14-03-2025
FBI marks milestone of their 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitives' list
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WSAV) — Friday, the FBI marked the creation of their 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitives' list.
Seventy-five years ago, this initiative was designed to publicize dangerous fugitives and enlist the public's help locating them.
The 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitives' list was borne from a newspaper story in late 1949. A reporter for the International News Service asked the FBI for the names and descriptions of the 'toughest guys' the FBI would like to capture. The story had such widespread appeal that on March 14, 1950, former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover implemented the 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitives' program. Since then, 496 fugitives have been apprehended or located.
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