Kenny Wagner
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Kenny (Kinnie) Wagner (1903 – 1958) was a bootlegger in the U.S. state of Mississippi, who murdered several people, including two sheriff's deputies. He escaped from jails numerous times, but ultimately died in prison.
His most notable escape was his last attempt and involved a clever trick that was not discovered until Wagner was outside the prison walls. He had been made a trustee whose job it was to tend the dogs at the prison. He quickly realized the dogs were the means by which the prison guards would use to track him if he were to escape again. He therefore trained the dogs not to track him by whipping them if they followed his scent.
He remained at large in Wahalak, Mississippi, for several years afterward under the alias "Big Jim," and was subsequently placed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. He was re-captured after a jealous rival informed law enforcement officials of his residence at the house of a female friend.
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His birth name was William Kenneth Wagner.
Name: William Kinnie Wagner Born: 18 FEB 1903 at: Scott County, VA Died: 9 MAR 1958 at: Woods Cem., Scott County, VA
