN
1898 - 1935
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On August 16, 1935, Special Agent Nelson B. Klein
and another Special Agent were seeking George W.
Barrett in connection with car theft and interstate
transportation of stolen vehicles. SA Klein and
associates proceeded to College Corner, Indiana,
where Barrett's brother lived. When the Agents
located Barrett later that day, they instructed
him to surrender. However, Barrett ran behind a
garage and opened fire, mortally wounding SA Klein,
who returned the gunfire, striking Barrett in both
legs. Barrett was transported to a nearby hospital
for treatment of his injured legs. Following his
recuperation, Barrett was removed to Indianapolis,
Indiana, where he was convicted for the murder
of SA Klein. Barrett was the first person to receive
the death penalty under an enactment of Congress
making it a capital offense to kill a Special Agent
of the FBI, and on March 24, 1936, he was executed.
SA Klein was born in April of 1898 in New York
City, New York. After working as a private investigator,
he entered on duty with the FBI, then the Bureau
of Investigation, in 1926. At the time of his death,
SA Klein was 37 years old.
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