FBI Top Ten List Disscussion

You know who I'm surprised isn't on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted, or at least isn't discussed too often? Jose Badillo. He's a former cop from Oklahoma who is accused of sexually assaulting a child. He also allegedly took the child to Mexico for even more sexual abuse. And, curiously, his wanted poster is missing from the FBI's website, and as far as I can tell, he hasn't been caught.

Remember what I said about not assuming every guy who gets added to the website is a top 10 contender? After reading Phillip Policarpio's wanted poster, never mind that I said that. Yikes.

We'll see. It took the FBI 6 years to add Yaser Said despite his horrible crime. Juan Elias Garcia was wanted for the death of a child and it took the FBI 4 years to add him.

But I really hope this is a case they consider for the list, I'm very angry after reading it.

If nothing else, he's shot up to the top of my list as to who I personally want to see added to the list if not caught soon.

After reading on a few past ten most wanted fugitives, I realized the FBI should definitely take its time when it comes to adding a new fugitive.

Remembering the whole Adam Mayes situation (this week 4 years ago now, my goodness how fast time passes) how I was all over the news when it occurred and felt very anxious about that situation since it involved children.

I never would have expected that Mayes would replace Bulger since I believed he would have been caught quickly.

It was that exact case that got me to think, it's okay for the agency to take its time and replace a fugitive because we don't know if some nut decides to go on a spree(God forbid) and in order to bring publicity we need to add that person to the ten list quickly.


Breaking news cases like Adam Mayes and Eric Matthew Frein from experience I say this and basically it gives you this intensity that makes you stay on top of those cases every minute, the other fugitives on the FBI top ten just seem to take a back seat like they aren't as high of a priority at that moment, and that's when you know things are getting serious.

On the night of May 8th 2012 after watching the news My then 8th grade self couldn't tolerate what Mayes was doing, it just made me think if the girls were actually okay or if he had done something else with them.

So the next day he is placed on the ten most wanted list where he remained for 29 hours and I was just in shock, the guy I wanted caught so badly replaced a fugitive who had been on the list my entire sleuthing career which was something that had to be done and was justified.

Mayes would then go on to kill himself and the 2 young girls would be recovered thankfully, but after reading every article that has emerged during and after that manhunt, I'm glad that dude is where he is now man.

Now in 2014 basically myself along with many of us had 2 long awaited fugitives added to the list, William Bradford Bishop and Yaser Said and as a result for having added them we paid the price in 2015 with having no captures therefore explains why there is so much hype to catch a fugitive and replace them, but I'm actually grateful the FBI takes their time to add someone because you'll never know if a deranged physco who really deserves a is the next one to be placed rather than an FBI site fugitive also it emphasizes the fact that this list is the most beautiful tool to bring in fugitives and we should be very grateful it exists and is credited with 475 captures.

That's why this list is such a beautiful tool, honestly it's great to speculate about potential top tenners since that's what we do as well as sleuths.

But often we can't predict what Frein/Mayes type of individuals are capable of personally I'm glad Mayes went the way he did and Frein I'm glad is awaiting trial, but let's see where the ten list goes moving forward.

Well, if Emigdio Preciado can make the list for attempted murder of a police officer, then I guess Dracy Pendleton could as well.