Post by Scumhunter on Mar 24, 2015 10:13:52 GMT -5
We've had a lot of discussion about the FBI's top 10 list but not as often discussed in the media is the US Marshals Top 15 List, which has some fugitives just as dangerous. And needless to say, it has been a great year for the US Marshals, who have a total of SIX open spots on their list right now thanks to captures and/or deaths, which was previously unheard of. So congrats to them on their excellent work! My only complaint is I feel the list is not updated often enough, because of how good they are at capturing fugitives, but I've said it before and I'll say it again, the Marshals are awesome.
I think of the two main law enforcement lists, the Marshals is much harder to predict as to who will make the list.
It seems just like the FBI the process is this (correct me if I'm wrong)- field offices send candidates, the Marshals review and eventually decide who to add.
I believe the one thing that we can say is a huge factor is the Marshals love putting career criminals more than anything else on their list. A guy wanted for one murder with no priors, while still terrible, probably doesn't stand as much of a chance as a guy wanted for murder with a history of arrests for other offenses.
Kevin Stoeser, for example, had prior convictions. Shane Miller did prison time before the triple murder he committed. Tam Minh Le also did prison time.
Then on the other hand there's guys like Victor Barnard and Rick McLean who as far as I know had no prior criminal history, but their charges were so serious they were a serious enough threat to children to make the list.
The Marshals, also for the most part, seem to lean towards more current cases when it comes to additions. The FBI added William Bradford Bishop nearly four decades after he first went on the run. They once added Edward Harper, a cold case child molestation fugitive. They also once considered Daniel Chafe over a decade after he went on the run. I can't see the Marshals going that far back for the most part. The biggest difference between warrant date and year I see on the list is Raymond Abbott, added 8 years after he escaped from a prison in Puerto Rico, which in comparison to Bishop is not that long.
Of course, the most serious threats to the public or serious breaking news sort of crimes are also a factor. But like the FBI, the Marshals probably also do take cases with a good likelihood of public tips coming in (for example, Eric Toth and his distinctive features being a reason for the FBI Top 10 list addition), and not just necessarily the worst of the worst. You can be a bad dude, but if all authorities have is a grainy photo from 1987 and it's 2015, good old-fashioned detective work might be the only way to solve the case.
Anyway, does anyone else notice trends in the Marshals list compared to the FBI top 10 list? I'm rather curious as to how to figure it out. But once again, congrats to them on their continued success!
I think of the two main law enforcement lists, the Marshals is much harder to predict as to who will make the list.
It seems just like the FBI the process is this (correct me if I'm wrong)- field offices send candidates, the Marshals review and eventually decide who to add.
I believe the one thing that we can say is a huge factor is the Marshals love putting career criminals more than anything else on their list. A guy wanted for one murder with no priors, while still terrible, probably doesn't stand as much of a chance as a guy wanted for murder with a history of arrests for other offenses.
Kevin Stoeser, for example, had prior convictions. Shane Miller did prison time before the triple murder he committed. Tam Minh Le also did prison time.
Then on the other hand there's guys like Victor Barnard and Rick McLean who as far as I know had no prior criminal history, but their charges were so serious they were a serious enough threat to children to make the list.
The Marshals, also for the most part, seem to lean towards more current cases when it comes to additions. The FBI added William Bradford Bishop nearly four decades after he first went on the run. They once added Edward Harper, a cold case child molestation fugitive. They also once considered Daniel Chafe over a decade after he went on the run. I can't see the Marshals going that far back for the most part. The biggest difference between warrant date and year I see on the list is Raymond Abbott, added 8 years after he escaped from a prison in Puerto Rico, which in comparison to Bishop is not that long.
Of course, the most serious threats to the public or serious breaking news sort of crimes are also a factor. But like the FBI, the Marshals probably also do take cases with a good likelihood of public tips coming in (for example, Eric Toth and his distinctive features being a reason for the FBI Top 10 list addition), and not just necessarily the worst of the worst. You can be a bad dude, but if all authorities have is a grainy photo from 1987 and it's 2015, good old-fashioned detective work might be the only way to solve the case.
Anyway, does anyone else notice trends in the Marshals list compared to the FBI top 10 list? I'm rather curious as to how to figure it out. But once again, congrats to them on their continued success!
