Bill HelmerBill Helmer is a former Playboy editor, wrote books on gangsters and outlaws of the 20s and 30s, but mainly wants to be remembered as the guy who, in 1969, parlayed his master's thesis into the first history of the Thompson submachine gun-The Gun Tha Made the Twenties Roar. He does not approve of firearms developed after WWII, however.His recent books include John Dillinger: The Untold Story (1994), Baby Face Nelson: Portrait of a Public Enemy (2002), The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (2004), The Complete Public Enemy Almanac (2008), and Al Capone: Memoirs of a Mobster's Wife (2013). Bill is a member of the Discordian Society, the Bavarian Illuminati, and a Founder of The John Dillinger Died For You Society. He was once aSpelunker, Amateur Radio operator W5AJR, and a staff member of the National Violence Commission.He wants to be a fireman when he grows up. Read More Read Less