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FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1960s

In the 1960s, for a second decade, the United States FBI continued to maintain a public list of the people it regarded as the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. Following is a brief review of FBI people and events that place the 1960s decade in context, and then an historical list of individual suspects whose names first appeared on the 10 Most Wanted list during the decade of the 1960s, under FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.

FBI headlines in the 1960s

As a decade, the 1960s were the final and most controversial of the Hoover era in the Bureau. The famous Director had formed and defined the Bureau for nearly a half century. During the turbulent 1960s, the FBI continued controversial domestic surveillance in an operation called Cointelpro. It aimed at investigating and disrupting dissident political organizations within the United States, including civil rights leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr. who was a frequent target of investigation.

As a more friendly face presented to the public, in 1965 Warner Bros. Television presented the series The F.B.I., showing dramatizations taken from actual historical FBI cases, starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. as fictional agent Louis Erskine. Epilogues included Zimbalist stepping out of character to alert viewers to Ten Most Wanted Fugitives from the FBI's contemporary list.

FBI 10 Most Wanted Fugitives to begin the 1960s

The FBI in the past has identified individuals by the sequence number in which each individual has appeared on the list. Some individuals have even appeared twice, and often a sequence number was permanently assigned to an individual suspect who was soon caught, captured, or simply removed, before his or her appearance could be published on the publicly released list. In those cases, the public would see only gaps in the number sequence reported by the FBI. For convenient reference, the wanted suspect's sequence number and date of entry on the FBI list appear below, whenever possible.

As the new decade opened, six of the ten places on the list remained filled by these elusive long-time fugitives, then still at large:

Name Sequence Number Date of Entry Notes
Frederick J. Tenuto #14 1950  • On March 9, 1964, federal process against Tenuto was dismissed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by a U.S. District Judge and subsequently removed from the list.[1]
James Eddie Diggs #36 1952  • On December 14,1961, his charges were dismissed in Norfolk, Virginia and subsequently removed from the list.
David Daniel Keegan #78 1954  • On December 13, 1963, his charges were dismissed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and subsequently removed from the list.
Eugene Francis Newman #97 1956  • On June 11, 1965, his charges dismissed in Buffalo, New York and subsequently removed from the list.
Angelo Luigi Pero #107 1958  • On December 2, 1960, his charges were dismissed by the U.S. Attorney in New York, New York and subsequently removed from the list.
Edwin Sanford Garrison #112 1959  • Arrested in St. Louis, Missouri on September 9, 1960. He was also #59 on the list.

FBI Most Wanted Fugitives added during the 1960s

The most wanted fugitives listed in the decade of the 1960s include (in FBI list appearance sequence order):[2][3][4]

1960–1969

Name Sequence Number Date of Entry Time Listed
Kenneth Ray Lawson #124 January 1, 1960 Two months
Kenneth Ray Lawson FBI Most Wanted Poster
Kenneth Ray Lawson was serving time at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary for robbing a grocery store, when he incited a riot and escaped with four other inmates.[5] He was caught due to an FBI investigation and was arrested in Laredo, Texas on March 20, 1960.
Ted Jacob Rinehart #125 January 25, 1960 Two months
Ted Jacob Rinehart FBI Most Wanted Poster
Ted Jacob Rinehart was a longtime career criminal as an armed robber and jewel thief.[6] He was arrested in Granada Hills, California, after a citizen recognized him from a Wanted Flyer in March, 1960. Rinehart told Agents he learned of his addition to the “Top Ten” list while watching a local television show.
Charles Clyatt Rogers #126 March 18, 1960 Two months
Charles Clyatt Rogers FBI Most Wanted Poster
Charles Clyatt Rogers was a convicted murderer, kidnapper, and rapist who escaped a mental hospital in Chattahoochee, Florida.[7] He was arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while standing in a soup line at a Salvation Army center in May, 1960. He was recognized by a police officer who collected FBI Wanted Posters.
Joseph Corbett, Jr. #127 March 30, 1960 Seven months
Joseph Corbett, Jr. FBI Most Wanted Poster
Joseph Corbett, Jr. was wanted for the kidnapping and later murder of Adolph Coors III, heir to the Coors Brewing Company. A was apprehended in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Canadian police after two Canadian citizens recognized Corbett from a November 1960 Reader’s Digest article. Because Coors’ remains were found within the state, he wasn’t tried on federal kidnapping charges.[8]
William Mason #128 April 6, 1960 Three months
William Mason FBI Most Wanted Poster
William Mason was wanted for murder. He was arrested due to an FBI investigation, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 27, 1960.[9]
Edward Reiley #129 May 10, 1960 Three weeks
Edward Reiley FBI Most Wanted Poster
Edward Reiley was wanted for robbing a bank of over $19,000, equivalent to $195,685 in 2023, and continued to rob others while on the run.[10] He was arrested in Rockford, Illinois, by the local sheriff after an auto salesman recognized Reiley from a Wanted Flyer on May 24, 1960. Upon arrest he pleaded, “Don’t shoot! I’m the guy you want.”
Harold Eugene Fields #130 May 25, 1960 Four months
Harold Eugene Fields FBI Most Wanted Poster
Harold Eugene Fields was wanted for fleeing after he attempting to appeal a burglary charge.[11] He was arrested in Schererville, Indiana on September 5, 1960. Fields told arresting FBI agents his place on the “Top Ten” list convinced him his days of freedom were numbered and his apprehension came as no surprise.
Richard Peter Wagner #131 June 23, 1960 Two days
Richard Peter Wagner FBI Most Wanted Poster
Richard Peter Wagner was wanted for escaping prison where he was serving time for committing multiple burglaries across 15 states.[12] He was arrested in Minnesota on June 25, 1960, after a citizen recognized him from a newspaper article. An expert woodsman, Wagner had been a hunting and fishing guide at the lodge where he was captured.[13]
James John Warjac #132 July 19, 1960 Three days
James John Warjac FBI Most Wanted Poster
James John Warjac a.k.a. Dale Cline, was a mob hitman and was wanted after he escaped prison.[14] He was arrested in Los Angeles, California on July 22, 1960 due to an FBI investigation.[15]
Ernest Tait #133 August 16, 1960 One month
Ernest Tait FBI Most Wanted Poster
Ernest Tait was wanted for fleeing after being charged with burglary when he tried breaking into an Indiana bottling companies safe.[5][16] He was arrested in Denver, Colorado on September 10, 1960 due to an FBI investigation. He was also #23 on the list.
Clarence Leon Raby #134 August 19, 1960 One week
Clarence Leon Raby FBI Most Wanted Poster
Clarence Leon Raby and another inmate, escaped prison while serving time for drunk driving. After the escape, he killed a local storekeeper after robbing a gas station. As the FBI closed in, he then took a couple hostage before robbing them of their guns, cash, and car. He surrendered to local authorities at his parents’ home in Heiskell, Tennessee on August 28, 1960. However, while in custody, Raby's mother, sister and girlfriend, Lula Mae Mashburn, smuggled him the gun and in his attempt to escape, shot a deputy. He was then shot and killed by the same deputy he had shot.[17][18]
Nathaniel Beans #135 September 12, 1960 Three weeks
Nathaniel Beans FBI Most Wanted Poster
Nathaniel Beans was wanted for murder. He was arrested in Buffalo, New York on September 30, 1960 by a police officer who recognized him from a magazine photograph.[19]
Stanley William Fitzgerald #136 September 20, 1960 Two days
Stanley William Fitzgerald FBI Most Wanted Poster
Stanley William Fitzgerald had met two men at a bar in San Francisco, California and offered them a ride after overhearing them planning a trip to Reno, Nevada. The next day while driving, he pulled off the highway and robbed them at gunpoint. During the robbery, one of the men attacked Fitzgerald, leading him to shoot both men and kill one.[20] He was arrested in Portland, Oregon on September 22, 1960, by the FBI after a citizen recognized him from a photograph in a newspaper.
Donald Leroy Payne #137 October 6, 1960 Five years
Donald Leroy Payne FBI Most Wanted Poster
Donald Leroy Payne, a convicted rapist and child molester, was wanted for posing as the manager of a dance troupe and raping an 18-year-old professional dancer.[21] Federal process against Payne was dismissed in Houston, Texas on November 26, 1965.
Charles Francis Higgins #138 October 10, 1960 One week
Charles Francis Higgins FBI Most Wanted Poster
Charles Francis Higgins was a longtime criminal and was wanted for escaping prison. He was arrested in Kirkwood, Missouri on October 17, 1960, by local police after an officer recognized him from a newspaper photograph.[22]
Robert William Schultz, Jr. #139 October 12, 1960 One month
Robert William Schultz Jr. FBI Most Wanted Poster
Robert William Schultz, Jr. was wanted for escaping a Sandstone, Minnesota prison where he was serving eight year for an attempted bank robbery.[23] He was arrested in Orlando, Florida on November 4, 1960, due to an FBI investigation.
Merle Lyle Gall #140 October 17, 1960 Three months
Merle Lyle Gall FBI Most Wanted Poster
Merle Lyle Gall was wanted for fleeing after being convicted of 15 years for burglary as a burglary gang leader.[24][25] He was arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona on January 18, 1961 due to an FBI investigation.
James George Economou #141 October 31, 1960 Five months
James George Economou FBI Most Wanted Poster
James George Economou was wanted for escaping prison when he started a fight with another inmate. He was serving time for narcotics and armed robbery of a grocery store.[26] He was arrested in Los Angeles, California, on March 22, 1961, after a tip from an informant.[27]
Ray Delano Tate #142 November 18, 1960 One week
Ray Delano Tate FBI Most Wanted Poster
Ray Delano Tate was leader of a gang of bank robbers who robbed multiple banks on the east-coast. Their last robbery in New Jersey left an elderly bank guard dead when he was shot reaching for his gun.[28] He surrendered to an editor of the New York Daily Mirror newspaper in New York, New York in November 1960 because he felt cornered by the vast publicity afforded by his fugitive status. He was taken into custody immediately by FBI agents.
John B. Everhart #143 November 22, 1960 Three years
John B. Everhart FBI Most Wanted Poster
John B. Everhart was wanted for escaping prison where he was serving time for murder.[29] He was arrested in San Francisco, California on November 6, 1963. He was taken into custody while painting a house.[30]
Herbert Hoover Huffman #144 December 19, 1960 One week
Herbert Hoover Huffman FBI Most Wanted Poster
Herbert Hoover Huffman was wanted for the murder of his wife. He was apprehended in Cleveland, Ohio on December 29, 1960, after a fellow worker recognized him from a Wanted Poster.[31]
Kenneth Eugene Cindle #145 December 23, 1960 Four months
Kenneth Eugene Cindle FBI Most Wanted Poster
Kenneth Eugene Cindle, a long time criminal, was wanted for armed robbery of a Wichita, Kansas restaurant with an accomplice.[32] He was apprehended in Cochran County, Texas, in April 1961, after a local farmer saw Cindle’s photograph on television. The farmer had picked up a hitchhiker earlier that day and recognized him as Cindle. He had been hitchhiking across the county and working odd jobs to avoid apprehension.
Thomas Viola #146 January 17, 1961 Two months
Thomas Viola FBI Most Wanted Poster
Thomas Viola was wanted for escaping prison where he was serving time for murder. He was arrested in Detroit, Michigan on March 27, 1961, after a citizen recognized his photo in an article in American Weekly.[33]
William Chester Cole #147 February 2, 1961 Four days
William Chester Cole FBI Most Wanted Poster
William Chester Cole, a member of the "Mutt and Jeff" bandit team, was wanted for fleeing while awaiting sentencing for five armed robberies.[34] He surrendered to FBI agents in Gulf Breeze, Florida on February 6, 1961. Cole said, “The ‘heat’ of the investigation was too much.”
Willie Hughes #148 March 15, 1961 Five months
Willie Hughes FBI Most Wanted Poster
Willie Hughes was wanted for murder. He was arrested in Pocatello, Idaho on August 8, 1961, where he had been working as a farm laborer.[35]
William Terry Nichols #149 April 6, 1961 One year
William Terry Nichols FBI Most Wanted Poster
William Terry Nichols was wanted for escaping prison. He was arrested near Homestead, Florida on April 30, 1962, where he had started a commercial fishing business.[36]
George Martin Bradley, Jr. #150 April 10, 1961 Three weeks
George Martin Bradley Jr. FBI Most Wanted Poster
George Martin Bradley, Jr. was wanted for bank robbery. He was arrested in Davenport, Iowa on May 1, 1961 by local police officers after an attempted bank robbery. He was identified after routine fingerprinting.[37]
Philip Alfred LaNormandin #151 April 17, 1961 A few hours
Philip Alfred LaNormandin FBI Most Wanted Poster
Philip Alfred LaNormandin, described as a "trigger happy, three-fingered, trumpeter", was wanted for attempted robbery of a grocery store in Reading, Massachusetts where he had a shootout with police.[38] He was arrested on April 17, 1961 in Jersey City, New Jersey, a few hours after being placed on the list the very same day, thanks to a tip from a citizen who saw his photograph in the newspaper.
Kenneth Holleck Sharp #152 May 1, 1961 Two months
Kenneth Holleck Sharp FBI Most Wanted Poster
Kenneth Holleck Sharp was wanted for shooting and killing a 75-year-old gas station attendant in Chicago, Illinois.[39] He was arrested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 3, 1961, after a citizen recognized his photograph in the Master Detective magazine.
Anthony Vincent Fede #153 May 22, 1961 Five months
Anthony Vincent Fede FBI Most Wanted Poster
Anthony Vincent Fede was wanted for robbery. He was arrested in Los Angeles, California on October 28, 1961. Captured by FBI agents, Fede was carrying a toy pistol and a fake police badge. He said, “I should have given myself up.”[40]
Richard Laurence Marquette #154 June 29, 1961 One day
Richard Laurence Marquette FBI Most Wanted Poster
Richard Laurence Marquette was wanted for the gruesome murder of Joan Claude in which parts of her body were wrapped in newspaper and scattered about southeast Portland, Oregon. He was the first "special addition" to the list making the total eleven at the time. He was arrested in Santa Maria, California on June 30, 1961, by the FBI after a citizen recognized his photograph on a Wanted Flyer posted in a credit bureau. He would be released after twelve years on parole and would go on to kill two more woman in a similar manner.[41]
Robert William Schuette #155 July 19, 1961 Two weeks
Robert William Schuette FBI Most Wanted Poster
Robert William Schuette was a convicted armed robber, serving time in prison before escaping.[42] He was arrested in Chicago, Illinois on August 2, 1961. He had shaved his sideburns and mustache and changed his address 40 times to avoid being recognized. He congratulated the FBI saying, “You fellows sure did a good job.” In his pocket was a news clipping with a picture telling of his addition to the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list two weeks prior.
Chester Anderson McGonigal #156 August 14, 1961 Three days
Chester Anderson McGonigal FBI Most Wanted Poster
Chester Anderson McGonigal was wanted for attempted murder of his wife when he slit her throat at a Colorado bar.[43] He was arrested in Denver, Colorado on August 17, 1961, by the FBI after a citizen recognized his photograph in a newspaper.
Hugh Bion Morse #157 August 29, 1961 Two months
Hugh Bion Morse FBI Most Wanted Poster
Hugh Bion Morse was wanted for the murder of 27-year-old Bobbi Ann Landini, where he raped her and beat her to death with a pipe. Afterwards he sexually assaulted her dead body. He was on the run for a series of burglaries and sex crimes from several other states.[44] He was arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota on October 13, 1961, the evening after a visitor to the FBI Tour in Washington, D.C., recognized his photo displayed on the “Top Ten” Exhibit.
John Gibson Dillon #158 September 1, 1961 Three years
John Gibson Dillon FBi Most Wanted Poster
John Gibson Dillon, a longtime criminal, was wanted for fleeing after he was convicted of being the leader of a narcotics ring. He was sentenced to 190 years on 11 convictions.[45] He was found murdered in Chelsea, Oklahoma in 1964. His badly decomposed body was located at the bottom of a 15-foot, water-filled well on a remote farm. Wired to his body were 400 pounds of oil well drilling equipment.
John Robert Sawyer #159 October 30, 1961 Four days
John Robert Sawyer FBI Most Wanted Poster
John Robert Sawyer was wanted for several bank robberies.[46] He was arrested in Wickendale, Arizona on November 3, 1961, by a local police officer after he recognized Sawyer’s vehicle in an All Points Bulletin issued by the FBI.
Edward Wayne Edwards #160 November 10, 1961 Three months
Edward Wayne Edwards FBI Most Wanted Poster
Edward Wayne Edwards was wanted for fleeing after being convicted for a series of gas station robberies. He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia on January 20, 1962, by local police. He would go on to murder at least five people between 1977 and 1996. He is also suspected of several other killings, but died of natural causes before he could be executed.[47]
Franklin Eugene Alltop #161 November 22, 1961 Three months
Franklin Eugene Alltop FBI Most Wanted Poster
Franklin Eugene Alltop was a convicted robber who escaped prison.[48] He was arrested in Kansas City, Kansas on February 2, 1962 due to an FBI investigation. Alltop greeted the arresting FBI agents by saying, “I’ve been expecting you. I know you’re the FBI.”
Francis Laverne Brannan #162 December 27, 1961 One month
Francis Laverne Brannan FBI Most Wanted Poster
Francis Laverne Brannan was wanted for murder.[49] He surrendered to the FBI in Miami, Florida on January 17, 1962. Calling from a phone at a downtown gas station, Brannan told them, “Come and get me, I’m tired of running from the FBI.”
Delbert Henry Linaweaver #163 January 30, 1962 One week
Delbert Henry Linaweaver FBI Most Wanted Poster
Delbert Henry Linaweaver was wanted for escaping custody while awaiting extradition to state prison on robbery and forgery convictions. He got two other inmates to beat up a guard and deputy so he could flee.[50] He was arrested in Floydada, Texas on February 5, 1962, by the FBI after a citizen recognized him from a Wanted Flyer in a post office.
Watson Young, Jr. #164 February 5, 1962 One week
Watson Young Jr. FBI Most Wanted Poster
Watson Young, Jr. was wanted for escaping a mental hospital. He was and alleged rapist and double murderer. He was considered unpredictable and irrational and had a deep interest in funeral homes. After a police chase, he was arrested in Salina, Kansas on February 12, 1962, driving a stolen funeral home ambulance. It had been stolen from an area funeral home. In his pocket, Young had his Identification Order.[51]
Lyndal Ray Smith #165 February 14, 1962 One month
Lyndal Ray Smith FBI Most Wanted Poster
Lyndal Ray Smith was wanted for escaping prison where he was serving time for robbery.[52] He surrendered in Baltimore, Maryland on March 22, 1962, as a result of television and newspaper publicity.
Harry Robert Grove, Jr. #166 February 19, 1962 One year
Harry Robert Grove Jr. FBI Most Wanted Poster
Harry Robert Grove, Jr., a longtime criminal in Ohio, was wanted for fled awaiting trial for robbery of a meat market.[53] was arrested in Uhrichsville, Ohio on January 26, 1963, by the Ohio State Highway Patrol after being observed loitering in a supermarket.
Bobby Randell Wilcoxson #167 February 23, 1962 Nine months
Bobby Randell Wilcoxson FBI Most Wanted Poster
Bobby Randell Wilcoxson was wanted for robbing eight banks, the murder of a bank guard, and for setting off several bombs in the Washington D.C. with his partner Albert Frederick Nussbaum (#168).[54] He was considered the "brawns" to Nussbaum's "brains" of the duo.[55] He was arrested on November 10, 1962, due to an FBI investigation in Baltimore, Maryland.
Albert Frederick Nussbaum #168 April 2, 1962 Seven months
Albert Frederick Nussbaum FBI Most Wanted Poster
Albert Frederick Nussbaum was wanted for the robbing eight banks, the murder of a bank guard, and for setting off several bomb in Washington D.C. along with his partner Bobby Randell Wilcoxson (#167).[54] He was considered the "brains" to Wilcoxson's "brawns" of the duo.[55] He was arrested in Buffalo, New York on November 4, 1962, by the FBI after a 20-minute chase through downtown streets.
Thomas Welton Holland #169 May 11, 1962 Three weeks
Thomas Welton Holland FBI Most Wanted Poster
Thomas Welton Holland, a longtime criminal, was wanted for violating his parole from a 10 year sentence for armed robbery. He had also raped two boys at gunpoint, attempted to rape another boy, and made indecent proposals to two young girls.[56] He was arrested in La Harpe, Kansas on June 2, 1962, by a police officer who recognized him from a Wanted Flyer.
Edward Howard Maps #170 June 15, 1962 Five years
Edward Howard Maps FBI Most Wanted Poster
Edward Howard Maps was wanted as the lead suspect for the murder of his wife and setting his house on fire leaving his 4-month year old daughter to die inside.[57] Federal process against Maps was dismissed in Scranton, Pennsylvania In 1967.
David Stanley Jacubanis #171 November 21, 1962 One week
David Stanley Jacubanis FBI Most Wanted Poster
David Stanley Jacubanis was wanted for robbing a bank while on parole for robbing several other banks.[58] He was arrested in Arlington, Virginia on November 29, 1962 due to an FBI investigation.
John Kinchloe DeJarnette #172 November 30, 1962 Four days
John Kinchloe DeJarnette FBI Most Wanted Poster
John Kinchloe DeJarnette was wanted for bank robbery. He was arrested in Hollywood, California on December 3, 1962 due to an FBI investigation.[59]
Michael Joseph O'Connor #173 December 13, 1962 Two weeks
Michael Joseph O’Connor FBI Most Wanted Poster
Michael Joseph O'Connor was wanted for murder. He was arrested by FBI agents in a restaurant in New York, New York on December 28, 1962. He had been hiding out in a New York hotel.[60]
John Lee Taylor #174 December 14, 1962 One week
John Lee Taylor FBI Most Wanted Poster
John Lee Taylor was wanted for the rape and burglary of an Illinois schoolteacher.[61][62] He was arrested in Chicago, Illinois on December 20, 1962 due to an FBI investigation.
Harold Thomas O'Brien #175 January 4, 1963 Two years
Harold Thomas O’Brien FBI Most Wanted Poster
Harold Thomas O'Brien was wanted for murder. In 1963, federal process against O’Brien was dismissed by federal and local authorities in Lake City, Illinois.[63]
Jerry Clarence Rush #176 January 14, 1963 Two months
Jerry Clarence Rush FBI Most Wanted Poster
Jerry Clarence Rush was wanted for escaping a Maryland State Penitentiary, where he was serving time for assault with intent to murder and bank robbery. Following his escape, he met and married a stripper. Using the money from the bank robbery, he went on a cross-country spending spree for his honeymoon Due to an FBI investigation, he was arrested on March 25, 1963, in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, as he attempted to enter a brand new car parked outside of his apartment. The surprised fugitive commented to arresting agents, "I knew the FBI would find me, but I didn't think you guys would do it so soon." Convicted of bank robbery, Rush received a 29-year sentence.[64]
Marshall Frank Chrisman #177 February 7, 1963 Three months
Marshall Frank Chrisman FBI Most Wanted Poster
Marshall Frank Chrisman, a long time criminal, was wanted for bank robbery. The FBI described him as a loudmouth, heavy drinker with a violent temper who liked to gamble.[65] He was arrested local police in Los Angeles, California, in May 1963. He was apprehended after robbing a grocery store and was identified after a routine fingerprint check.
Howard Jay Barnard #178 April 12, 1963 One year
Howard Jay Barnard FBI Most Wanted Poster
Howard Jay Barnard was arrested by local police in North Sacramento, California in April 1964, after robbing a motel of $1,000. At the time of his apprehension, Barnard was wearing two sets of clothes, actor’s makeup, and gold hair. He had cotton stuffed in his nose and mouth to disguise his face. Officers had to remove glue from his hands so he could be fingerprinted. He was considered a Houdini-like escape expert since he had escaped custody multiple times prior.[66]
Leroy Ambrosia Frazier #179 June 4, 1963 Three months
Leroy Ambrosia Frazier FBI Most Wanted Poster
Leroy Ambrosia Frazier was wanted for escaping a mental hospital described as “an extremely dangerous and mentally unbalanced schizophrenic escapee from a mental institution”.[67] He was arrested by FBI and local police in Cleveland, Ohio on September 12, 1963, after a citizen recognized Frazier from media coverage.[68]
Carl Close #180 September 25, 1963 One day
Carl Close FBI Most Wanted Poster
Carl Close was wanted for robbing a bank alongside his brother.[69] He was apprehended in Anderson, South Carolina, by local authorities after robbing a bank on September 26, 1963.
Thomas Asbury Hadder #181 October 9, 1963 Three months
Thomas Asbury Hadder FBI Most Wanted Poster
Thomas Asbury Hadder was wanted after escaping a mental hospital where he was serving time for murdering a Maryland police officer.[70] He was arrested in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, by FBI agents on January 13, 1964, shortly after he registered at the Salvation Army Center under a fictitious name.[71]
Alfred Oponowicz #182 November 27, 1963 One year
Alfred Oponowicz FBI Most Wanted Poster
Alfred Oponowicz was wanted for escaping custody after being arrest for bank robbery.[72] He was also wanted in connection to the beating and murder of a Pittsburgh pinball machine distributor.[73] He was arrested in Painesville, Ohio in December 1964, by FBI agents and local authorities. Captured in a railroad switching yard, he attempted to evade detection by lying completely submerged in a pool of water while breathing through a reed.
Arthur William Couts #183 December 27, 1963 One month
Arthur William Couts FBI Most Wanted Poster
Arthur William Couts was wanted for armed robbery. He was arrested on January 30, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by FBI agents due to an FBI investigation. Attempting to disguise his appearance, Couts had grown a heavy mustache and dyed his hair.[74]
Jesse James Gilbert #184 January 27, 1964 One month
Jesse James Gilbert was arrested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by FBI agents on February 26, 1964. In order to hide his identity, he was wearing a wig, had on dark glasses, and had placed bandages over a tattoo on his left arm. After being apprehended by the agents, Gilbert remarked, “You men are real gentlemen, and if I had to be picked up, I’m glad it was by the FBI.”
Sammie Earl Ammons #185 February 10, 1964 Three months
Sammie Earl Ammons was arrested in Cherokee, Alabama by local police on May 15, 1964, after attempting to pass a bad check in a Rome, Georgia, store. A high-speed chase followed as local authorities pursued Ammons across the state line.
Frank B. Dumont #186 March 10, 1964 One month
Frank B. Dumont was arrested in Tucson, Arizona by local police on April 27, 1964, after committing a burglary in an apartment building.
William Beverly Hughes #187 March 18, 1964 One month
William Beverly Hughes was arrested in Bylas, Arizona on April 11, 1964, by the Arizona Highway Patrol after a citizen recognized him from a description reported in a newspaper article.
Quay Cleon Kilburn #188 March 23, 1964 Three months
Quay Cleon Kilburn was arrested in Ogden, Utah on June 25, 1964, due to an FBI investigation. He was also #105 on the list.
Joseph Francis Bryan, Jr. #189 April 14, 1964 Two weeks
Joseph Francis Bryan, Jr. was arrested in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 28, 1964. While Bryan was driving a stolen 1963 Cadillac, he was spotted by a lone FBI agent. The agent flagged down a second agent and the two agents followed Bryan into a nearby shopping center where they arrested him.
John Robert Bailey #190 April 22, 1964 Two weeks
John Robert Bailey was arrested in Hayward, California on May 4, 1964, where he had posed as a plumber for two years.
George Zavada #191 May 6, 1964 One month
George Zavada was arrested in San Jose, California on June 12, 1964, after a gun battle in which he was shot in the chest and rushed to a hospital in Santa Clara, California, to undergo surgery.
George Patrick McLaughlin #192 May 8, 1964 Nine months
George Patrick McLaughlin was arrested in Dorchester, Massachusetts due to an FBI investigation, in his third-floor apartment on February 24, 1965.
Chester Collins #193 May 14, 1964 Three years
Chest Collins FBI Most Wanted Poster
Chester Collins was wanted for escaping prison is Fort Pierce, Florida where he was serving time for assaulting a woman with a hatchet.[75] In 1967, federal process against Collins was dismissed in West Palm Beach, Florida, at the request of local authorities.
Edward Newton Nivens #194 May 28, 1964 Five days
Edward Newton Nivens was arrested when a citizen saw a wanted flyer for Nivens and tipped authorities to his whereabouts in June 1964. Nivens was being sought for robbing a bartender and shooting a bar patron. Agents quickly captured him at his truck driving job.
Louis Frederick Vasselli #195 June 15, 1964 Three months
Louis Frederick Vasselli was arrested in Calumet City, Illinois on September 1, 1964, by the FBI after an old schoolmate recognized him from a Wanted Flyer.
Thomas Edward Galloway #196 June 24, 1964 One month
Thomas Edward Galloway was arrested at a golf course in Danville, Virginia on July 17, 1964, by the FBI after a citizen recognized him from a newspaper article.
Alson Thomas Wahrlich #197 July 9, 1964 Three years
Alson Thomas Wahrlich was arrested in Treasure Island, Florida on October 28, 1967, after a citizen recognized him from his description in Argosy magazine.
Kenneth Malcolm Christiansen #198 July 27, 1964 Two months
Kenneth Malcolm Christiansen was arrested in Silver Spring, Maryland on September 8, 1964, by local authorities after attempting to rob a seafood restaurant.
William Hutton Coble #199 September 11, 1964 Six months
William Hutton Coble was arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 1, 1965, by Charlotte police after an unsuccessful attempt to rob a bank.
Lloyd Donald Greeson, Jr. #200 September 18, 1964 One week
Lloyd Donald Greeson, Jr. was arrested in Elsinore, California on September 23, 1964, by the Chief of Police after a citizen recognized him from a photograph on his Wanted Flyer.
Raymond Lawrence Wyngaard #201 October 5, 1964 one month
Raymond Lawrence Wyngaard was arrested in a taxi cab in downtown Madison, Wisconsin on November 28, 1964, due to an FBI investigation.
Norman Belyea Gorham #202 December 10, 1964 Five months
Norman Belyea Gorham was arrested in Los Angeles California, on May 28, 1965, after a citizen recognized him from a television announcement.
John William Clouser #203 January 7, 1965 Seven years
John William Clouser FBI Most Wanted Poster
John William Clouser, a.k.a. The Florida Fox, was a corrupt Orlando, Florida police detective who was on the run for nine years, the longest fugitive on the list at the time, after escaping a Florida prison where he was serving 30 years for robbery.[76] In 1972, federal process against Clouser was dismissed in Montgomery, Alabama. However, he turned himself in on August 21, 1974.[77]
Walter Lee Parman #204 January 15, 1965 Two weeks
Walter Lee Parman was arrested in Los Angeles, California on January 31, 1965, after a citizen recognized him from a newspaper article.
Gene Thomas Webb #205 February 11, 1965 One day
Gene Thomas Webb was arrested in Chicago, Illinois on February 12, 1965, after he was recognized by FBI agents as he walked along a road in Colonial Village.
Samuel Jefferson Veney #206 February 25, 1965 Three weeks
Samuel Jefferson Veney was arrested in Garden City, New York on March 11, 1965, with his brother, Earl Veney (#207), by the FBI and Federal Narcotics agents. Both men were working as machine operators in a manufacturing plant. A citizen cooperating with Federal Narcotics recognized Veney.
Earl Veney #207 March 5, 1965 One week
Earl Veney was arrested in Garden City, New York on March 11, 1965, with his brother, Samuel Jefferson Veney (#206), by the FBI and Federal Narcotics agents. Both men were working as machine operators in a manufacturing plant. A citizen cooperating with Federal Narcotics recognized Veney.
Donald Stewart Heien #208 March 11, 1965 One year
Donald Stewart Heien was arrested in Newton, Massachusetts on February 3, 1966, by the FBI after a citizen recognized him from media coverage.
Arthur Pierce, Jr. #209 March 24, 1965 One day
Arthur Pierce, Jr. was arrested in Spring Valley, New York on March 25, 1965, after a citizen recognized him from a newspaper article. He had been working as a painting contractor.
Donald Dean Rainey #210 March 26, 1965 Three month
Donald Dean Rainey was arrested in Nogales, Arizona on June 22, 1965, due to an FBI investigation.
Leslie Douglas Ashley #211 April 6, 1965 Two weeks
Leslie Douglas Ashley FBI Most Wanted Poster
Leslie Douglas Ashley was originally arrested for the murder of a Houston real estate agent when she and several others, shot and burned his body in 1963. She was sentenced to death by electric chair, but was declared insane and sent to a mental insinuation San Antonio, Texas. She then escaped the hospital. She was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia on April 23, 1965, while she was working in a carnival side show as Bobo the Clown.[78]
Charles Bryan Harris #212 May 6, 1965 One month
Charles Bryan Harris was apprehended near Fairchild, Illinois living in an old farm house.
William Albert Autur Tahl #213 June 10, 1965 Five months
William Albert Autur Tahl was arrested in St. Louis, Missouri on November 5, 1965, by local authorities.
Duane Earl Pope #214 June 11, 1965 One day
Duane Earl Pope FBI Most Wanted Poster
Duane Earl Pope was wanted for robbing a Farmers State bank in Big Springs, Nebraska where he shot four people execution style in the neck murdering three and paralyzing one.[79] He surrendered to local police in Kansas City, Missouri shortly after he was added to the “Top Ten” list on June 11, 1965.
Allen Wade Haugsted #215 June 24, 1965 Six months
Allen Wade Haugsted was arrested in Houston, Texas on December 23, 1965, after a citizen recognized him from a photo in the Houston Chronicle newspaper. He was working as a baker in a suburban shopping center.
Theodore Matthew Brechtel #216 June 30, 1965 Two months
Theodore Matthew Brechtel was arrested in Chicago, Illinois on August 16, 1965, at his place of employment where he was working as a painter. Although he had been using an alias, he admitted his true identity to arresting agents stating, “I know what you want; I’m it.”
Robert Allen Woodford #217 July 2, 1965 One month
Robert Allen Woodford was arrested in Seattle, Washington on August 5, 1965, by the FBI after a citizen recognized him from a Wanted Flyer.
Warren Cleveland Osborne #218 August 12, 1965 One month
Warren Cleveland Osborne was killed in an automobile wreck near Mount Washington, Kentucky in September 1965, after a high speed chase by local police. He was positively identified through fingerprints.
Holice Paul Black #219 August 25, 1965 Four months
Holice Paul Black was arrested in Miami, Florida on December 15, 1965 due to an FBI investigation.
Edward Owen Watkins #220 September 21, 1965 One year
Edward Owen Watkins was arrested in Florence, Montana on December 2, 1966. FBI agents displayed photos of Watkins to stores selling western clothing and a salesman recognized him.
Joel Singer #221 November 19, 1965 Two weeks
Joel Singer was apprehended in Montreal, Quebec, Canada by Montreal police on December 1, 1965. He had been the object of an intensive joint investigation by the FBI and Canadian authorities.
James Edward Kennedy #222 December 8, 1965 Two weeks
James Edward Kennedy was arrested in Worcester, Massachusetts on December 23, 1965, after a citizen recognized him from a newspaper article.
Lawrence John Higgins #223 December 14, 1965 Two weeks
Lawrence John Higgins was arrested in Emigrant Gap, California on January 3, 1966, by California Highway Patrol Officers.
Hoyt Bud Cobb #224 January 6, 1966 Five months
Hoyt Bud Cobb was arrested in Hialeah, Florida in June 1966, by the FBI after a citizen recognized him from a Front Page Detective magazine article.
James Robert Bishop #225 January 10, 1966 Two weeks
James Robert Bishop was arrested in Aspen, Colorado on January 21, 1966, by the FBI after a citizen recognized him from an Identification Order. He had been working as a kitchen helper.
Robert Van Lewing #226 January 12, 1966 Three weeks
Robert Van Lewing FBI Most Wanted Poster
Robert Van Lewing was wanted for multiple bank robberies.[80] He was arrested in Kansas City, Missouri on February 6, 1967, by the FBI after a citizen recognized him in a feature story in This Week magazine.
Earl Ellery Wright #227 January 14, 1966 Five months
Earl Ellery Wright was arrested in Cleveland, Ohio on June 20, 1966 due to an FBI investigation.
Jessie James Roberts #228 February 3, 1966 Five days
Jessie James Roberts was arrested in Laredo, Texas on February 8, 1966 due to an FBI investigation.
Charles Lorin Gove #229 February 16, 1966 One day
Charles Lorin Gove was arrested on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana on February 16, 1966. The first dual listing alongside Ralph Dwayn Owen (#230).
Ralph Dwayne Owen #230 February 16, 1966 One month
Ralph Dwayne Owen was arrested in Kansas City, Missouri on March 11, 1966 due to an FBI investigation. The first dual listing alongside Charles Lorin Gove (#229).
Jimmy Lewis Parker #231 February 25, 1966 Two weeks
Jimmy Lewis Parker was arrested in Detroit, Michigan on March 4, 1966 due to an FBI investigation.
Jack Daniel Sayadoff #232 March 17, 1966 One week
Jack Daniel Sayadoff was arrested in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 24, 1966 due to an FBI investigation.
Robert Clayton Buick #233 March 24, 1966 Five days
Robert Clayton Buick was arrested in Pecos, Texas on March 29, 1966, by a police officer who recognized him from a Wanted Poster.
James Vernon Taylor #234 April 4, 1966 One day
James Vernon Taylor was found dead in Baltimore, Maryland by Baltimore Harbor Police In April 1966.
Lynwood Irwin Mears #235 April 11, 1966 One year
Lynwood Irwin Mears was arrested in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on May 2, 1967, by the FBI after a citizen recognized him from an article in the Twin City Sentinel newspaper.
James Robert Ringrose #236 April 15, 1966 One year
James Robert Ringrose was apprehended in Osaka, Japan on March 29, 1967, by Japanese police while attempting to pass bad checks. He was arrested in Hawaii after his return to the United States from Japan. He told the FBI agents he had been saving an item for several years and now he needed it. He then presented them with the Monopoly game card, “Get out of jail free.”
Walter Leonard Lesczynski #237 June 16, 1966 Three months
Walter Leonard Lesczynski was arrested in Chicago, Illinois on September 9, 1966 due to an FBI investigation.
Donald Rogers Smelley #238 June 30, 1966 Five months
Donald Rogers Smelley was arrested in Hollywood, California on November 7, 1966 due to an FBI investigation.
George Ben Edmonson #239 September 21, 1966 Nine months
George Ben Edmonson was arrested in Campbells Bay, Quebec, Canada On June 28, 1967, by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after a Canadian citizen recognized him from an American magazine article.
Everett Leroy Biggs #240 November 21, 1966 Two weeks
Everett Leroy Biggs was arrested in Broomfield, Colorado on December 1, 1966 due to an FBI investigation.
Gene Robert Jennings #241 December 15, 1966 Two months
Gene Robert Jennings was arrested in Atlantic City, New Jersey on February 14, 1967, by the FBI after a citizen recognized him from an article in The Week magazine.
Clarence Wilbert McFarland #242 December 22, 1966 Four months
Clarence Wilbert McFarland was arrested in Baltimore, Maryland on April 4, 1967, by Baltimore Police as a burglary suspect. He was identified from his fingerprints.
Monroe Hickson #243 February 17, 1967 One year
Monroe Hickson FBI Most Wanted Poster
Monroe Hickson was wanted for escaping the Manning Correctional Facility where he was serving time for several violent assaults and four murders.[81] He was found dead in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A couple recognized Hickson’s photograph in a “Top Ten” display and identified him as a migrant worker who had died of natural causes. Positive identification was made by fingerprints in 1968.
Clyde Edward Laws #244 February 28, 1967 Three months
Clyde Edward Laws was arrested in Raytown, Missouri on May 18, 1967, through cooperation of a relative.
Charles Edward Ervin #245 April 13, 1967 Three months
Gordon Dale Ervin was arrested in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada on July 25, 1967, by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police nearly two years before his brother, Gordon Dale Ervin (#246). Charles Ervin sported facial scars indicative of plastic surgery.
Thomas Franklin Dorman #246 April 13, 1967 Two years
Thomas Franklin Dorman was arrested in Winnipeg, Canada on June 7, 1969, by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police nearly two years after his brother, Charles Edward Ervin (#245).
Thomas Franklin Dorman #247 April 20, 1967 One month
Thomas Franklin Dorman was arrested in Grantsburg, Indiana on May 20, 1967, by the FBI aided by local and state police.
Jerry Lynn Young #248 May 12, 1967 One month
Jerry Lynn Young FBI Most Wanted Poster
Jerry Lynn Young was wanted for bank robbery.[82] He was arrested in Akron, Ohio, on June 15, 1967, by FBI agents and local authorities.
Joseph Leroy Newman #249 June 2, 1967 One month
Joseph Leroy Newman was arrested in Jersey City, New Jersey on June 29, 1967 due to an FBI investigation.
Carmen Raymond Gagliardi #250 June 9, 1967 One year
Carmen Raymond Gagliardi was arrested in Medford, Massachusetts on December 23, 1968, in his mother’s home.
Donald Richard Bussmeyer #251 June 28, 1967 Two months
Donald Richard Bussmeyer FBI Most Wanted Poster
Donald Richard Bussmeyer was wanted for robbing a bank in Los Angeles, California.[83] He was arrested in Upland, California, clad only in shorts, on August 24, 1967. A tattoo on his chest “Don Bussmeyer Loves Joyce,” gave away his identity.
Florencio Lopez Mationg #252 July 1, 1967 Two weeks
Florencio Lopez Mationg was arrested in July 1967 in Los Angeles, California, with his partner Victor Jerald Bono (#253) due to an FBI investigation.
Victor Jerald Bono #253 July 1, 1967 Two weeks
Victor Jerald Bono was arrested in July 1967 in Los Angeles, California, with his partner Florencio Lopez Mationg (#252) due to an FBI investigation.
Alfred Johnson Cooper, Jr. #254 July 27, 1967 Two months
Alfred Johnson Cooper, Jr. was arrested in Boston, Massachusetts on September 8, 1967. A visitor on the FBI Tour in Washington, D.C., recognized Cooper’s photograph on the “Top Ten” display.
John D. Slaton #255 August 2, 1967 Four months
John D. Slaton was arrested in Harquahala Valley, Arizona on December 1, 1967 due to an FBI investigation.
Jerry Ray James #256 August 16, 1967 Five months
Jerry Ray James was arrested in Tucson, Arizona on January 24, 1968, by FBI agents and local police. His partner, Donald Eugene Sparks (#259), was arrested with him.
Richard Paul Anderson #257 September 7, 1967 Four months
Richard Paul Anderson was arrested in Toronto, Ontario, Canada by Canadian Police on January 19, 1968.
Henry Theodore Young #258 September 21, 1967 Four Months
Henry Theodore Young was arrested in Kansas City, Missouri on January 9, 1968, after a citizen recognized him from an article in Inside Detective magazine.
Donald Eugene Sparks #259 August 3, 1967 Five months
Donald Eugene Sparks was arrested in Tucson, Arizona on January 24, 1968, by FBI agents and local police. His partner, Jerry Ray James (#256), was arrested with him.
Zelma Lavone King #260 December 14, 1967 One month
Zelma Lavone King was arrested in Phoenix, Arizona on January 30, 1968 due to an FBI investigation.
Jerry Reece Peacock #261 December 14, 1967 Three months
Jerry Reece Peacock was arrested in Mesquite, Nevada on March 5, 1968 due to an FBI investigation.
Ronald Eugene Storck #262 January 19, 1968 One month
Ronald Eugene Storck was arrested in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 29, 1968 due to an FBI investigation.
Robert Leon McCain #263 January 31, 1968 Three weeks
Robert Leon McCain was arrested in Gulfport, Florida, by local police on February 23, 1968. A police sergeant who had recently finished a training course at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, recognized McCain from the “Top Ten” Flyers displayed there.
William Garrin Allen II #264 February 9, 1968 One month
William Garrin Allen II FBI Most Wanted Poster
William Garrin Allen II was wanted in connection to the murders of two police officers in Nashville, Tennessee in 1968 alongside Charles Lee Herron (#265). He was arrested in Brooklyn, New York on March 23, 1968 due to an FBI investigation. While in prison serving a term of 99 years, he escaped and met up with Herron in Florida.[84]
Charles Lee Herron #265 February 9, 1968 Eighteen years
Charles Lee Herron FBI Most Wanted Poster
Charles Lee Herron was wanted in connection to the murder of two police officers in Nashville, Tennessee in 1968 alongside William Garrin Allen II (#264).[85] He was arrested in Jacksonville, Florida on June 18, 1986 due to an FBI investigation.
Leonard Daniel Spears #266 February 13, 1968 Two weeks
Leonard Daniel Spears was arrested in Tampa, Florida on March 2, 1968 due to an FBI investigation.
William Howard Bornman #267 February 13, 1968 One day
William Howard Bornman was arrested in Covington, Kentucky on February 13, 1968 due to an FBI investigation.
John Conway Patterson #268 February 26, 1968 Three weeks
John Conway Patterson was arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 17, 1968, by local police, and his identity was confirmed by fingerprints.
Troy Denver Martin #269 March 9, 1968 One week
Troy Denver Martin was arrested in Seattle, Washington on March 19, 1968, after an employment agency manager recognized him from his Identification Order.
George Benjamin Williams #270 March 18, 1968 Two months
George Benjamin Williams’ skeletal remains were found by prospectors near a mine in Nevada in May 1968. Three bullet holes were in his skull. Williams had been dead for six months.
Michael John Sanders #271 March 21, 1968 Two weeks
Michael John Sanders was arrested in New York, New York on April 8, 1968 due to an FBI investigation.
Howard Callens Johnson #272 March 21, 1968 One month
Howard Callens Johnson was arrested in Louisville, Kentucky on April 24, 1968, after a citizen recognized him from a Wanted Poster.
George Edward Wells #273 March 28, 1968 One year
George Edward Wells was arrested outside a motel in South Point, Ohio on May 27, 1969, by FBI agents.
David Evans #274 April 3, 1968 One month
David Evans was arrested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 26, 1968, after being shot twice by local police as they responded to a burglar alarm at a doctor’s home.
Franklin Allen Paris #275 April 9, 1968 One month
Franklin Allen Paris was arrested in Lakehead, California on May 21, 1968 due to an FBI investigation.
David Stuart Neff #276 April 18, 1968 One week
David Stuart Neff was arrested in Brooklyn, New York on April 25, 1968 due to an FBI investigation.
James Earl Ray #277 April 20, 1968 Two months
James Earl Ray FBI Most Wanted Poster
James Earl Ray was apprehended in London, England on June 8, 1968, by British authorities. He was wanted for, and later convicted of, the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was also #351 on the list.
John Wesley Shannon, Jr. #278 May 7, 1968 One month
John Wesley Shannon, Jr. was arrested in Camden, New Jersey on June 5, 1968, by FBI agents and local police.
Taylor Morris Teaford #279 May 10, 1968 Four years
Taylor Morris Teaford FBI Most Wanted Poster
Taylor Morris Teaford was wanted for shooting and killing him mother. During the murder, he also shot his sister who late managed to escape before wounding a passerby who tried to help. He then exchanged fire with local deputies before fleeing and never being seen again.[86] Federal process against Teaford was dismissed in Fresno, California in 1972.
Phillip Morris Jones #280 June 5, 1968 Three weeks
Phillip Morris Jones walked into the FBI office in San Mateo, California in 1968 and surrendered to authorities after seeing his Wanted Poster in a local post office. At the time of his arrest, he had a fully loaded automatic pistol in his possession.
George Michael Gentile #281 June 18, 1968 Six months
George Michael Gentile was arrested in New York, New York, by local police on December 17, 1968.
Johnny Ray Smith #282 June 20, 1968 Four days
Johnny Ray Smith was arrested in Ocean Springs, Mississippi on June 24, 1968, after a citizen recognized him from a newspaper article.
Byron James Rice #283 July 5, 1968 Four years
Byron James Rice surrendered to the Chicago, Illinois FBI Field Office on October 2, 1972, following intensive FBI investigative pressure on his acquaintances.
Robert LeRoy Lindblad #284 July 11, 1968 Three months
Robert LeRoy Lindblad surrendered to the District Attorney of Lyon County, Nevada, in Yerington, Nevada on October 7, 1968.
James Joseph Scully #285 July 15, 1968 One week
James Joseph Scully was arrested in Arcadia, California on July 23, 1968, by FBI agents and local police.
Billy Ray White #286 August 13, 1968 Four days
Billy Ray White was arrested in Wood River, Illinois on August 17, 1968, after a citizen recognized him from an article in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat newspaper.
Frederick Rudolph Yokom #287
Frederick Rudolph Yokom was arrested in Wood River, Illinois on September 6, 1968, after a citizen recognized him.
Harold James Evans #288 September 19, 1968 Four months
Harold James Evans was arrested in Chicago, Illinois on January 2, 1969 due to an FBI investigation.
Robert Lee Carr #289 October 18, 1968 Three weeks
Robert Lee Carr was arrested in South Gate, California on November 4, 1968, after a citizen recognized him from a Wanted Flyer.
Levi Washington #290 November 15, 1968 Three weeks
Levi Washington was arrested in Jackson, Michigan in December 1968, for a local bank robbery. A fingerprint comparison revealed his true identity.
Richard Lee Tingler #291 December 20, 1968 Five months
Richard Lee Tingler was arrested near Dill City, Oklahoma on May 19, 1969, by FBI agents and local officers.
Gary Steven Krist #292 December 20, 1968 Two days
Gary Steven Krist FBI Most Wanted Poster
Gary Steven Krist was wanted for the kidnapping of land heiress Barbara Jane Mackle and burying her alive for a $500,000 ransom.[87] He was arrested in Punta Gorda, Florida in December of 1968, by FBI and local police. Krist and his partner, Ruth Eisemann-Schier (#293), were later indicted on Georgia state charges of kidnapping with ransom. He was the third Special Addition to the list.
Ruth Eisemann-Schier #293 December 28, 1968 Three months
Ruth Eisemann-Schier FBI Most Wanted Poster
Ruth Eisemann-Schier kidnapped a millionaire’s daughter and became the first woman on the Ten Most Wanted list. On March 5, 1969, she was arrested in Norman, Oklahoma, by FBI agents. Eisemann-Schier and her partner, Gary Steven Krist (#292), were later indicted on Georgia state charges of kidnapping with ransom.
Baltazar Garcia Estolas #294 January 3, 1969 Eight months
Baltazar Garcia Estolas was arrested in Langtry, Texas on September 3, 1969, after a citizen recognized him from television publicity.
Billie Austin Bryant #295 January 8, 1969 2 hours
Billie Austin Bryant FBI Most Wanted Poster
Billie Austin Bryant was arrested after an all-out manhunt by area police and the FBI, Bryant was arrested on January 8, 1969 in Washington, D.C., by the Metropolitan Police Department. A local resident heard noises in his attic and contacted the police. Found hiding in the attic, Bryant was just four blocks from his home where he fatally shot two FBI agents, Anthony Palmisano and Edwin R. Woodriffe, who were investigating a Maryland bank robbery. He has the shortest time spent on the list.
Billy Len Schales #296 January 27, 1969 Three days
Billy Len Schales was arrested in Bossier City, Louisiana on January 30, 1969, after a citizen recognized him from a newspaper article in the Shreveport Times.
Thomas James Lucas #297 February 13, 1969 Two weeks
Thomas James Lucas was arrested in Washington, D.C. on February 26, 1969, after a citizen recognized him from a Wanted Flyer.
Warren David Reddock #298 March 11, 1969 Two years
Warren David Reddock was arrested in Pacifica, California on April 14, 1971, after a citizen recognized him from a magazine article.
George Edward Blue #299 March 20, 1969 One week
George Edward Blue was arrested in Chicago, Illinois on March 28, 1969 due to an FBI investigation.
Cameron David Bishop #300 April 15, 1969 Six years
Cameron David Bishop was arrested when local police in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, received an anonymous phone call advising them to be on the lookout for four armed men in a car near a bank. Two days later, on March 12, 1975, police located the car and arrested the men; Bishop was one of them.
Marie Dean Arrington #301 May 29, 1969 Two years
Marie Dean Arrington FBI Most Wanted Poster
Marie Dean Arrington was wanted for escaping prison while she was serving time for the murder of a secretary to the public defender who she felt failed to keep her two children out of prison. She took her hostage, shot her multiple times, and ran her over with the victims car.[88] She was arrested in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 22, 1971, by FBI agents. She was the second woman to be named to the list.
Benjamin Hoskins Paddock #302 June 10, 1969 Eight years
Benjamin Hoskins Paddock FBI Most Wanted Poster
Benjamin Hoskins Paddock was wanted for escaping La Tuna federal penitentiary where he was serving 20 years for multiple bank robberies.[89] He was removed from the list in 1977 when it was felt he no longer fit the “Top Ten” criteria. He was also the father of the shooter who committed the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.
Francis Leroy Hohimer #303 June 20, 1969 Six months
Francis Leroy Hohimer was arrested in Greenwich, Connecticut on December 20, 1969, through citizen cooperation.
Joseph Lloyd Thomas #304 September 12, 1969 Six months
Joseph Lloyd Thomas was arrested in Peoria, Illinois on March 8, 1970 due to an FBI investigation. He was also #123 on the list.

End of the decade

By the end of the decade, the following fugitives were remaining at large on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list:

Name Sequence number Date of entry
John William Clousre #203 1965
Charles Lee Herron #265 1968
Taylor Morris Teaford #279 1968
Byron James Rice #282 1968
Warren David Reddock #298 1969
Cameron David Bishop #300 1969
Marie Dean Arrington #301 1969
Benjamin Hoskin Paddock #302 1969
Joseph Lloyd Thomas #304 1969

The tenth space had just opened up at the end of the year 1969.

FBI directors in the 1960s

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