The encyclopedia of the FBI's ten most wanted list, 1950 to present / Duane Swierczynski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swierczynski, Duane.

Series:

Facts on File crime library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

United States.

Criminals--United States--Portraits.

Criminals.

Criminals--United States--Biography.

Fugitives from justice.

Fugitives from justice--United States--Portraits.

Fugitives from justice--United States--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Portraits.

Physical Description:

xv, 336 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Facts on File/Checkmark Books, [2004]

Summary:

In 1949, a United Press crime reporter scrambling to fill a column called a friend at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the names of the nation's 10 worst criminals. Headlined "FBI's 'MOST-WANTED FUGITIVES' NAMED," the article that followed listed 10 names, each accompanied by a photo, physical description, and details of the crime committed. The article drew immense media attention and public support that led to the capture of two fugitives. One year later, Director J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI institutionalized the Ten Most Wanted list, which would become one of the most effective crime-fighting tools in American history: 94 percent of all fugitives on the list have been captured to date. The FBI's official criteria for the Ten Most Wanted list: the fugitive must be a particularly dangerous menace to society, and nationwide publicity should help in apprehending the fugitive.

The Encyclopedia of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List: 1950 to Present features the Most Wanted list in its entirety, presented in chronological order. Each profile includes the criminal's vital statistics, details of the crimes committed, the date(s) he or she was placed on the list and caught (if applicable), the events surrounding the fugitive's capture, and an interesting fugitive fact.

Appendixes include the Most Wanted since 2000 and the current Top Ten list, as well as contact information for the 56 FBI field offices across the United States. The Encyclopedia of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List is an indispensable guide for crime researchers and general readers interested in criminology.

Contents:

Fugitives of the 1950s 1

Fugitives of the 1960s 83

Fugitives of the 1970s 169

Fugitives of the 1980s 215

Fugitives of the 1990s 257

Appendix I Most Wanted Since 2000 289

Appendix II The Current Top Ten 295.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-303) and index.

ISBN:

0816045607

0816045615

OCLC:

51867842