BI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives is a most wanted list maintained by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The list arose from a conversation held in late 1949 between J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI, and William Kinsey Hutchinson,[1] International News Service (the predecessor of the United Press International)
Editor-in-Chief, who were discussing ways to promote capture of the
FBI's "toughest guys". This discussion turned into a published article,
which received so much positive publicity that on March 14, 1950, the
FBI officially announced the list to increase law enforcement's ability
to capture dangerous fugitives.[2]
Individuals
are generally only removed from the list if the fugitive is captured,
dies, or if the charges against them are dropped; they are then replaced
by a new entry selected by the FBI. In six cases, the FBI removed
individuals from the list after deciding that they were no longer a
"particularly dangerous menace to society".[1] Machetero member Víctor Manuel Gerena,
added to the list in 1984, has been on the list longer than anyone, at
30 years. Billie Austin Bryant spent the shortest amount of time on the
list, being listed for two hours in 1969.[3] Eric Matthew Frein is the person most recently listed still at large. The oldest person to be added to the list was William Bradford Bishop
on April 10, 2014 at 77 years old. On rare occasions, the FBI will add a
"Number Eleven" if that individual is extremely dangerous but the
Bureau does not feel any of the current ten should be removed.[4]
The list is commonly posted in public places such as post offices.
In some cases, fugitives on the list have turned themselves in on
becoming aware of their listing. As of September 18, 2014, 503 fugitives
have been listed, eight of them women, and 472 (94%) captured or
located, 155 (31%) of them due to public assistance. On May 19, 1996,[5] Leslie Isben Rogge became the first person on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list to be apprehended due to the internet.[6] The FBI maintains other lists of individuals, including the Most Wanted Terrorists,[7] along with crime alerts, missing persons, and other fugitive lists.
New additions
The Criminal Investigative Division (CID) at FBI Headquarters calls upon all 56 Field Offices to submit candidates for the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list.[9] The nominees received are reviewed by Special Agents in the CID and the Office of Public Affairs.[9]
The selection of the "proposed" candidate(s) is forwarded to the
Assistant Director of the CID for his/her approval and then to the FBI's
Director for final approval.[9] This process takes some time which is why James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger, Jr., who was arrested in Santa Monica, California on June 22, 2011,[10] remained on the list until May 9, 2012[11] despite no longer being at large, and Osama bin Laden remained on the list for almost a year after his death at the hands of U.S. forces on May 2, 2011.[12]
List as of September 18, 2014
Rewards
are offered for information leading to capture of fugitives on the
list; the reward is $100,000 for all fugitives, with the exceptions of
Eric Matthew Frein, Jason Derek Brown and Víctor Manuel Gerena, which
are $175,000, $200,000 and $1,000,000, respectively.
See also
- Former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
- The World's 10 Most Wanted, a list published by Forbes
- U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted Fugitives
- Specially Designated Global Terrorist
References
- "This Day in History 1950: The FBI debuts 10 Most Wanted". History.com. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- McCabe, Paul (2001-03-21). "Ask the FBI.: The Ten Most Wanted list". USA Today.
- Douglas, John; Mark Olshaker (July 1999). The Anatomy of Motive: The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals. Mindhunters, Inc. ISBN 0-671-02393-4.
- "U.S. Fugitive Surrenders In Guatemala After Photo Is Seen On Internet". Associated Press. 1996-05-19.
- Biography - Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber: The True Story of Leslie Isben Rogge, One of the FBI’s Most Elusive Criminals from Nish Publishing Company [1]
- ""Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" Program". FBI. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- Melley, Brian and Greg Risling (2011-06-23). FBI arrests mob boss Whitey Bulger in Calif. Associated Press.
- "Godwin's FBI Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Alert". FBI. Retrieved 2006-07-10.
- Underwood, Melissa. "Glen Stewart Godwin Wanted for Murder, Escape From Prison". FOXNews.com. Retrieved 2006-06-20.
- McDonald, R. Robin (October 27, 1996). "Most Wanted" (Fee required). Atlanta, Georgia: The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
- Zoellner, Tom (August 7, 2002). "Report portrays suspect in family killing as cruel, controlling". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2-05-2010. Check date values in:
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