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The Encyclopedia of the Fbi's Ten Most Wanted List: 1950 To Present
Presented in chronological order, the comprehensive overview of the history of this effective crime-fighting tool offers profiles of each criminal on the FBI's most wanted list from 1950 to August 2003, including such facts as crimes committed, date placed on the list, and vital statistics. Simultaneous.
- GenresTrue CrimeNonfiction
400 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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Duane Swierczynski
524 books920 followersDuane Swierczynski is an American crime writer who has written a number of non-fiction books, novels and also writes for comic books.
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February 1, 2017
This is an amazing book, both because it is well-written and because it is extremely comprehensive. Rather than focusing on the Top Tenners who made the biggest headlines, Swierczynski has an entry for Every. Single. Fugitive. who ever made the top ten most-wanted list from its inception to ... well, as close to publication as possible. (He is also a really, super-nice guy.) Being of a somewhat compulsive and detail-oriented person, I am made happiest by any book with "encyclopedia of ..." in the title, especially when it truly is encyclopedic. (I confess I didn't really feel drawn to "The Encyclopedia of Peach and Plum Diseases" so that kind of title doesn't *always* grab me, but I digress.)
Among other bits of what most people might call "useless trivia" I picked up in this encyclopedia:
There've been three men named to the Top Ten list at different times named Jesse James. Two of them were bank robbers. To be fair, one was Jessie, but same difference.
The obesity epidemic hasn't made as many inroads on the fugitive community, or else maybe the really fat guys don't stay hidden for very long.
The FBI always referred to Bin Laden as Usama, while most of the rest of the world knew him as Osama.
Top Tenners have been captured in all but three US states: Maine, Alaska, and my very own Delaware.
And lots of other fun stuff like that, which I hope Charles the Emcee asks about at my weekly trivia game, but which he probably won't.
Among other bits of what most people might call "useless trivia" I picked up in this encyclopedia:
There've been three men named to the Top Ten list at different times named Jesse James. Two of them were bank robbers. To be fair, one was Jessie, but same difference.
The obesity epidemic hasn't made as many inroads on the fugitive community, or else maybe the really fat guys don't stay hidden for very long.
The FBI always referred to Bin Laden as Usama, while most of the rest of the world knew him as Osama.
Top Tenners have been captured in all but three US states: Maine, Alaska, and my very own Delaware.
And lots of other fun stuff like that, which I hope Charles the Emcee asks about at my weekly trivia game, but which he probably won't.
February 17, 2020
Really interesting read with some astounding stories of bad guys (and occasional gals) past. Big fan of Philly's own, Duane Swierczynski.
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