- FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1955
In 1955, the
United States FBI , under DirectorJ. Edgar Hoover , continued for a sixth year to maintain a public list of the people it regarded as the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.1955 brought a dozen captures and new additions to the list. Two captures in 1955 were the result of radio broadcasts, another media outlet which was commonly utilized by the publicity department of the FBI to feature its wanted top ten.
1955 fugitives
The "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" listed by the FBI in 1955 include (in FBI list appearance sequence order):
George Lester Belew
January 4 1955 #81
Three weeks on the listGeorge Lester Belew - U.S. prisoner arrestedJanuary 24 1955 at a motel nearChampaign, Illinois after the motel owner recognized his photograph on a wanted flyerKenneth Darrell Carpenter
January 31 1955 #82
One week on the listKenneth Darrell Carpenter - U.S. prisoner arrestedFebruary 4 1955 nearArlington, Tennessee after an FBI Agent recognized him sitting in the vehicle next to his, as Carpenter reached for the radiodial in his car and the Agent recognized a tattoo of the word "love" on the fingers of his right hand. The Agent radioed for assistance and Carpenter was arrested an hour laterFlenoy Payne
February 2 1955 #83
Three years on the listFlenoy Payne - U.S. prisoner arrestedMarch 11 1958 inCrittenden County, Arkansas , while working as an itinerant cotton picker and gamblerPalmer Julius Morset
February 7 1955 #84
One year on the listPalmer Julius Morset - U.S. prisoner arrestedMarch 2 1956 inIndianapolis, Indiana Patrick Eugene McDermott
February 9 1955 #85
Five months on the listPatrick Eugene McDermott - U.S. prisoner arrestedJuly 19 1955 when he was recognized by a police officer from an Identification Order while he was working as a local ambulance driver in New York CityGarland William Daniels
February 18 1955 #86
One month on the listGarland William Daniels - U.S. prisoner arrestedMarch 29 1955 inLos Angeles, California after a citizen recognized his photograph in theSt. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper. The arrest was made as Daniels left his home accompanied by his 8-year-old daughter. A narcotics addict, Daniels was in poor physical condition and was given medical treatment before being jailed.Daniel William O'Connor
April 11 1955 #87
Three years on the listDaniel William O'Connor - U.S. prisoner apprehendedDecember 26 1958 inEl Cajon, California during an investigation of a neighborhood theft of a two-wheeled trailer valuedat $15. O'Connor was a neighbor of the victim and was identified by a routine check of his fingerprints. To avoid arrest, O'Connor had dyed his hair red, grew a mustache, added a tattoo and gained 58 pounds.Jack Harvey Raymond
August 8 1955 #88
Two months on the listJack Harvey Raymond - U.S. prisoner apprehendedOctober 14 1955 inDenver, Colorado Daniel Abram Everhart
August 17 1955 #89
Two months on the listDaniel Abram Everhart - U.S. prisoner arrestedOctober 9 1955 inDenver, Colorado Charles Edward Ranels
September 2 1955 #90
One year on the listCharles Edward Ranels - U.S. prisoner arrestedDecember 16 1956 inPine Bluff, Arkansas after neighbors recognized hisphoto on a wanted flyerThurman Arthur Green
October 24 1955 #91
Four months on the listThurman Arthur Green - U.S. prisoner arrestedFebruary 16 1956 inNashville, Tennessee while home alone in bed recuperating from a toothache, after he had sent his wife to stay with relatives. He told the officers, "I was expecting you yesterday."John Allen Kendrick
November 2 1955 #92
One month on the listJohn Allen Kendrick - U.S. prisoner arrestedDecember 2 1955 inChicago, Illinois Joseph James Bagnola
December 19 1955 #93
One year on the listJoseph James Bagnola - U.S. prisoner arrestedDecember 30 1956 inChicago, Illinois Later entries
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*FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1950s External links
* [http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fugitives/fugitives.htm Current FBI top ten most wanted fugitives at FBI site]
* [http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/topten/topten.pdf FBI pdf source document listing all Ten Most Wanted year by year (removed by FBI)]
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