Post by Scumhunter on Mar 1, 2015 8:55:15 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: Unsolved Wikia)
Fugitive Profile as of March 1st, 2015 (based on US Marshals Wanted Poster)
Name: WENCKE,WALTER C
Alias: WENCHKE,WALTER; WENCKE,WALTER CARL
Sex................................................. MALE
Race...............................................WHITE
Date of Birth................................. 03/30/1924
Place of Birth................................NEW YORK
Height............................................6'00"
Weight........................................... 198 pounds
Eyes............................................... BLUE
Hair............................................... GRAY
Scars/Tattoos................................ MOLE NOS
TIPS: Anyone with any information on Wencke's whereabouts should call the US Marshals Service at 1-877-WANTED-2
Walter Wencke is a financial fraud fugitive who was featured on the February 22nd 1989 episode of Unsolved Mysteries.
According to Unsolved Mysteries, in the 1970's, Wencke was a San Diego-based attorney who purchased companies with little assets or business and sold stocks in them. He then transferred money from those companies to his, and stole millions of dollars. In April of 1978, he was convicted of mail fraud charges in those cases, but vanished while free on bail.
While I couldn't find anything about any confirmed sightings over the years, Wencke's US Postal Inspection Service most wanted poster says he often traveled to Europe Mexico, South America, and the Bahamas.
Thoughts? I'm going to be honest, Wencke is going to be 91 years old at the end of this month. This is more a case I post because I find it interesting rather than someone who I think is a threat. Not condoning what Wencke did as he wasn't even a "Robin Hood" and took advantage of companies that didn't have much to begin with. But I do think his days of conning are over, and now it's a matter of where is he, and what happened to him.
In my opinion Wencke probably did fly overseas, which is why it is so hard to catch financial fugitives. They have the money to flee anywhere in the world. Whether he's still alive or not is another question.
UPDATE: As of July 27th, 2018. Wencke is still mentioned as technically still being wanted on all three links below:
www.usmarshals.gov/district/ca-s/fugitives/pdf/ww.pdf
unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Walter_Wenke
postalinspectors.uspis.gov/radDocs/wanted/wencke.htm
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