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2010 Arizona prison escape
On July 30, 2010, three inmates — Tracy Province, Daniel Renwick, and John McCluskey — escaped from the Kingman Arizona State Prison, a for-profit medium security prison, owned by the Mohave Cou...
On July 30, 2010, three inmates — Tracy Province, Daniel Renwick, and John McCluskey — escaped from the Kingman Arizona State Prison, a for-profit medium security prison, owned by the Mohave Cou...
Alferd Packer
Alfred G. "Alfred" Packer was an American prospector who was accused of cannibalism during the winter of 1873-1874.
Alfred G. "Alfred" Packer was an American prospector who was accused of cannibalism during the winter of 1873-1874.
Assata Shakur
Assata Olugbala Shakur is an African-American activist and escaped convict who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army.
Assata Olugbala Shakur is an African-American activist and escaped convict who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army.
Audrey Marie Hilley
Audrey Marie Hilley (June 4, 1933 - February 26, 1987) was an American murderer.
Audrey Marie Hilley (June 4, 1933 - February 26, 1987) was an American murderer.
Aussie Elliott
Aussie Elliott (1914 – February 3, 1934) was a Depression-era outlaw and associate of bank robbers George Birdwell and Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd.
Aussie Elliott (1914 – February 3, 1934) was a Depression-era outlaw and associate of bank robbers George Birdwell and Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd.
Bernard Coy
Bernard Paul Coy was a bank robber and federal prisoner best known as the planner of a failed escape attempt from Alcatraz prison, on May 2, 1946 which turned into a bloody two day armed confron...
Bernard Paul Coy was a bank robber and federal prisoner best known as the planner of a failed escape attempt from Alcatraz prison, on May 2, 1946 which turned into a bloody two day armed confron...
Bill Miner
Ezra Allen Miner (circa 1847 – September 2, 1913), more popularly known as Bill Miner, was a noted American criminal, originally from Bowling Green, Kentucky, who served several prison ter...
Ezra Allen Miner (circa 1847 – September 2, 1913), more popularly known as Bill Miner, was a noted American criminal, originally from Bowling Green, Kentucky, who served several prison ter...
Billy Dean Anderson
Billy Dean Anderson (July 12, 1934 – July 7, 1979) gained notoriety in 1975 when he was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list after a long list of crimes — for wh...
Billy Dean Anderson (July 12, 1934 – July 7, 1979) gained notoriety in 1975 when he was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list after a long list of crimes — for wh...
Billy Hayes (writer)
William "Billy" Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, convicted drug smuggler and director.
William "Billy" Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, convicted drug smuggler and director.
Bruce Johnston (criminal)
Bruce Alfred Johnston Sr (March 27, 1939 – August 8, 2002) was the leader of one of the most notorious gangs in the history of Pennsylvania, USA. The gang started in the 1960s and was roun...
Bruce Alfred Johnston Sr (March 27, 1939 – August 8, 2002) was the leader of one of the most notorious gangs in the history of Pennsylvania, USA. The gang started in the 1960s and was roun...
Charles Ray Hatcher
Charles Ray Hatcher (July 16, 1929 – December 7, 1984), was an American serial killer who confessed to murdering 16 people between 1969 and 1982.
Charles Ray Hatcher (July 16, 1929 – December 7, 1984), was an American serial killer who confessed to murdering 16 people between 1969 and 1982.
Charles Victor Thompson
Charles Victor Thompson is an American criminal.
Charles Victor Thompson is an American criminal.
Christopher Jeburk
Christopher Lawrence Jeburk, born 1975, is a convicted felon, most infamous for the string of bank robberies he successfully pulled off along the East Coast of the United States.
Christopher Lawrence Jeburk, born 1975, is a convicted felon, most infamous for the string of bank robberies he successfully pulled off along the East Coast of the United States.
Christopher John Boyce
Christopher John Boyce is a convicted KGB spy who sold U.S. spy satellite secrets to the Soviet Union in the 1970s.
Christopher John Boyce is a convicted KGB spy who sold U.S. spy satellite secrets to the Soviet Union in the 1970s.
Clarence Carnes
Clarence Victor Carnes (January 14, 1927 – October 3, 1988) known as The Choctaw Kid was a Choctaw Indian famous as the youngest inmate sentenced to Alcatraz, and for his participati...
Clarence Victor Carnes (January 14, 1927 – October 3, 1988) known as The Choctaw Kid was a Choctaw Indian famous as the youngest inmate sentenced to Alcatraz, and for his participati...
Claude Dallas
Claude Lafayette Dallas, Jr. (born March 11, 1950) was a self-styled mountain man.
Claude Lafayette Dallas, Jr. (born March 11, 1950) was a self-styled mountain man.
Clayton Waagner
Clayton Lee Waagner (born August 25, 1956) is a convicted bank robber and anti-abortion activist.
Clayton Lee Waagner (born August 25, 1956) is a convicted bank robber and anti-abortion activist.
Colton Harris-Moore
Colton A. "Colt" Harris-Moore (born March 22, 1991) is a criminal and former fugitive from Camano Island, Washington.
Colton A. "Colt" Harris-Moore (born March 22, 1991) is a criminal and former fugitive from Camano Island, Washington.
Dan Noble
Dan Noble, also known as Daniel Dyson, (1846-?) was an English gentleman burglar, confidence man, sneak thief and pickpocket active in the United States during the mid-to late 19th century.
Dan Noble, also known as Daniel Dyson, (1846-?) was an English gentleman burglar, confidence man, sneak thief and pickpocket active in the United States during the mid-to late 19th century.
Daniel Wilkinson (murderer)
Daniel Wilkinson (c. 1845 – November 21, 1885) was the last person to be executed by Maine.
Daniel Wilkinson (c. 1845 – November 21, 1885) was the last person to be executed by Maine.
Diane Downs
Elizabeth Diane Frederickson Downs is an American convicted murderer.
Elizabeth Diane Frederickson Downs is an American convicted murderer.
Donald Dillbeck
Donald David Dillbeck (born May 24, 1963) is a convicted murderer currently on Florida's Death Row for the stabbing and murder of a woman in a Tallahassee, Florida mall parking lot.
Donald David Dillbeck (born May 24, 1963) is a convicted murderer currently on Florida's Death Row for the stabbing and murder of a woman in a Tallahassee, Florida mall parking lot.
Donn Pearce
Donn Pearce (born 1928) is an American author best known for the novel and screen play Cool Hand Luke.
Donn Pearce (born 1928) is an American author best known for the novel and screen play Cool Hand Luke.
Ed Davis (criminal)
Ed Davis (July 30, 1900–December 16, 1937) was an American burglar, bank robber and Depression-era outlaw.
Ed Davis (July 30, 1900–December 16, 1937) was an American burglar, bank robber and Depression-era outlaw.
Edward Bunker
Edward Heward Bunker (December 31, 1933 – July 19, 2005) was an American author of crime fiction, a screenwriter, and an actor.
Edward Heward Bunker (December 31, 1933 – July 19, 2005) was an American author of crime fiction, a screenwriter, and an actor.
Edward J. Adams
Edward J. "Eddie" Adams (1887 – November 22, 1921) was a notorious American criminal and murderer in the Midwest.
Edward J. "Eddie" Adams (1887 – November 22, 1921) was a notorious American criminal and murderer in the Midwest.
Edward Porta
Edward Porta (born November 13, 1954) was an Argentinian textile trader based in the area of Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Edward Porta (born November 13, 1954) was an Argentinian textile trader based in the area of Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Eleanor Jarman
Eleanor Jarman (born 1904) was an American runaway, fugitive from justice, and robber who was jailed, escaped from jail in 1940, was placed on the FBI ten most wanted fugitives list, and remain...
Eleanor Jarman (born 1904) was an American runaway, fugitive from justice, and robber who was jailed, escaped from jail in 1940, was placed on the FBI ten most wanted fugitives list, and remain...
Elmer Edward Solly
Elmer Edward Solly (September 5, 1945 - November 30, 2007) was convicted of manslaughter in 1970 for the death of two-year-old Christopher Welsh.
Elmer Edward Solly (September 5, 1945 - November 30, 2007) was convicted of manslaughter in 1970 for the death of two-year-old Christopher Welsh.
Frank Abagnale
Frank William Abagnale, Jr. is an American security consultant known for his history as a former confidence trickster, check forger, impostor, and escape artist.
Frank William Abagnale, Jr. is an American security consultant known for his history as a former confidence trickster, check forger, impostor, and escape artist.
Frank Morris (prisoner)
Frank Lee Morris is an American criminal who escaped from Alcatraz prison in June 1962 and was never seen again.
Frank Lee Morris is an American criminal who escaped from Alcatraz prison in June 1962 and was never seen again.
Frank Sawyer (criminal)
James Franklin "Frank" Sawyer was an American Depression-era bank robber, rapist and prison escapee.
James Franklin "Frank" Sawyer was an American Depression-era bank robber, rapist and prison escapee.
Gary Evans (serial killer)
Gary Charles Evans was a confessed serial killer in and around the Capital District of Upstate New York.
Gary Charles Evans was a confessed serial killer in and around the Capital District of Upstate New York.
George Rivas
The Texas 7 was a group of prisoners who escaped from the John Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas on December 13, 2000.
The Texas 7 was a group of prisoners who escaped from the John Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas on December 13, 2000.
George Wright (criminal)
George Edward Wright (born March 29, 1943) is a Portuguese citizen of American origin, from Detroit, Michigan (USA).
George Edward Wright (born March 29, 1943) is a Portuguese citizen of American origin, from Detroit, Michigan (USA).
George Wright (fugitive)
George Edward Wright is a Portuguese citizen of American origin who, in 1961, graduated from Mary Bethune High School in Halifax, Virginia.
George Edward Wright is a Portuguese citizen of American origin who, in 1961, graduated from Mary Bethune High School in Halifax, Virginia.
Gerald Chapman
Gerald Chapman (August, 1887 – April 6, 1926), called the "Count of Gramercy Park", and "The Gentleman Bandit" was an American criminal who co-led an early Prohibition-era gang with George "Dutc...
Gerald Chapman (August, 1887 – April 6, 1926), called the "Count of Gramercy Park", and "The Gentleman Bandit" was an American criminal who co-led an early Prohibition-era gang with George "Dutc...
Glen Stewart Godwin
Glen Stewart Godwin (born June 26, 1958) is an American fugitive and convicted murderer who was added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on December 7, 1...
Glen Stewart Godwin (born June 26, 1958) is an American fugitive and convicted murderer who was added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on December 7, 1...
Hank Earl Carr
Hank Earl Carr (January 31, 1968 – May 19, 1998) was a convicted criminal who, on May 19, 1998, shot his girlfriend's four-year-old son with a rifle, was arrested, and then escaped from his hand...
Hank Earl Carr (January 31, 1968 – May 19, 1998) was a convicted criminal who, on May 19, 1998, shot his girlfriend's four-year-old son with a rifle, was arrested, and then escaped from his hand...
Henri Young
Henri Theodore Young was a prisoner at Alcatraz who attempted to escape with four other inmates, Arthur Barker, Dale Stamphill, William Martin, and Rufus McCain and is best known for being the m...
Henri Theodore Young was a prisoner at Alcatraz who attempted to escape with four other inmates, Arthur Barker, Dale Stamphill, William Martin, and Rufus McCain and is best known for being the m...
J. J. Jameson
J. J. Jameson (Real name Norman A. Porter, Jr.) was a self-proclaimed poet and activist in Chicago, Illinois from the mid-1980s until March 2005.
J. J. Jameson (Real name Norman A. Porter, Jr.) was a self-proclaimed poet and activist in Chicago, Illinois from the mid-1980s until March 2005.
Jaber A. Elbaneh
Jaber A. Elbaneh is a Yemeni-American who was labeled a suspected terrorist by the United States after it emerged that he had attended al-Farooq alongside the Lackawanna Six, and remained on at ...
Jaber A. Elbaneh is a Yemeni-American who was labeled a suspected terrorist by the United States after it emerged that he had attended al-Farooq alongside the Lackawanna Six, and remained on at ...
James Earl Ray
James Earl Ray was an American criminal convicted of the assassination of civil rights and anti-war activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
James Earl Ray was an American criminal convicted of the assassination of civil rights and anti-war activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Joe "Pegleg" Morgan
Joe Morgan (10 April 1929 – 9 November 1993) is most notable for being "the Godfather" of the Mexican Mafia.
Joe Morgan (10 April 1929 – 9 November 1993) is most notable for being "the Godfather" of the Mexican Mafia.
John Anglin
John William Anglin (May 2, 1930 - c. June 11, 1962?) was an American criminal who took part in the June 1962 Alcatraz escape and was never seen again.
John William Anglin (May 2, 1930 - c. June 11, 1962?) was an American criminal who took part in the June 1962 Alcatraz escape and was never seen again.
John Paul Scott
John Paul Scott (born in 1926 in Leitchfield, Kentucky, died February 22, 1986 behind bars in Tallahassee, Florida) was the only inmate of Alcatraz to conclusively reach the San Francisco shore ...
John Paul Scott (born in 1926 in Leitchfield, Kentucky, died February 22, 1986 behind bars in Tallahassee, Florida) was the only inmate of Alcatraz to conclusively reach the San Francisco shore ...
John Selman
John Selman (November 16, 1839-April 6, 1896) was an outlaw and sometimes lawman of the Old West.
John Selman (November 16, 1839-April 6, 1896) was an outlaw and sometimes lawman of the Old West.
Joseph Barboza
Joseph "The Animal" Barboza was a Portuguese-American mafioso and one of the most feared mob hitmen during the 1960s.
Joseph "The Animal" Barboza was a Portuguese-American mafioso and one of the most feared mob hitmen during the 1960s.
Joseph Paul Cretzer
Joseph Paul Cretzer (April 17, 1911 Minneapolis, Minnesota − May 4, 1946 Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, California) was an American bank robber and prisoner at Alcatraz who ...
Joseph Paul Cretzer (April 17, 1911 Minneapolis, Minnesota − May 4, 1946 Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, California) was an American bank robber and prisoner at Alcatraz who ...
Joseph Paul Franklin
Joseph Paul Franklin is an American serial killer.
Joseph Paul Franklin is an American serial killer.
Kelly Allen Frank
Kelly Allen Frank is a felon, accused of crafting a plan to kidnap David Letterman's son, Harry Joseph Letterman, in 2005.
Kelly Allen Frank is a felon, accused of crafting a plan to kidnap David Letterman's son, Harry Joseph Letterman, in 2005.
Laurie Bembenek
Lawrencia "Bambi" Bembenek, known as Laurie Bembenek, was convicted of murdering her husband's ex-wife, Christine Schultz, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 28, 1981.
Lawrencia "Bambi" Bembenek, known as Laurie Bembenek, was convicted of murdering her husband's ex-wife, Christine Schultz, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 28, 1981.
Leslie Ibsen Rogge
Leslie Isben Rogge was imprisoned at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas in the 1970s for car theft and grand larceny.
Leslie Isben Rogge was imprisoned at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas in the 1970s for car theft and grand larceny.
Michael Sabo
Michael John Sabo is America's leading expert and speaker on identity theft and fraud in the business sector.
Michael John Sabo is America's leading expert and speaker on identity theft and fraud in the business sector.
Miran Edgar Thompson
Miran Edgar Thompson (December 16, 1917 – December 3, 1948) was an inmate of Alcatraz whose participation in an attempted escape on May 2, 1946 led to his execution in the gas chamber of S...
Miran Edgar Thompson (December 16, 1917 – December 3, 1948) was an inmate of Alcatraz whose participation in an attempted escape on May 2, 1946 led to his execution in the gas chamber of S...
Peter Madden (gang leader)
Peter "Punk" Madden (fl. 1910-1914) was an American thief, gang leader and labor racketeer allied with Philip "Pinchy" Paul during the first "Labor Slugger War" against Joseph "Joe the Greaser" ...
Peter "Punk" Madden (fl. 1910-1914) was an American thief, gang leader and labor racketeer allied with Philip "Pinchy" Paul during the first "Labor Slugger War" against Joseph "Joe the Greaser" ...
Phillip Arnold Paul
Phillip Arnold Paul is an insane killer who was acquitted by reason of insanity in the 1987 slaying of an elderly woman, whose body he soaked in gasoline to throw off search dogs and buried in h...
Phillip Arnold Paul is an insane killer who was acquitted by reason of insanity in the 1987 slaying of an elderly woman, whose body he soaked in gasoline to throw off search dogs and buried in h...
Ralph "Bucky" Phillips
Ralph James "Bucky" Phillips (born June 19, 1962) is a convicted murderer from Western New York caught on September 8, 2006 by the Pennsylvania State Police.
Ralph James "Bucky" Phillips (born June 19, 1962) is a convicted murderer from Western New York caught on September 8, 2006 by the Pennsylvania State Police.
Raymond Hamilton
Raymond Hamilton was a member of the notorious Barrow Gang during the early 1930s.
Raymond Hamilton was a member of the notorious Barrow Gang during the early 1930s.
Red Shirt Gordon
Red Shirt Gordon was a criminal who escaped from Folsom Prison in California as leader of the "Big Break" in 1903.
Red Shirt Gordon was a criminal who escaped from Folsom Prison in California as leader of the "Big Break" in 1903.
Richard Allen Minsky
Richard Allen Minsky (born March 15, 1944), also known as Richard Alan Minsky, was an American used car salesman who was convicted of multiple charges of rape, assault, battery, extortion,...
Richard Allen Minsky (born March 15, 1944), also known as Richard Alan Minsky, was an American used car salesman who was convicted of multiple charges of rape, assault, battery, extortion,...
Richard Lee McNair
Richard Lee McNair (born December 19, 1958, in Altus, Oklahoma) is a convicted murderer known for his ability to escape and elude capture.
Richard Lee McNair (born December 19, 1958, in Altus, Oklahoma) is a convicted murderer known for his ability to escape and elude capture.
Robert Elliott Burns
Robert Elliott Burns was a World War I veteran who gained notoriety after escaping from a Georgia chain gang and writing his memoirs exposing the cruelty and injustice of the chain gang system.
Robert Elliott Burns was a World War I veteran who gained notoriety after escaping from a Georgia chain gang and writing his memoirs exposing the cruelty and injustice of the chain gang system.
Robert H. Birch
Robert H. "Three-Fingered" Birch was a 19th century American adventurer, soldier and prospector.
Robert H. "Three-Fingered" Birch was a 19th century American adventurer, soldier and prospector.
Ronnie Lee Gardner
Ronnie Lee Gardner (January 16, 1961 – June 18, 2010) was an American criminal who received the death penalty for murder in 1985, and was executed by firing squad by the state of Utah in 2010.
Ronnie Lee Gardner (January 16, 1961 – June 18, 2010) was an American criminal who received the death penalty for murder in 1985, and was executed by firing squad by the state of Utah in 2010.
Roy Gardner (bank robber)
Roy G. Gardner (January 5, 1884 - January 10, 1940) was once America's most infamous prison escapee and the most celebrated outlaw and escaped convict during the Roaring Twenties.
Roy G. Gardner (January 5, 1884 - January 10, 1940) was once America's most infamous prison escapee and the most celebrated outlaw and escaped convict during the Roaring Twenties.
Rufus McCain
Rufus Roy McCain (died 1940) was a prisoner at Alcatraz who attempted escape with Henri Young and Arthur Barker.
Rufus Roy McCain (died 1940) was a prisoner at Alcatraz who attempted escape with Henri Young and Arthur Barker.
Sara Jane Moore
Sara Jane Moore attempted to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford on September 22, 1975, outside the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, just 17 days after Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme had pointed...
Sara Jane Moore attempted to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford on September 22, 1975, outside the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, just 17 days after Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme had pointed...
Steven Jay Russell
Steven Jay Russell is a U.S. con artist and impostor, known for escaping from prison multiple times.
Steven Jay Russell is a U.S. con artist and impostor, known for escaping from prison multiple times.
Ted Bundy
Theodore Robert "Ted" Bundy was an American serial killer, rapist, kidnapper, and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women during the 1970s, and possibly earlier.
Theodore Robert "Ted" Bundy was an American serial killer, rapist, kidnapper, and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women during the 1970s, and possibly earlier.
Ted Maher
Theodore Maher is an American registered nurse convicted of arson in a 1999 fire that killed Edmond Safra and a nurse, Vivian Torrente, at Safra’s penthouse apartment in Monaco.
Theodore Maher is an American registered nurse convicted of arson in a 1999 fire that killed Edmond Safra and a nurse, Vivian Torrente, at Safra’s penthouse apartment in Monaco.
Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe
Theodore "Ted" Cole and Ralph Roe took part in the second documented escape attempt from Alcatraz, in 1937.
Theodore "Ted" Cole and Ralph Roe took part in the second documented escape attempt from Alcatraz, in 1937.
Thomas R. Limerick
Thomas Robert Limerick (died May 23, 1938) was an American criminal, who took part in the third documented escape attempt from Alcatraz Island on the night of May 23, 1938.
Thomas Robert Limerick (died May 23, 1938) was an American criminal, who took part in the third documented escape attempt from Alcatraz Island on the night of May 23, 1938.
Tommy O'Connor (criminal)
Thomas "Terrible Tommy" O'Connor was a gangster who escaped from the Chicago, Illinois courthouse in 1923, only four days before he was to have been executed at the Historical Gallows for the m...
Thomas "Terrible Tommy" O'Connor was a gangster who escaped from the Chicago, Illinois courthouse in 1923, only four days before he was to have been executed at the Historical Gallows for the m...
Troy Leon Gregg
Troy Leon Gregg (1953 – July 29, 1980) was the first condemned individual whose death sentence was upheld by the United States Supreme Court after the Court's decision in Furman v. Georg...
Troy Leon Gregg (1953 – July 29, 1980) was the first condemned individual whose death sentence was upheld by the United States Supreme Court after the Court's decision in Furman v. Georg...
William M. Tweed
William Magear Tweed (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878) – often erroneously referred to as William Marcy Tweed (see below), and widely known as "Boss" Tweed – was an ...
William Magear Tweed (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878) – often erroneously referred to as William Marcy Tweed (see below), and widely known as "Boss" Tweed – was an ...
William Nesbit
William Raymond Nesbit (June 1, 1899 – August 1983) was a 1930s jewel thief, born in Marshalltown, Iowa.
William Raymond Nesbit (June 1, 1899 – August 1983) was a 1930s jewel thief, born in Marshalltown, Iowa.
Winnie Ruth Judd
Winnie Ruth McKinnell Judd (January 29, 1905 – October 23, 1998) was a Phoenix, Arizona medical secretary found guilty of murdering one of her two former roommates and later sentenced to death.
Winnie Ruth McKinnell Judd (January 29, 1905 – October 23, 1998) was a Phoenix, Arizona medical secretary found guilty of murdering one of her two former roommates and later sentenced to death.