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.
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As a decade, the 1980s list is notable in that it contains the name of the person with the longest-lasting profile as a wanted Top Ten Fugitive, Donald Eugene Webb, 25 years to date. The decade's list also contains his runner-up, with the second-longest profile of all time, Victor Manuel Gerena, now wanted for 24 years to date. 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 pled 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 John Persico, also made the list in the 1980s.
The decade also was marked by the start of the popular television program America's Most Wanted, which became a major new publicity venue for profiling and then the apprehension of many of the FBI's Top Ten Fugitives.
The FBI in the past has identified individuals by the sequence number in which each individual has appeared on the list. Some individuals have even appeared twice, and often a sequence number was permanently assigned to an individual suspect who was soon caught, captured, or simply removed, before his or her appearance could be published on the publicly released list. In those cases, the public would see only gaps in the number sequence reported by the FBI. For convenient reference, the wanted suspect's sequence number and date of entry on the FBI list appear below, whenever possible.
As the new decade opened, the following Fugitives from prior years still remained at large, as the members of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list:
| Name | Sequence Number | Date of Entry | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Lee Herron | #265 | 1968 | • Arrested in June 1986 |
| Katherine Ann Power | #315 | 1970 | • Surrendered to authorities in 1993 |
| Joseph Maurice McDonald | #339 | 1976 | • Arrested September 15, 1982 |
| Raymond Luc Levasseur | #350 | 1977 | • Arrested November 4, 1984 |
| Carlos Alberto Torres | #356 | 1977 | • Arrested April 4, 1980 |
| Charles Everett Hughes | #364 | 1978 | • Arrested April 29, 1981 |
| Leo Joseph Koury | #366 | 1979 | • Eluded the FBI for 12 years before dying of a stroke on June 16, 1991.[1] |
| John William Sherman | #367 | 1979 | • Arrested December 17, 1981 |
| Earl Edwin Austin | #370 | 1979 | • Arrested March 1, 1980 |
| Vincent James Russo | #371 | 1979 | • Arrested January 4, 1985 |
The most wanted fugitives listed in the decade of the 1980s includes (in FBI list appearance sequence order):[2][3]
| Name | Sequence Number | Date of Entry | Time Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Victory | #372 | March 14, 1980 | One year |
| Albert Victory was arrested at his home on February 24, 1981 after being traced by New York State Police to Lafayette, California. | |||
| Ronald Turney Williams | #373 | April 16, 1980 | One year |
| Ronald 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 | #374 | March 10, 1981 | One month |
| Daniel 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 | #375 | May 4, 1981 | Twenty-six years |
| Donald 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. He was removed from the list on March 31, 2007, without ever being located.[4] | |||
| Gilbert James Everett | #376 | May 13, 1981 | Four years |
| Gilbert James Everett was arrested on August 12, 1985 by local police in Bismarck, Arkansas. | |||
| Leslie Nichols | #377 | July 2, 1981 | Five months |
| Leslie Nichols was arrested on December 17, 1981 in his apartment in Los Angeles, California by FBI Agents and local police. | |||
| Thomas William Manning | #378 | January 29, 1982 | Three years |
| Thomas William Manning was arrested on April 24, 1985 in Norfolk, Virginia. | |||
| David Fountain Kimberly, Jr. | #379 | January 29, 1982 | Six months |
| David 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 | #380 | July 23, 1982 | Four years |
| Mutulu 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 his sister, Assata Shakur, 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 | #381 | October 22, 1982 | One year |
| Charles Edward Watson was arrested October 25, 1983 in Slatington, Pennsylvania while leaving his residence. | |||
| Laney Gibson, Jr. | #382 | November 28, 1983 | Three weeks |
| Laney Gibson, Jr. was arrested December 18, 1983 in Montgomery, Alabama at a suburban motel. | |||
| George Clarence Bridgette | #383 | January 10, 1984 | Three weeks |
| George Clarence Bridgette was arrested January 30, 1984 in Miami, Florida after a citizen recognized his photo from an Identification Order in a post office. | |||
| Samuel Marks Humphrey | #384 | February 29, 1984 | One month |
| Samuel Marks Humphrey was arrested March 22, 1984 in Portland, Oregon. | |||
| Christopher Bernard Wilder | #385 | April 5, 1984 | One week |
| Christopher Bernard Wilder was killed in a shootout with police at a gas station on April 13, 1984. He was wanted for the murders of several young women in several different states. | |||
| Victor Manuel Gerena | #386 | May 14, 1984 | Still at large |
| Victor 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.[5] | |||
| Wai-Chiu Ng | #387 | June 15, 1984 | Four months |
| Wai-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.[6] | |||
| Alton Coleman | #388 | July 17, 1984 | Three days |
| Alton 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 citizen 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 | #389 | October 24, 1984 | Three months |
| Cleveland McKinley Davis was arrested January 25, 1985 in New York City by FBI Agents and local police. | |||
| Carmine Persico | #390 | January 31, 1985 | Two weeks |
| Carmine Persico a.k.a. Junior is 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. | #391 | February 15, 1985 | Seven months |
| Lohman Ray Mays, Jr. was arrested September 23, 1985 in Cheyenne, Wyoming by local police. | |||
| Charles Earl Hammond | #392 | March 14, 1985 | One year |
| Charles Earl Hammond was wanted in connection to drug-related murders in Kansas City in May 1980 along with brother Michael Hammond.[7] Apprehended August 4, 1986. | |||
| Michael Frederic Allen Hammond | #393 | March 14, 1985 | One year |
| Michael Frederic Allen Hammond was wanted in connection to drug-related murders in Kansas City in May 1980 along with brother Charles Hammond.[7] | |||
| Robert Henry Nicolaus | #394 | June 28, 1985 | One month |
| Robert Henry Nicolaus was arrested July 20, 1985 in York, Pennsylvania after a citizen recognized his photo on an Identification Order at a post office. | |||
| David Jay Sterling | #395 | September 30, 1985 | Five months |
| David Jay Sterling was arrested February 13, 1986 after being pulled over in a routine traffic stop near Covington, Louisiana by local police. | |||
| Richard Joseph Scutari | #396 | September 30, 1985 | Six months |
| Richard Joseph Scutari was arrested March 19, 1986 in San Antonio, Texas. He is currently serving a 60-year sentence.[8] | |||
| Joseph William Dougherty | #397 | November 6, 1985 | One year |
| Joseph William Dougherty was arrested December 19, 1986 by FBI Agents in Antioch, California, outside a local laundromat. | |||
| Name | Sequence Number | Date of Entry | Time Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Patrick Malverty | #398 | March 28, 1986 | One week |
| Brian Patrick Malverty was arrested April 7, 1986 in San Diego, California after a citizen recognized his photo on an Identification Order at a post office. | |||
| Billy Ray Waldon | #399 | May 16, 1986 | One month |
| Billy Ray Waldon is on death row in California for murder. He was arrested June 16, 1986 in San Diego, California after local police attempted to pull him over for a routine traffic citation. He was wanted for murder of a mother and her 13-year-old daughter during a 1985 robbery in Del Mar, California. Two weeks later, Waldon fatally shot a Kensington man in the head while running from police.[9] | |||
| Claude Lafayette Dallas, Jr. | #400 | May 16, 1986 | One year |
| Claude Lafayette Dallas, Jr. was arrested March 8, 1987 in Riverside, California by FBI Agents while he was leaving a convenience store. | |||
| Donald Keith Williams | #401 | July 18, 1986 | One month |
| Donald Keith Williams was arrested August 20, 1986 in Los Angeles, California by FBI Agents through assistance of a concerned citizen. | |||
| Terry Lee Conner | #402 | August 8, 1986 | Four months |
| Terry Lee Conner was arrested December 9, 1986 in Arlington Heights, Illinois by the U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI. | |||
| Fillmore Raymond Cross | #403 | August 8, 1986 | Four months |
| Fillmore Raymond Cross surrendered voluntarily to the FBI on December 23, 1986 in San Francisco, California. | |||
| James Wesley Dyess | #404 | September 29, 1986 | Two years |
| James 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 officer. | |||
| Danny Michael Weeks | #405 | September 29, 1986 | Two years |
| Danny Michael Weeks was arrested March 20, 1988 at his son's home in Seattle, Washington due to an FBI task force and citizenship cooperation. He had been featured on America's Most Wanted. | |||
| Mike Wayne Jackson | #406 | October 1, 1986 | One day |
| Mike 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.[10] | |||
| Thomas George Harrelson | #407 | November 28, 1986 | Three months |
| Thomas George Harrelson was arrested February 9, 1987 in Drayton, North Dakota while trying to flee the scene of a bank robbery. | |||
| Robert Allen Litchfield | #408 | January 20, 1987 | Four months |
| Robert 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 | #409 | April 27, 1987 | Ten months |
| David 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 citizen 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 | #410 | April 27, 1987 | Three weeks |
| Ronald Glyn Triplett was arrested May 16, 1987 in Tempe, Arizona. | |||
| Claude Daniel Marks | #411 | May 22, 1987 | Seven years |
| Claude Daniel Marks pled 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 | #412 | May 22, 1987 | Seven years |
| Donna Jean Willmott pled guilty on May 9, 1995 to 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 undercover FBI in 1985 to attempt to free a FALN leader from Leavenworth prison. | |||
| Darren Dee O'Neall | #413 | June 25, 1987 | Four months |
| Darren 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. | #414 | July 14, 1987 | Four months |
| Louis 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 | #415 | January 22, 1988 | Eight months |
| Ted 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 | #416 | April 15, 1988 | One year |
| Pedro 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 | #417 | May 29, 1988 | Six months |
| John 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.[11] | |||
| Jack Darrell Farmer | #418 | May 29, 1988 | Three days |
| Jack 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. | |||
| Roger Lee Jones | #419 | May 29, 1988 | One year |
| Roger 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.[12] | |||
| Terry Lee Johnson | #420 | June 12, 1988 | Two months |
| Terry Lee Johnson was arrested August 17, 1988 in San Diego, California by San Diego Police. 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 | #421 | November 27, 1988 | One month |
| Stanley 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 | #422 | November 27, 1988 | One week |
| Steven Ray Stout was arrested December 6, 1988 in Gulfport, Mississippi after being featured on America's Most Wanted. | |||
| Armando Garcia | #423 | January 8, 1989 | Five years |
| Armando Garcia was arrested January 18, 1994 after being featured on America's Most Wanted. | |||
| Melvin Edward Mays | #424 | February 7, 1989 | Six years |
| Melvin 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 | #425 | February 24, 1989 | Eight months |
| Bobby 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 | #426 | February 24, 1989 | Nine months |
| Costabile "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. | #427 | October 18, 1989 | Eleven years |
| Arthur Lee Washington Jr. was 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. Removed from the list in December 2000 for no longer meeting the list criteria.[13] | |||
| Lee Nell Carter | #428 | November 19, 1989 | One day |
| Lee Nell Carter was arrested November 20, 1989 in Detroit by FBI Agents and Detroit police. Citizens identified him during the broadcast of America's Most Wanted. | |||
| Wardell David Ford | #429 | December 20, 1989 | Nine months |
| Wardell 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. | |||
As the decade closed, the following were still at large as the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives:
| Name | Sequence number | Date of entry |
|---|---|---|
| Leo Joseph Koury | #366 | 1979 |
| Donald Eugene Webb | #375 | 1981 |
| Claude Daniel Marks | #411 | 1987 |
| Donna Jean Willmott | #412 | 1987 |
| Armando Garcia | #423 | 1989 |
| Melvin Edward Mays | #424 | 1989 |
| Arthur Lee Washington Jr. | #427 | 1989 |
| Wardell David Ford | #429 | 1989 |
One spot on the list of Ten remained unfilled from a capture late in the year 1989. It was filled the next month in 1990.
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