The Encyclopedia of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List, 1950-present by Duane Swierczynski
In 1949, a reporter looking for a juicy crime yarn called the FBI and asked for a list of the toughest, most wanted men in America. The list was printed in The Washington Times and promptly stirred the imagination of post-war America. It garnered so much publicity that FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover created the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List, which was to become one of the most powerful tools in the FBI's crime-fighting arsenal. From its inception on March 14, 1950, through January 2000, a total of 458 men and women made the FBI's Most Wanted List; 94 percent of them were captured and brought to Justice. The Encyclopedia of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List, 1950-Present is the authoritative reference to this important government agency. It features chronologically ordered profiles on each and every individual who has appeared on the list, from fugitive bank robber Willie Sutton (no.11) in the 1950s to reputedly still-at-large Middle Eastern terrorist mastermind Usama Bin Laden (no.456). Each entry includes the criminal's vital statistics, details of his or her crimes, length of time on the list, and methods used by the FBI to apprehend the fugitive. The author worked closely with the FBI in Washington, D.C. to produce a thrill-packed collection of the greatest crime stories ever told, while providing a valuable reference tool for those interested in the history of criminology, law enforcement, and the FBI.Duane Swierczynski is the author of various crime novels, including the Shamus Award-winning Fun and Games, the first in the Charlie Hardie series from Mulholland Books, and the Edgar Award-nominated and Anthony Award-winning Expiration Date. Several of these books are currently being adapted for film and television. He now writes Judge Dredd for IDW, Bloodshot for Valiant Comics, and X for Dark Horse, and has previously written for the Punisher, Birds of Prey, Godzilla, Cable, The Immortal Iron Fist, Werewolf By Night, Black Widow, and Deadpool. Duane worked as the editor-in-chief of The Philadelphia City Paper and as an editor and writer for Men's Health, Details, and Philadelphia magazines in the past. Duane, then known as Cliff Dohower, died of tuberculosis in Wisconsin in 1957 in a prior life. The author is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780816045600 |
| ISBN 10 | 0816045607 |
| Title | The Encyclopedia of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List, 1950-present |
| Author | Duane Swierczynski |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Facts On File Inc |
| Year published | 2004-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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