FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1965

In 1965, the United States FBI, under Director J. Edgar Hoover, continued for a sixteenth year to maintain a public list of the people it regarded as the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.

As the year 1965 began, eight of the ten places on the list remained filled by these elusive long-time fugitives from prior years, then still at large:

* 1956 #97 (nine years), Eugene Francis Newman process dismissed June 11 1965
* 1960 #137 (five years), Donald Leroy Payne process dismissed November 26 1965
* 1962 #170 (three years), Edward Howard Maps remained still at large
* 1963 #175 (two years), Harold Thomas O'Brien process dismissed January 14 1965
* 1964 #192 (one year), George Patrick McLaughlin arrested February 24 1965
* 1964 #193 (one year), Chester Collins remained still at large
* 1964 #197 (one year), Alson Thomas Wahrlich remained still at large
* 1964 #199 (six months), William Hutton Coble arrested March 1 1965

By year end, three of the longest listed Fugitives had been removed. With so many new openings on the list facing them throughout 1965, the FBI again had a very productive year of new captures, and added a total of an additional twenty-one new Fugitives, at a rate of nearly two per month.

1965 is also notable for the first-time inclusion of two brothers together, Samuel Jefferson Veney and Earl Veney.

1965 fugitives

The "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" listed by the FBI in 1965 include (in FBI list appearance sequence order):

John William Clouser

January 7 1965 #203
Seven years on the list
John William Clouser - PROCESS DISMISSED August 1 1972 in Montgomery, Alabama cite book|author=Federal Bureau of Investigation |title=FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Program: 50th Anniversary 1950-2000 |publisher=K&D Limited, Inc. |year=2000]

Walter Lee Parman

January 15 1965 #204
Two weeks on the list
Walter Lee Parman - U.S. prisoner arrested January 31 1965 in Los Angeles, California after a citizen recognized himfrom a newspaper article

Gene Thomas Webb

February 11 1965 #205
One day on the list
Gene Thomas Webb - U.S. prisoner arrested February 12 1965 in Chicago, Illinois after he was recognized by FBI Agents ashe walked along a road in Colonial Village

amuel Jefferson Veney

February 25 1965 #206
Three weeks on the list
Samuel Jefferson Veney - U.S. prisoner arrested March 11 1965 in Garden City, New York with his brother, Earl Veney (Fugitive #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

March 5 1965 #207
One week on the list
Earl Veney - U.S. prisoner arrested March 11 1965 in Garden City, New York with his brother, Samuel Veney (Fugitive #206). Earl had been listed by the FBI two weeks after his brother.

Donald Stewart Heien

March 11 1965 #208
One year on the list
Donald Stewart Heien - U.S. prisoner arrested February 3 1966 in Newton Center, Massachusetts by the FBI after a citizen recognized him from media coverage

Arthur Pierce, Jr.

March 24 1965 #209
One day on the list
Arthur Pierce, Jr. - U.S. prisoner arrested March 25 1965 in Spring Valley, New York after a citizen recognized himfrom a newspaper article. He had been working as a painting contractor.

Charles Bryan Harris

May 6 1965 #212
One month on the list
Charles Bryan Harris - U.S. prisoner apprehended June 17 1965 near Fairfield, Illinois, living in an old farm house

William Albert Autur Tahl

June 10 1965 #213
Five months on the list
William Albert Autur Tahl - U.S. prisoner arrested November 5 1965 in St. Louis, Missouri by local authorities

Duane Earl Pope

June 11 1965 #214
One day on the list
Duane Earl Pope - U.S. prisoner surrendered June 11 1965 to local police in Kansas City, Missouri shortly after he wasadded to the "Top Ten" list

Allen Wade Haugsted

June 24 1965 #215
Six months on the list
Allen Wade Haugsted - U.S. prisoner arrested December 23 1965 in Houston, Texas after a citizen recognized him from aphoto in the Houston Chronicle newspaper. He was working as a baker in a suburban shopping center.

Theodore Matthew Brechtel

June 30 1965 #216
Two months on the list
Theodore Matthew Brechtel - U.S. prisoner arrested August 16 1965 in Chicago, Illinois 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

July 2 1965 #217
One month on the list
Robert Allen Woodford - U.S. prisoner arrested August 5 1965 in Seattle, Washington by the FBI after a citizen recognized him from a wanted flyer

Warren Cleveland Osborne

August 12 1965 #218
One month on the list
Warren Cleveland Osborne - KILLED in a wreck from a high speed car chase September 9 1965 near Mount Washington, Kentucky by local police, and was positively identifiedthrough fingerprints

Holice Paul Black

August 25 1965 #219
Four months on the list
Holice Paul Black - U.S. prisoner arrested December 15 1965 in Miami, Florida

Edward Owen Watkins

September 21 1965 #220
One year on the list
Edward Owen Watkins - U.S. prisoner arrested December 2 1966 in Florence, Montana. FBI Agents displayed photos ofWatkins to stores selling western clothing and a salesman recognized him.

Joel Singer

November 19 1965 #221
Two weeks on the list
Joel Singer - Canadian prisoner apprehended December 1 1965 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada by Montreal police. Hehad been the object of an intensive joint investigation by the FBI and Canadian authorities.

James Edward Kennedy

December 8 1965 #222
Two weeks on the list
James Edward Kennedy - U.S. prisoner arrested December 23 1965 in Worcester, Massachusetts after a citizen recognizedhim from a newspaper article

Lawrence John Higgins

December 14 1965 #223
Two weeks on the list
Lawrence John Higgins - U.S. prisoner arrested January 3 1966 in Emigrant Gap, California by the California Highway Patrol

ee also

Later entries

*FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 2000s
*FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1990s
*FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1980s
*FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1970s
*FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1960s

Prior entries

*FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1950s

References

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)]