FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1980s

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The FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives during the 1980s is a list, maintained for a fourth decade, of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.

During the 1980s, the FBI added the names of the two longest lasting profiles of the Top Ten Fugitives. The current longest member, Victor Manuel Gerena became the 386th fugitive to be placed on May 14, 1984, and is currently still at large. The FBI added, Donald Eugene Webb, on May 4, 1981, who remained on the list until March 2007 when the FBI, presuming his death, removed his name. Webb the second longest member of the list, remained on 25 years, 10 months and 27 days. The 1980s also brought the first man and woman couple listed together, who were FALN terrorist group associates Donna Jean Willmott and Claude Daniel Marks. The couple surrendered together seven years later, then pleaded guilty together to a Leavenworth prison breakout conspiracy from 1987. Among other prominent fugitives in the decade were Mutulu Shakur, the stepfather of the later famed rapper Tupac Shakur, and also appearing was the sociopath Charles Ng, who had teamed up with the infamous Leonard Lake in as many as 25 sex slave torture murders at Lake's ranch in California. The boss of the Colombo crime family, Carmine Persico, also made the list in the 1980s. The decade also was marked by the start of the popular Fox television program America's Most Wanted in 1988, which became a major new publicity venue for profiling and then the apprehension of many of the FBI's Top Ten Fugitives.

Name Sequence Number Date of Entry Time Listed Albert Victory#372March 14, 1980One yearAlbert Victory was arrested at his home on February 24, 1981, after being traced by New York State Police to Lafayette, California. Ronald Turney Williams#373April 16, 1980One yearRonald Turney Williams was arrested on June 8, 1981, at a stakeout at George Washington Hotel in New York City; was shot and wounded by an FBI Agent. Daniel Jay Barney#374March 10, 1981One monthDaniel Jay Barney died from a suicidal gunshot following a hostage crisis on April 19, 1981, where he had taken four hostages in a condo in Denver, Colorado. After two escaped and the police negotiated the release of the other two hostages, Barney killed himself. Donald Eugene Webb#375May 4, 1981Removed from the listDonald Eugene Webb was wanted in connection with the December 4, 1980, murder of the police chief in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, who was shot twice at close range after being brutally beaten about the head and face with a blunt instrument. After eluding capture for over two decades he was removed from the list on March 31, 2007, without ever being located. On July 14, 2017, remains found at the Dartmouth home of Webb's wife were identified as belonging to Webb. Investigators stated that Webb had died in 1999. Gilbert James Everett#376May 13, 1981Four yearsGilbert James Everett was arrested on August 12, 1985, by local police in Bismarck, Arkansas. Leslie Nichols#377July 2, 1981Five monthsLeslie Nichols was arrested on December 17, 1981, in his apartment in Los Angeles, California, by FBI Agents and local police. Thomas William Manning#378January 29, 1982Three yearsThomas William Manning was arrested on April 24, 1985, in Norfolk, Virginia. David Fountain Kimberly Jr.#379January 29, 1982Six monthsDavid Fountain Kimberly Jr. was arrested without incident on July 8, 1982, in Matecumbe Key, Florida, by FBI Agents; despite being armed with a loaded .38 caliber tucked in his waistband. Mutulu Shakur#380July 23, 1982Four yearsMutulu Shakur was arrested February 11, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, on Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges for bank robbery to finance a militant organization, and for having aided Assata Shakur (unrelated), in her escape from prison in New Jersey, where she had been incarcerated for the murder and wounding of one state trooper and another Black Panther member accompanying her in 1973 while stopped on the New Jersey Turnpike. Charles Edward Watson#381October 22, 1982One yearCharles Edward Watson was arrested October 25, 1983, in Slatington, Pennsylvania, while leaving his residence. Laney Gibson Jr.#382November 28, 1983Three weeksLaney Gibson Jr. was arrested December 18, 1983, in Montgomery, Alabama, at a suburban motel. George Clarence Bridgette#383January 10, 1984Three weeksGeorge Clarence Bridgette was arrested January 30, 1984, in Miami, Florida, after a civilian recognized his photo from an Identification Order in a post office. Samuel Marks Humphrey#384February 29, 1984One monthSamuel Marks Humphrey was arrested March 22, 1984, in Portland, Oregon. Christopher Bernard Wilder#385April 5, 1984One weekChristopher Bernard Wilder was killed in a shootout with police at a gas station in Colebrook, New Hampshire, on April 13, 1984. He was wanted for the murders of several young women in several different states. Victor Manuel Gerena#386May 14, 1984Still at large but removed from the listVictor Manuel Gerena is wanted in connection with the 1983 armed robbery of approximately $7 million from a security company in Connecticut. He allegedly took two security employees hostage at gunpoint and then handcuffed, bound and injected them with an unknown substance in order to further disable them. He was removed from the list on December 15, 2016. He was on the list for 32 years, seven months and one day the longest anyone has been on the list. Wai Chiu Ng#387June 15, 1984Four monthsWai Chiu Ng was acquitted in April 1985 of murder but convicted of 13 counts of first degree robbery, and sentenced to seven consecutive life terms. He was arrested October 4, 1984, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He became the third suspect, charged in absentia on March 30, 1983, with 13 counts of aggravated first degree murder; wanted in the February 19, 1983 Wah Mee massacre, the worst mass killing in the history of Seattle, Washington, during which thirteen people were shot to death at the Wah Mee Club, a gambling club in Seattle's International District. Alton Coleman#388July 17, 1984Three daysAlton Coleman was executed by the state of Ohio on April 26, 2002. He was arrested July 20, 1984, in Evanston, Illinois, by local police due to civilian cooperation; was wanted for the murder of 44 year old Marlene Walters of Norwood, Ohio, among others, during a six state killing spree in 1984. Cleveland McKinley Davis#389October 24, 1984Three monthsCleveland McKinley Davis was arrested January 25, 1985, in New York City by FBI Agents and local police. Carmine Persico#390January 31, 1985Two weeksCarmine Persico a. k. a. Junior was serving a 100 year sentence after being convicted of murder and labor and construction racketeering in 1986. He was arrested February 15, 1985, in Wantagh, New York, by FBI Agents. Persico was boss of the New York based Colombo crime family. Lohman Ray Mays Jr.#391February 15, 1985Seven monthsLohman Ray Mays Jr. was arrested September 23, 1985, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, by local police. Charles Earl Hammond#392March 14, 1985One yearCharles Earl Hammond was wanted in connection to drug related murders in Kansas City in May 1980 along with brother Michael Hammond. Apprehended August 4, 1986. Michael Frederic Allen Hammond#393March 14, 1985One yearMichael Frederic Allen Hammond was wanted in connection to drug related murders in Kansas City in May 1980 along with brother Charles Hammond. Joseph William Dougherty#397November 6, 1985One yearJoseph William Dougherty was arrested December 19, 1986, by FBI Agents in Antioch, California, outside a local laundromat.

Name Sequence Number Date of Entry Time ListedBrian Patrick Malverty#398March 28, 1986One weekBrian Patrick Malverty was arrested April 7, 1986, in San Diego, California, after a civilian recognized his photo on an Identification Order at a post office. Billy Ray Waldon#399May 16, 1986One monthBilly Ray Waldon was arrested on June 16, 1986, in San Diego, California, after local police attempted to pull him over for a routine traffic citation. Initially sentenced to death for his crimes, Waldon's conviction was overturned in 2023. Claude Lafayette Dallas Jr.#400May 16, 1986One yearClaude Lafayette Dallas Jr. was arrested March 8, 1987, in Riverside, California, by FBI Agents while he was leaving a convenience store. Donald Keith Williams#401July 18, 1986One monthDonald Keith Williams was arrested August 20, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, by FBI Agents through assistance of a concerned civilian. Terry Lee Conner#402August 8, 1986Four monthsTerry Lee Conner was arrested December 9, 1986, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, by the U. S. Marshals Service and the FBI. Fillmore Raymond Cross#403August 8, 1986Four monthsFillmore Raymond Cross surrendered voluntarily to the FBI on December 23, 1986, in San Francisco, California. Cross, a former president of the Hells Angels motorcycle group in San Jose, California, was wanted for supposedly beating a businessman in an extortion scheme. James Wesley Dyess#404September 29, 1986Two yearsJames Wesley Dyess was arrested March 16, 1988, in Los Angeles, California, when he was stopped on a routine traffic violation and recognized by a Los Angeles Police Department officer. Danny Michael Weeks#405September 29, 1986Two yearsDanny Michael Weeks was arrested March 20, 1988, at his son's home in Seattle, Washington, due to an FBI task force and civilian cooperation. He had been featured on America's Most Wanted. Mike Wayne Jackson#406October 1, 1986One dayMike Wayne Jackson killed his probation officer in Indianapolis on September 22, 1986, before fleeing to Missouri. He committed suicide by shotgun on October 2, 1986, in Wright City, Missouri. Thomas George Harrelson#407November 28, 1986Three monthsThomas George Harrelson was arrested February 9, 1987, in Drayton, North Dakota, while trying to flee the scene of a bank robbery. Robert Allen Litchfield#408January 20, 1987Four monthsRobert Allen Litchfield was arrested May 20, 1987, at Lake Tahoe in Zephyr Cove, Nevada, by FBI Agents in close cooperation with the U. S. Marshal Service and the Sheriff's office. David James Roberts#409April 27, 1987Ten monthsDavid James Roberts was arrested February 11, 1988, in Staten Island, New York, in an apartment after hiding for four days, due to FBI investigation and civilian information. He was convicted for murder, kidnapping, arson and rape, and was given six life sentences in an Indiana State Prison. However, after his daring escape from a prison vehicle while on the way to the state prison, he worked as the director of a homeless shelter in Staten Island, New York, under his alias Bob Lord. He had seen himself on the first episode of a reality TV show from FOX called America's Most Wanted (AMW) on February 7, 1988. He was not only the first fugitive to be profiled in such show, but also the first direct capture as a result of the program and the first from the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. He is currently serving several consecutive life sentences at Pendleton Correctional Facility in Indiana. Ronald Glyn Triplett#410April 27, 1987Three weeksRonald Glyn Triplett was arrested May 16, 1987, in Tempe, Arizona. Claude Daniel Marks#411May 22, 1987Seven yearsClaude Daniel Marks pleaded guilty on May 9, 1995, to a prison escape conspiracy in Illinois. He surrendered December 6, 1994, along with his partner Willmott (Fugitive #412). He and Willmott had purchased 36 pounds of explosive from undercover FBI in 1985 to attempt to free a FALN leader from Leavenworth prison. Donna Jean Willmott#412May 22, 1987Seven yearsDonna Jean Willmott pleaded guilty on May 9, 1995, to a prison escape conspiracy in Illinois. She surrendered on December 6, 1994, along with her partner Marks (Fugitive #411). She and Marks had purchased 36 pounds of explosive from an undercover FBI agent in 1985 to attempt to free a FALN leader from Leavenworth prison. Darren Dee O'Neall#413June 25, 1987Four monthsDarren Dee O'Neall was arrested October 25, 1987, on an auto theft charge in Lakeland, Florida. Louisiana State Police later discovered his "Top Ten" identity. O'Neall had been wanted for the rape and murder of multiple women. Louis Ray Beam Jr.#414July 14, 1987Four monthsLouis Ray Beam Jr. was arrested November 6, 1987, at home with his wife in Guadalajara, Mexico. During the arrest, Beam's wife opened fire and critically injured a Mexican police officer. Ted Jeffery Otsuki#415January 22, 1988Eight monthsTed Jeffery Otsuki was arrested September 4, 1988, in Guadalajara by Mexican Federal Judicial Police and the FBI who had set up a surveillance team and waited for him at his apartment. He had been featured on America's Most Wanted. Pedro Luis Estrada#416April 15, 1988One yearPedro Luis Estrada was arrested October 1, 1989, by a SWAT team of FBI Agents at his home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He had been featured on America's Most Wanted which received information leading to his arrest. John Edward Stevens#417May 29, 1988Six monthsJohn Edward Stevens was arrested November 30, 1988, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was found in a motel with his girlfriend. He had been featured on America's Most Wanted and suspected of more than 25 robberies in eight states. Jack Darrell Farmer#418May 29, 1988Three daysJack Darrell Farmer was arrested June 1, 1988, in Lantana, Florida, after being featured on America's Most Wanted. He was recognized by a co worker who called in. He was the leader of Chicago's "Little Mafia" gang. Roger Lee Jones#419May 29, 1988One yearRoger Lee Jones was arrested March 4, 1989, in Great Falls, Montana, at KOA campground, after being featured on America's Most Wanted. He was the first suspected child molester to be named to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list. Terry Lee Johnson#420June 12, 1988Two monthsTerry Lee Johnson was arrested August 17, 1988, in San Diego, California by the San Diego Police Department. Johnson was sleeping in his pick up when local police, upon noticing his truck had expired tags, arrested him on an unrelated traffic warrant under the name Lee Johnson. After spending several days in San Diego County Jail Johnson was being released. FBI agents at the County Jail picking up another prisoner recognized Johnson from a recent episode of "Americas Most Wanted" and stopped his release. Stanley Faison#421November 27, 1988One monthStanley Faison was arrested December 24, 1988, in Detroit, Michigan, by FBI and local police. He had been featured on America's Most Wanted. Steven Ray Stout#422November 27, 1988One weekSteven Ray Stout was arrested December 6, 1988, in Gulfport, Mississippi, after being featured on America's Most Wanted. Armando Garcia#423January 8, 1989Five yearsArmando Garcia was arrested January 18, 1994, after being featured on America's Most Wanted. Melvin Edward Mays#424February 7, 1989Six yearsMelvin Edward Mays was arrested March 9, 1995, by the FBI's Chicago Joint Terrorism Task Force. He was wanted for terror conspiracy on behalf of Libya. Mays evaded arrest in 1986 and was featured on America's Most Wanted as well as Unsolved Mysteries. Bobby G. Dennie#425February 24, 1989Eight monthsBobby G. Dennie was arrested October 28, 1989, in Lake Wales, Florida, by the FBI and Polk County detectives after receiving information following his feature on Unsolved Mysteries. He had also been featured on America's Most Wanted. Costabile "Gus" Farace#426February 24, 1989Nine monthsCostabile "Gus" Farace was murdered by an unknown assailant in Brooklyn on November 17, 1989. He had been featured on America's Most Wanted. Arthur Lee Washington Jr.#427October 18, 1989Still at large but removed from the listArthur Lee Washington Jr. is wanted in the attempted murder of a New Jersey state trooper using a .45 caliber semi automatic handgun on April 12, 1989. Washington had been associated in the past with militant black prison groups and the Black Liberation Army. There was evidence that he may have been an injection drug user, due to the old track marks on both arms. He was removed from the list in December 2000 for no longer meeting the list criteria. He is still wanted by New Jersey State Police. Lee Nell Carter#428November 19, 1989One dayLee Nell Carter was arrested November 20, 1989, in Detroit by FBI Agents and Detroit police. Civilians identified him during the broadcast of America's Most Wanted. He was wanted for a shooting spree that left a woman dead and two men injured. Wardell David Ford#429December 20, 1989Nine monthsWardell David Ford was arrested September 17, 1990, in New Haven, Connecticut, after being featured on America's Most Wanted. He had also been featured on Unsolved Mysteries.

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