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John Paul Chase (December 26 1901 – October 5 1973) was an American bank robber and Depression-era outlaw. He was a longtime criminal associate of the Karpis-Barker Gang and most notably Baby Face Nelson who later brought him into the John Dillinger gang. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover once referred to Chase as a rat with a patriotic-sounding name. Chase and Nelson continued to rob banks with John Dillinger until Dillinger’s death in July 1934.