- FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1967
In 1967, the
United States FBI , under DirectorJ. Edgar Hoover , continued for an eighteenth year to maintain a public list of the people it regarded as the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.As the FBI began the year 1967, all ten places on the list remained filled by these elusive long-time fugitives from prior years, then still at large:
* 1962 #170 (five years), Edward Howard Maps process dismissed
December 1 1967
* 1964 #193 (three years), Chester Collins process dismissedMarch 30 1967
* 1964 #197 (three years), Alson Thomas Wahrlich arrestedOctober 28 1967
* 1965 #203 (two years), John William Clouser remained still at large
* 1966 #226 (one year), Robert Van Lewing arrestedFebruary 6 1967
* 1966 #235 (one year), Lynwood Irwin Mears arrestedMay 2 1967
* 1966 #236 (one year), James Robert Ringrose apprehendedMarch 29 1967
* 1966 #239 (one year), George Ben Edmonson arrestedJune 28 1967
* 1966 #241 (two months), Gene Robert Jennings arrestedFebruary 14 1967
* 1966 #242 (four months), Clarence Wilbert McFarland arrestedApril 4 1967 However, by year end, the FBI had cleared through removal of the three longest standing Fugitives, and had also captured most of the others as well, leaving room for listing an additional nineteen new Fugitives in 1967.
1967 also brought another pair of brothers to the list, Charles and Gordon Ervin.
1967 fugitives
The "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" listed by the FBI in 1967 include (in FBI list appearance sequence order):
Monroe Hickson
February 17 1967 #243
One year on the listMonroe Hickson - declared deceased byJanuary 30 1968 inChapel Hill, North Carolina when a couple recognized his 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. 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]Clyde Edward Laws
February 28 1967 #244
Three months on the listClyde Edward Laws - U.S. prisoner arrestedMay 18 1967 inRaytown, Missouri through cooperation of a relative.Charles Edward Ervin
April 13 1967 #245
Three months on the listCharles Edward Ervin - Canada prisoner arrestedJuly 25 1967 inHawkesbury, Ontario ,Canada by theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police . He sported facial scars indicative of plastic surgery; was the brother of and listed with Fugitive #246, Gordon Dale ErvinGordon Dale Ervin
April 13 1967 #246
Two years on the listGordon Dale Ervin - Canada prisoner arrestedJune 7 1969 inWinnipeg, Canada by the Royal Canadian Mounted Policenearly two years after his brother (Fugitive #245).Thomas Franklin Dorman
April 20 1967 #247
One month on the listThomas Franklin Dorman - U.S. prisoner arrestedMay 20 1967 inGrantsburg, Indiana by the FBI aided by local and statepolice.Joseph Leroy Newman
June 2 1967 #249
One month on the listJoseph Leroy Newman - U.S. prisoner arrestedJune 29 1967 inJersey City, New Jersey .Donald Richard Bussmeyer
June 28 1967 #251
Two months on the listDonald Richard Bussmeyer - U.S. prisoner arrestedAugust 24 1967 inUpland, California clad only in shorts. A tattoo on his chest "Don Bussmeyer Loves Joyce" gave away his identity. With two accomplices he had robbed $75,000 from a Los Angeles bank.Florencio Lopez Mationg
July 1 1967 #252
Two weeks on the listFlorencio Lopez Mationg - U.S. prisoner arrestedJuly 16 1967 inLos Angeles, California with his partner Victor Bono (Fugitive #253).Victor Jerald Bono
July 1 1967 #253
Two weeks on the listVictor Jerald Bono - U.S. prisoner arrestedJuly 16 1967 in Los Angeles, California with his partner Florencio Lopez Mationg (Fugitive #252).Alfred Johnson Cooper, Jr.
July 27 1967 #254
Two months on the listAlfred Johnson Cooper, Jr. - U.S. prisoner arrestedSeptember 8 1967 inBoston, Massachusetts . A visitor on the FBI Tour in Washington, D. C. recognized Cooper's photograph on the "Top Ten" display.John D. Slaton
August 2 1967 #255
Four months on the listJohn D. Slaton - U.S. prisoner arrestedDecember 1 1967 inHarquahala Valley, Arizona .Jerry Ray James
August 16 1967 #256
Five months on the listJerry Ray James - U.S. prisoner arrestedJanuary 24 1968 inTucson, Arizona by FBI Agents and local police, along with his partner Donald Sparks (Fugitive #259).Richard Paul Anderson
September 7 1967 #257
Four months on the list
Richard Paul Anderson - Canada prisoner arrestedJanuary 19 1968 inToronto, Ontario , Canada by Canadian PoliceHenry Theodore Young
September 21 1967 #258
Four months on the listHenry Theodore Young - U.S. prisoner arrestedJanuary 9 1968 inKansas City, Missouri after a citizen recognized himfrom an article inInside Detective magazine.Donald Eugene Sparks
August 3 1967 #259, was evidently listed late after his approval to the list
Five months on the listDonald Eugene Sparks - U.S. prisoner arrestedJanuary 24 1968 in Tucson, Arizona by FBI Agents and local police, along with his partner Jerry James (Fugitive #256).Zelma Lavone King
December 14 1967 #260Zelma Lavone King - U.S. prisoner arrestedJanuary 30 1968 inPhoenix, Arizona .Jerry Reece Peacock
December 14 1967 #261
Three months on the listJerry Reece Peacock - U.S. prisoner arrestedMarch 5 1968 inMesquite, Nevada .ee also
Later entries
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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
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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)]
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