In Pursuit Capture Directory

I was hoping to be able to make this thread sooner rather than later! Since everyone of course wants to know which fugitives from the airings of AMW, The Hunt, In Pursuit, etc... get captured we usually create capture directories of fugitives captured after airings.

America's Most Wanted had a capture counter when it was on the air, keeping track of all the fugitives it aired that wound up getting caught as a direct result of the show. (If the fugitive was not caught as a result of the show, they wouldn't be added to the capture counter, although their apprehensions were also great news). The capture counter would be mentioned at the beginning of each episode (they would say something along the lines of "to date, your tips have led to the arrest of x amount of fugitives") as well on their website, which was amw.com. Their last website total was 1204 captures before the website went offline.

The first successor to AMW, "The Hunt" would update when a fugitive was captured and mention when it was as a result of their airing. However, they did not have a capture counter like AMW to distinguish between direct and indirect results.

At the moment, it is unclear if In Pursuit will have a direct capture counter and/or keep track/distinguish when a fugitive is caught as a result of an airing, so for the time being, this thread will list every fugitive aired on the show that has now been captured, regardless of whether it was a direct result of the show or not. (We will of course, distinguish if it is definitely known to be a direct capture).

Also sometimes we discover captures after the fact so the position of captures on the list and any historical notes to them are subject to change.

Ok we've seen me talk longwindedly enough so here is the listing so far of fugitives aired on the show that were later caught:

#1: Luis Octavio Frias

Wanted Location: Blackwell, Oklahoma. August 2013.

Capture Location: Jalisco, Mexico (suburban Guadalajara). February 6th, 2019.

Case Description: Luis Frias had already allegedly been verbally and physically abusive to his ex-wife, Janett Reyna, a former police officer for the city of Blackwell in Oklahoma. However, on August 8th, 2013, the violence escalated to a tragic conclusion when he allegedly stabbed Reyna 41 times in front of her young children after luring her to his apartment following their breaking up. One of those children who witnessed the attack, Reyna's 7-year-old daughter, called police, but it was too late and Reyna passed away after being taken away to a hospital. Frias wouldn't stick around to be questioned and soon fled, eventually making his way to the U.S. Marshals Top 15 most wanted list on November 9th, 2018.

Capture Description: John Walsh's new show, "In Pursuit", debuted on January 16th, 2019 on the Investigation Discovery (ID) channel. Frias was the first ever fugitive profiled on the show. Less than a week after the show became available to viewers in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, Frias would be arrested near Guadalajra in the Mexican state of Jalisco on February 6th, 2019. On February 7th, 2019, he was back in the United States at Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport after a return warrant was signed. Frias was reportedly arrested in the same handcuffs that were given to Janett Reyna when she joined the Blackwell Police Department. Frias' capture was said to be a direct result of a tip submitted to In Pursuit. He is expected to soon be back in Oklahoma to face first-degree murder charges. Frias is the first-ever fugitive to be captured as a direct result of an In Pursuit airing. (AKA Direct Capture #1).

www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/on-tv0/in-pursuit-with-john-walsh/articles/luis-frias-fugitive-wanted-stabbing-janett-reyna-murder

www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article225924820.html

#2: Lamont Stephenson

Wanted Location: Newark, New Jersey. October 2014.

Capture Location: Landover, Maryland. March 8th, 2019.

Case Description: Lamont Stephenson was wanted for the strangulation murder of his girlfriend Olga "Ivy" DeJesus and her dog in Newark, New Jersey back in October of 2014. Stephnson and DeJesus knew each other from high school, but friends of DeJesus were surprised when they later connected and got engaged after a high school reunion since the two seemed to have opposite personalities. (DeJesus was outgoing, while Stephenson was described as quiet and having no friends). Lamont Stephenson would be aired on both The Hunt with John Walsh's final season in 2017, and it's successor, In Pursuit with John Walsh (on the February 13th, 2019 episode of Season 1). In between those shows, Stephenson was added to the FBI's top ten list in October of 2018.

Capture Description: On early Thursday morning on March 7th, 2019, officers with the Prince George's County Police Department were conducting a suspicious vehicle investigation. The man inside the vehicle after some avoidance indicated his name was Lamont Stephenson and he "may be a wanted criminal." It was eventually determined that the man and the Lamont Stephenson from the FBI's top ten most wanted list were one and the same. Additionally, Stephenson was named as a suspect in the murder of a woman and her cat in Washington D.C. The murder happened the night before his capture. Stephenson expressed relief at his capture after the fact as he had been essentially homeless. At the moment, the capture of Stephenson does not appear to be a direct result of "In Pursuit with John Walsh" but rather excellent police work. Although it should be noted Stephenson is the first FBI top ten fugitive to be captured after airing on either America's Most Wanted-successor shows. (Some FBI Top 10 fugitives were captured before airing on "The Hunt with John Walsh")

#3: Robert Brumfield III

Wanted Location: New Orleans, Louisiana. (Alleged offense occurred in December 2013, warrant issued sometime in 2017)

Capture Location: Spring, Texas. (suburban Houston) March 18th, 2019.

Case Description: Robert E. Brumfield was wanted by the FBI for wanted for his alleged involvement in the December 18, 2013, Loomis armored car robbery and murder of Loomis employee Hector Trochez at the Chase Bank, located at 2331 S. Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana. A warrant was not officially issued for Brumfield until sometime in 2018. He was aired as one the "15 Seconds of Shame" fugitives on the February 13th, 2019 episode of "In Pursuit with John Walsh" (15 seconds of Shame, in which a fugitive or fugitives are briefly mentioned for 15 seconds in between the main segments of the program was a popular feature on "America's Most Wanted". Despite the short amount of time, many fugitives were caught off that segment).

Capture Description: On March 18th, 2019, Brumfield was arrested in the suburban Houston area by authorities with the Harris County Sheriff's Office after a private citizen tip. At the moment, the wording in articles is confusing as far as whether or not to give In Pursuit credit for Brumfield's capture. Although articles mentioned he was captured after airing, the tip seemingly did not come in via the show but rather to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, who did not mention In Pursuit in their Facebook postings about Brumfield's arrest. Still, it is arguable that perhaps the show helped reignite publicity/interest and perhaps that's the reason the tip was called in so our unofficial determination would be Brumfield is a gray area and/or "partial" direct capture. It should be noted, direct or indirect, Brumfield is the first 15 Seconds of Shame fugitive to be captured after airing on In Pursuit.

#4: Raymond Dean Holley

Wanted Location: Hapeville, Georgia. April 3rd, 2018.

Capture Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana. May 15th, 2019.

Case Description: Raymond Dean Holley had been wanted by Hapeville Georgia authorities since Easter Sunday of 2018. He was babysitting for his neighbor when he allegedly sexually assaulted her six-year-old daughter and also possibly the daughter's 3-year-old male cousin (there are conflicting reports as one article states he allegedly molested only the daughter while others state he allegedly molested both). Holley claimed he was moving to Montana, which authorities felt was a lie and that he could possibly still be hiding in the state of Georgia. Holley would be aired in the aforementioned "15 Seconds of Shame" segment of the March 13th, 2019 episode of In Pursuit.

Capture Description: Holley was tracked down to Fort Wayne, Indiana on May 15th, 2019. The capture seems to be not a direct result of In Pursuit but rather authorities and the U.S. Marshals tracking Holley down after he applied for an Indiana driver's license and also finding family of his in the state on social media. Holley, directly or indirectly, is the second 15 Seconds of Shamer from In Pursuit to be caught after his airing.

On November 5th, 2019, Holley passed away while in a Fulton County, Georgia jail. We currently do not know the cause of death other than he shows as deceased in Fulton County's online court records.

#5: Darrick Bell

Wanted Location: Detroit, Michigan. January 2017.

Capture Location: Monroe, Michigan. July 31st, 2019.

Case Description: On January 12, 2017, federal authorities conducted a raid at the Victory Inn motel In Detroit, Michigan. They rescued 14 women that were being held there as sex slaves. Only two of the rooms were allowed for legitimate customers, the rest were controlled by the pimps. According to authorities, cocaine, heroin and even human flesh were sold with assistance from the hotel staff. One of the alleged masterminds was a fugitive by the name Darrick Bell, who was also a convicted murderer.

Bell would go on the run, even making ICE's most wanted list, which listed his charges as human trafficking and narcotics.
Bell was aired on the March 20th, 2019 episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh as a "15 Seconds of Shame" fugitives.

Capture Description: Authorities finally found Bell at a motel in Monroe, Michigan on Wednesday, July 31st, 2019. A woman was arrested for allegedly harboring Bell. It does not appear Bell's capture was a direct result of In Pursuit since the show has at the time of this update not mentioned his capture on their social media.

#6: Salvador Vaca Garcia Jr.

Wanted Location: Colusa, California. January 2018.

Capture Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico. Extradited in August 2019.

Case Description: Salvador Garcia Jr. was wanted for the alleged murder of 21-year-old Karen Garcia. Karen Garcia was Salvador's ex-girlfriend and the couple had a 2-year-old daughter together. Salvador Garcia Jr. went on local news segments when Karen was a missing person, playing the part of a teary-eyed and distraught boyfriend only to disappear and later be charged with Karen's murder after the discovery of her body. Garcia was aired on the February 6th, 2019 episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh as the lead story/first case of the show.

Capture Description: Although when and how is currently not known, Garcia was extradited from Mexico in early August 2019. He was caught in Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Although it isn't explicitly stated Garcia was caught from a tip, it is our unofficial opinion that if In Pursuit had a "capture counter" like John Walsh's original show, America's Most Wanted, they probably would have taken credit for Garcia's capture, since they posted a "walk-of-shame" video on Facebook, which had only been done for Luis Frias so far. At the very least, the show helped in increasing the publicity to generate tips along with excellent work from local and international law enforcement.

#7: Jihad Ramadan

Wanted Location: Hampton, Virginia. July 2005.

Capture Location: Hampton Roads (Norfolk), Virginia. Setpember 11th, 2019.

Case Description: Jihad Amir Ramadan and Byron "BJ" Bryant were both college students at the University of Hampton in Virginia. According to an "In Pursuit" airing, Ramadan and his friends from New York had confrontations with B.J. and his friends from the south. It all came to a head one night at a fight in a bar near the university in the summer of 2005. According to reports, out of nowhere, Ramadan allegedly took out a knife and stabbed B.J. Bryant, leading to his tragic death. Ramadan would flee soon after the incident, with police suspicious that his parents in New York were helping him to hide.

Capture Description: Ramadan was profiled as the lead case/first story on the January 23rd episode of "In Pursuit with John Walsh" (which was also only the second-ever episode). Out of nowhere, Ramadan surrendered to Hampton Virginia authorities on September 11th, 2019. It is not clear at the moment where Ramadan has been hiding. It is also not clear whether Ramadan surrendered due to his airing, although it is our site's opinion that the pressure from the show as well as increased publicity had to have gotten to him. (In other words, logic would say In Pursuit played a part in getting him to surrender whether he admits or not).

#8: Martin Jarquin-Estrada

Wanted Location: New Orleans, Louisiana. February 19th, 2017.

Capture Location: Zacatecas, Mexico, October 15th, 2019. Officially extradited back to U.S. on October 16th, 2019.

Case Description: Martin Jose Jarquin Estrada was accused of stabbing Elkin Corrales to death on February 19th, 2017. Both men were Nicaraguan nationals from the same town and Jarquin-Estrada came to the U.S. with the help of Corrales's family. Jarquin-Estrada was reportedly upset after Corrales won a physical fight after an argument about who was the better fighter while the two men were drinking. Jarquin-Estrada quickly fled New Orleans and later the United States, according to authorities.

Capture Description: The U.S. marshals appeared to be closing in on Jarquin-Estrada in November of 2018, when they obtained a warrant to search the Facebook account of the mother of his child. Authorities said they believed Jarquin had been using his own, unknown Facebook account to communicate with the woman. On the January 30th, 2019 episode of "In Pursuit with John Walsh", Jarquin-Estrada was spotlighted as one of the two "15 Seconds of Shame" fugitives on the show. Jarquin-Estrada was apprehended in the Mexican state of Zacatecas on October 15th, 2019, roughly nine months after his photo was aired. He was officially transferred to a Houston Texas jail, awaiting extradition to New Orleans, on October 16th, 2019.

Although at the moment the show does not have a "capture counter" like its' predecessor, America's Most Wanted, it appears the sho would have taken credit for Jarquin-Estrada's capture if they had one, as he is said to have fled to his captured location in Mexico as a result of the pressure from the publicity of the In Pursuit airing, according to an Investigation Discovery press release.

#9: Dominique Fowler

Wanted Location: Portsmouth, Virginia. November 27th, 2017.

Capture Location: Melrose Park, Illinois. December 29th, 2019.

Case Description: On November 27, 2017, Dominique Fowler and a male suspect in custody for this incident, allegedly went to a Portsmouth, Virginia home with intent to commit a robbery. Once inside, they're accused of dousing a woman inside with gasoline with the intent of setting the home on fire. A small child was in the home when this all happened.

Fowler was one of the two "15 Seconds of Shame" fugitives on the February 20th, 2019 episode of Season 1 of In Pursuit.

Capture Description: On Saturday, December 29th, 2019, acting on a tip, U.S. Marshals located Fowler in a home in Melrose Park, Illinois, a town in suburban Chicago. She was arrested without incident and found to be utilizing an identity card belonging to another person.

#10: Daniel Jensen

Wanted/Last Seen Location: Delta Junction, Alaska. April 2015. (Was also wanted in Wisconsin)

Capture Location: Delta Junction area, Alaska. June 7th, 2020. (Killed upon capture)

Case Description: Both Jensen and his wife, Diane Jensen, were indicted on sex abuse charges in October 2013. Charges against them allege that in 2002, while visiting relatives in the town of Toomah in Wisconsin, they allegedly lured a 12-year-old girl with an invitation to try on a prom dress. Daniel Jensen allegedly also sexually abused the girl at his and Diane's home outside Delta Junction in Alaska and on trips to Delta Junction and Anchorage. Diane Jensen also is said to have inappropriately touched the girl and in January of 2015 she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sexual abuse of a minor. (Us here at amwfans.com could not find her sentence).

Jensen was scheduled to go to trial in May of 2015 and was under a court order to remain with a third-party custodian. However, in April of 2015, Alaska state troopers would receive reports that he had run away from that custodian. He had not been seen since.

Jensen would be aired as one of the two "15 Seconds of Shame" fugitives on the February 27th, 2019 episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh.

Capture Description: On Tuesday, January 7th, 2019, Jensen was shot and killed by law enforcement officials and agents including some involved with the U.S. Marshals in the Delta Junction area of Alaska, after attempts were made to make contact with him. According to later reports, officers were approaching a home Jensen was hiding when they saw him going for a high-powered long gun, thus causing the officers to open fire and take out the threat.

#11: Jacob Scott

Wanted Location: Jackson County, Mississippi. August 2018. (Last Seen in Orange Beach, Alabama)

Capture Location: Antlers, Oklahoma. January 29th, 2020.

Case Description: In July of 2018, Jacob Scott was accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in Mississippi. Authorities would later find an abandoned dinghy (boat) floating in the ocean in Orange Beach, Alabama, with a gun tied to the boat along with a suicide note. Authorities didn't buy it, and believed Scott faked his own death. In August of 2018, Jackson County (Mississippi) authorities issued a warrant for Scott's arrest.

On Wednesday, January 29th, 2020, Scott was added to the U.S. Marshals Top 15 Most Wanted list. This coincided with Scott airing as of one of In Pursuit's "15 Seconds of Shame" fugitives later in the night. The airing mentioned the alleged victim as Scott's stepdaughter and that he also impregnated her.

Capture Description: Surprisingly, a hot tip was coming in before In Pursuit could even show Scott's photo to their viewers. In just under 2 hours after the show ended in the Central Time Zone, Scott was located at an RV park in the town of Antlers, Oklahoma. He initially claimed his name was Luke before admitting his true identity. U.S. Marshals stated Scott was the quickest capture in the 37-year-history of their Top 15 list. Scott is also the quickest capture thus far after an In Pursuit airing. U.S. Marshals gave credit to the media blitz for flushing Scott out of hiding.

#12: Leroy Headley

Wanted Location: South Burlington, Vermont. May 4th, 2018.

Capture Location: Negril, Jamaica. February 2nd, 2020.

Case Description: On May 3, 2018, Headley allegedly shot and killed Anako Lumumba, 33, in their home in South Burlington, Vermont. One of Headley’s family members contacted police, reporting a call from the suspect about the alleged murder. When authorities arrived at the residence, they found Lumumba dead from an apparent gunshot wound to the head. On May 4, the South Burlington Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for Headley for the crime of murder. It was believed he was possibly headed to Jamaica.

Capture Description: On November 18th, 2019, Headley was added to the U.S. Marshals Top 15 Most Wanted list. On January 15th, 2020, Headley was the first fugitive to be featured on the premiere episode for Season 2 of In Pursuit with John Walsh. Meanwhile, U.S. Marshals worked various investigative angles, to include exploring Headley’s ties to Jamaica. Those ties were analyzed further by investigators in the U.S. Marshals Service Jamaica Foreign Field Office with the help of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Jamaica Fugitive Apprehension Team. Investigators developed information that led them to believe Headley was in the Westmoreland Parish of Jamaica, specifically in the town of Negril.

On Sunday, Feb. 2, shortly after 7 p.m., Jamaican authorities spotted Headley in Negril driving a vehicle that was previously identified during the course of the fugitive investigation. Authorities stopped the vehicle and took Headley into custody without incident.

#13: William Troy Stanson

Wanted Location: Berrien County, Michigan. Circa July/August 2015.

Capture Location: Baja California, Mexico (Northwestern Mexico). February 4th, 2020.

Case Description: According to the ID crimefeed website for In Pursuit, The case involving William Stanson began in 2014 when investigators say a group of teenage girls came forward to police. The victims claimed they were assaulted at their friend’s Halloween sleepover by William Stanson, their friend's father. Stanson pleaded guilty to accosting a minor for immoral purposes and was required to register as a sex offender. Just one year later, in 2015, investigators say Stanson’s own daughter Kayla finally broke her own silence about her father. Kayla had the courage to come forward to say Stanson had been molesting her since 2005. Kayla never spoke up because she wanted to protect her little sister from her father's abuse. Kayla also revealed to authorities that at the age of 16 she became pregnant with Stanson's child. Kayla says she was forced to drive across state lines with Stanson to get an abortion. Authorities say Stanson was interviewed about his daughter's claims and admitted to the relationship he forged with Kayla, but claimed it was consensual and not molestation. Michigan State Police worked quickly to secure a warrant, but before they could do so, Stanson vanished.

Capture Description: The manhunt for Stanson was profiled on the January 29th, 2020 episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh. Soon a viewer watching the west coast rerun of the episode called the show's hotline with a crucial tip placing Stanson in Mexico. When authorities learned of his whereabouts, the St. Joseph (Michigan) FBI office obtained an Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution warrant and requested assistance from their Mexico law enforcement partners in Baja California, located in northwestern Mexico where they arrested Stanson. Stanson will be brought to Berrien County, Michigan, where he is expected to face charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, and failure to appear for sentencing on the original charge of accosting a minor.

#14: Erik DeSean "Eskii" Addison

Wanted Location: North Versailles, Pennsylvania. October 2019.

Capture Location: Mt. Oliver, Pennsylvania. March 11th, 2020.

Case Description: Erik DeSean Addison, 24, had een on the run since late October 2019 when he allegedly opened fire on a vehicle on Route 30 (In Allegheny County, Pennsylvania), killing Richard Littlejohn Jr.

Littlejohn was driving home after leaving a gender-reveal party when police said Addison and another man followed Littlejohn from the party in another car. Police said Addison opened fire, causing Littlejohn’s car to crash into the other vehicle. A 10-year-old and 1-year-old were in the backseat of Littlejohn’s car.

The crash injured 10 people and shut down Route 30 for hours.

Capture Description: Addison was aired as a "15 Seconds of Shame" fugitive on the February 19th, 2020 episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh. On March 11th, 2020, authorities found Addison hiding in relative plain sight at his girlfriend's house in Mt Oliver, Pennsylvania (also in Allegheny County). Addison was said to be hiding behind a wall in the attic of the house.

#15: Frederick Alan McCaskill

Wanted Location: Austin, Texas. November 2018.

Capture Location: Atlanta, Georgia. March 30th, 2020.

Case Description: On October 8, 2018 police in Austin, TX found Mary Ramos in a horrific state. Ramos was beaten, bleeding and left in front of an apartment. Once she was transported to the hospital, doctors discovered two separate bleeds on her brain combined with multiple facial fractures. She was forced to use a feeding tube and had to have many surgeries to repair the damage.

Investigators soon learned the person allegedly responsible was Frederick Alan McCaskill. Authorities say Mary was attempting to end the relationship with McCaskill and it almost turned deadly. In November 2018, only one month after the incident, McCaskill confessed to his role in the crime. But before a formal case could be brought forward, McCaskill took off and had not been seen since.

Capture Description: The manhunt for McCaskill was aired on the March 11th, 2020 episode of "In Pursuit with John Walsh." The case was unique in that it was one of the rare times Callahan Walsh had interviewed a victim who actually survived a violent attack. A tipster watching the airing had direct information about where McCaskill could be and called 833-3-PURSUE (the show's hotline number) directly with details. The tipster's information was collected and turned directly over to the US Marshals and they dispatched the Southwest Regional Fugitive Taskforce in Atlanta, Georgia. The team worked the information over the course of a few days and on March 30, 2020 were able to make the arrest.

#16: Jeffrey Winston Forrest

Wanted Location: Amarillo, Texas. August 29th, 2016.

Capture Location: Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. May 9th, 2020.

Case Description: In 2015, charges were filed against Jeffrey Forrest when four victims came forward and accused him of sexually assaulting them. The victims stated Forrest repeatedly assaulted them from the ages of 8 to 15. Investigators believe he used his position as a youth minister at several different churches to gain access and groom his victims. On April 2, 2015, Forrest was arrested on two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Following his arrest, Forrest was released on bond and a trial date was set for Aug. 29, 2016. Unfortunately, he failed to appear for his trial, and after an investigation into his disappearance, authorities determined he never intended to. In Pursuit's profile page on Forrest lists his alleged acts as having started in 1993.

Capture Description: The manhunt for Jeff Forrest was aired on the Season 2 debut episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh on January 15th, 2020. After the show increased publicity, the U.S. Marshals intensified the manhunt even more, adding Forrest to their Top 15 Most Wanted list on April 8th, 2020. On May 9th, 2020, Forrest was captured by U.S. Marhsals in Zapopan, a city next to Guadalajara in the central Mexican state of Jalisco. The capture happened weeks after Forrest was spotted shopping at a Walmart in Zapopan. The tipster who sent in several photos from their phone even caught Forrest's "Star Wars Rebel Alliance" tattoo on his right ankle. The U.S. Marshals Serivce, in news articles, stated Forrest’s capture is a "direct result of information that was developed from a tip that was provided to “In Pursuit with John Walsh” on Investigation Discovery after the show profiled the case."

Forrest was deported back to Texas immediately after his capture and is expected to eventually go on trial on his alleged charges.

#17: Steven Maurice Todd

Wanted Location: Hammond, Indiana. November 24th, 2019.

Capture Location: Yuba City, California. June 9th, 2020.


Case Description: On Nov. 24, 2019 Steven Todd allegedly shot 26-year-old Katelyn Golden in the neck following a fight outside of Coach’s Corner bar at 6208 Kennedy Ave. in Hammond. Todd was accused of shooting Golden while seated inside a vehicle driven by Kyum Gillis, 32, of East Chicago, as she yelled at him for bumping into her, according to court records.

Capture Description: Todd was aired as one of the two "15 Seconds of Shame" fugitives on the April 1st, 2020 season finale of In Pursuit with John Walsh. The airing helped generate leads that would eventually lead to Todd's arrest in Yuba City, California on June 9th, 2020. Todd provided false identification when authorities arrested him but he was correctly identified through his fingerprints and tattoos.

#18: Daniel Drvell Cook

Wanted Location: Detroit, Michigan. July 28th, 2019.

Capture Location: Battle Creek, Michigan. June 23rd, 2020.

Case Description: Daniel Cook was wanted in the hit-and-run death of Herman "Rocky" Walters, II, on July 28, 2019.

Investigators say Cook, then 34, was speeding on the Southfield Freeway Service Drive near I-96 in Detroit when he rear-ended Walters' orange Harley Road Glide motorcycle. The 31-year-old Walters died at the scene. Cook took off after the crash.

Capture Description: Daniel Cook was aired as a "15 Seconds of Shame" fugitives on the March 4th, 2020 episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh. Eventually, a show viewer contacted Crime Stoppers with information on Cook's whereabouts. On June 23rd, 2020, U.S. Marshals tracked Cook down to Battle Creek, Michigan and arrested him. Cook has now been charged with second degree murder.

#19: Walter Morales Jr.

Wanted Location: Lompoc, California. September 8th, 2019.

Capture Location: Santa Maria, California. July 17th, 2020.

Case Description:

On September 8, 2019 at 2 am in the morning, 22-year old Marlon Brumfield had returned to his hometown of Lompoc, California. He had just came back from Germany while in the US military. Authorities allege that Walter Morales Jr. and Francisco Gutierrez-Ortega shot and killed Marlon. In articles, police stated they believed the shooting death of a 22-year-old soldier was a random attack and Marlon Brumfield had no previous interaction with Morales or Gutierrez-Ortega. Gutierrez-Ortega turned himself in soon after the crime, but Walter Morales Jr. would go on the run.

Capture Description:

Morales was profiled on the March 18th, 2020 episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh as one of the two weekly "15 Seconds of Shame" fugitives. However, his alleged criminal activity would not stop. Morales became a suspect in multiple drive-by shootings in Lompoc on July 11th, 2020. On July 17th, 2020, Morales Jr. was finaly arrested in Santa Maria, California after a standoff with police.

#20: Devon Jay Anderson:

Wanted Location: McLeod County, Minnesota. February 2nd, 2018.

Capture Location: Unknown. July 27th, 2020.

Case Description:

In 2018, authorities in McLeod County Minnesota issued warrants on Devon Jay Anderson for first-degree armed robbery, first-degree controlled substance and failure to appear on fifth-degree controlled substance charges. A report stated Anderson had a long history of drug use and was considered to be armed and dangerous.

Capture Description:

Anderson was aired on the season final of In Pursuit's inaugural season (April 3rd, 2019) as one of their two 15 Seconds of Shame fugitives. Although it is unclear where he was arrested, Minnesota's online criminal court records show the warrants being served to Anderson on July 27th, 2020.


#21: James Meece:

Wanted Location: Various state and federal locations/offices in state of Michigan. (Overall on the run state and/or federally since 1999, U.S. Marshals case since 2011)

Capture Location: El Centro, California. July 29th, 2020.

Case Description: From the U.S. Marshals website press release: James Meece, 71, was convicted in 1991 of criminal sexual conduct in the 2nd degree in Michigan and sentenced to a term of three to 15 years in prison. He had sexually assaulted the daughters, 9 and 12, of a woman he was dating at the time and threatened to kill them and their mother if they revealed the abuse. As a result of his conviction Meece was deemed a Tier 3 sex offender by the state of Michigan and required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. He was paroled in May 1999, but by November 1999 he had absconded, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

In September 2000 the Michigan State Police obtained a warrant for Meece for failure to register as a sex offender. In 2011 the USMS Eastern District of Michigan Detroit Fugitive Apprehension Team adopted the case. In late 2017 the case transferred to the USMS Investigative Operations Division’s Sex Offender Investigation Branch, and in August 2019 a warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was obtained for Meece in the Eastern District of Michigan.

Capture Description: James Meece was aired on the March 4th, 2020 episode of "In Pursuit." The following is an excerpt the press release about the events prior and after the show's airing that led to his capture from the U.S. Marshals press release:

In 2018 investigators obtained information about Meece that tied him to a woman in El Monte, California. Subsequent investigation of that woman determined she had married Meece in Las Vegas, Nevada, in July 2001. Subsequent investigation revealed Meece and the woman had gone to great lengths to keep the marriage concealed. Beginning in late summer 2018 investigators discovered numerous indicators that the woman was still in contact with Meece and revealed several things she had done on his behalf, using different aliases for him.

In January 2019 investigators contacted the woman, who denied knowing Meece. Numerous interviews of the woman's neighbors and family revealed they knew her to have been married to a man named Anthony Bennetti, they had not seen Bennetti since approximately 2004, and the woman had lived alone since Bennetti left her. The woman's family and neighbors provided a physical description of Bennetti that was very similar to Meece and provided stories of claims by Bennetti that were similar to claims made by Meece, who had falsely passed himself off as a U.S. Army Green Beret, a Vietnam veteran, a prisoner of war, a CIA agent, an FBI agent, a U.S. Marshal, and member of other law enforcement agencies to gain the trust of women he later raped and defrauded or whose children he sexually assaulted.

Throughout 2019, investigators continued to observe the woman and by the spring of 2020, had obtained a warrant from the USAO in Central California to search her home, but its execution was delayed due to COVID-19.

In July 2020 SOIB investigators obtained a search warrant for the woman's home in the U.S. District Court for Central California. On July 29, USMS investigators, assisted by the El Monte Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s EOD Unit, and the Los Angeles FBI EOD Unit, executed the search warrant for the woman’s home where they located and arrested Meece without incident. Upon execution of the search warrant numerous items were located and recovered, including a sniper rifle and various fraudulent identity documents Meece had used during his time as a fugitive.

#22: Jory Worthen

Wanted Location: Camden, Arkansas. June 2019.

Capture Location: Burbank, California. October 2020.

Case Description: From U.S. Marshals press release (slightly edited): On June 23, 2019, Jory Worthen allegedly murdered Alyssa Cannon, 20, and her 4-year-old son, Braydon Ponder, in their home located at 1338 Ronald Drive, Camden, Arkansas. Worthen was living at the residence at the time of the murders. Their bodies were discovered two days later. Authorities found Worthen’s pick-up truck at the residence, but the victim’s white 2007 Honda Accord was missing. The vehicle was later found July 22, 2019, in Seattle, Washington, in a Burger King parking lot.

The Camden Police Department charged Worthen with two counts of capital murder, and the U.S. Marshals, who have been assisting local authorities with the case since June 2019, obtained a federal warrant for Worthen in February 2020.

Capture Description: Worthen was aired on the January 22nd, 2020 episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh. On July 22nd, 2020, Worthen was added to the U.S Marshals Top 15 Most Wanted list. Through the course of their investigation, the Marshals were eventually led to a hotel in Burbank, California. There was a dramatic pursuit that included Worthen climbing on top of the roof of some buildings but he was eventually apprehended after a brief foot chase on October 5th, 2020, in Burbank.

The Police Chief for Camden says he believes In Pursuit aided in Worthen's capture considering the show generated numerous tips on him.

#23: Carnell Spencer Lee Jr.

Wanted Location: Hollywood, Florida. July 2019.

Capture Location: Hollywood, Florida. November 2020.

Case Description: Carnell Spencer Lee Jr. was wanted for the July 2019 murder of his girlfriend, Coretta Bain, a 31-year-old postal worker and mother of three children, in Hollywood, Florida. Lee was profiled on the March 18th, 2020 episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh. The airing was unique because it involved Callahan Walsh investigating a murder in the city that involved his father's tragedy (the death of John's son Adam) that began his advocacy for victim's rights that would lead to his hosting America's Most Wanted.

Capture Description: In November 2020, Lee turned himself in to the Hollywood Police Department to turn himself in. Authorities say Lee made this decision because of the pressure his family was receiving because he was on the run. Hopefully if Lee is proven guilty in a court of law, justice will come for Coretta Bain just like justice came for Adam Walsh. Hopefully the wait for justice will not be much longer and will not take 27 years if that if the case.

#24: Gregory Battle

Wanted Location: Sandy Springs, Georgia. November 25th, 2016.

Capture Location: Initial arrest location currently unknown, but booked into Fulton County, Georgia jail on February 6th, 2021.

Case Description: Gregory Battle was wanted for the November 25th, 2016 murder of aspiring journalist Cierra Ford in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

Ford was not the intended target but rather it was her boyfriend, a gang member named Tyrique Lobban. A few men in Lobban's gang had relocated to Sandy Springs from New York and there was an internal power struggle. It seems the defendants (including Battle) were kicked out of the house they were living in but came back for Lobban on November 25th, allegedly shooting Lobban and Ford, who tragically died from her wounds.

Articles describe the key alleged players as Devin Kingdom, Malik Ortiz, Joseph Clarke, and Battle. Kingdom was convicted while Ortiz was acquitted. Joseph Clarke would go on the run before being captured in Florida. He was ultimately convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

Battle wound wind up as the only alleged defendant in the case still not in custody at the time of his airing on the March 26th, 2020 episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh (eleventh episode of the second season) as a 15 seconds of shame fugitive.

Capture Description: Although it is unclear where Battle was arrested, online court records show Battle was booked into a Fulton County jail on February 6th, 2021. Online court records also show the case is still open, meaning Battle is yet to go on trial but will hopefully soon go on trial. This website will update if we find out any additional details regarding his capture.

#25: Michael Steven "Zombie Mike" Hawkins:

Wanted (Alleged Incident) Location Dates: Schenectady, New York. June 10th, 2012 & Rotterdam, New York. November 8th, 2013.

Deceased Location: Niksayuna, New York. March 2021.

Case Description: On June 10, 2012, 29-year-old Michael Hawkins allegedly raped a victim in her apartment after her family members went to bed. The victim, who was in a wheelchair and mentally challenged, reported the crime the next day and a warrant was issued for Hawkins’ arrest. Authorities say he was formally charged with aggravated sex abuse in the first-degree and other crimes due to the victim’s disabilities.

Hawkins remained undetected by authorities until the following year, when he allegedly raped again.

On November 8, 2013, Hawkins allegedly sexually assaulted the wife of a friend, who had invited Hawkins to his Rotterdam, New York, home for a family gathering. In this case, he was charged with first-degree rape.

A potential clue in the manhunt emerged when it was learned Hawkins earned the infamous nickname "Zombie Mike" by his friends because of his poor hygiene.

Capture Description: Hawkins was aired on the first ever episode of "In Pursuit with John Walsh" on January 16th, 2019 as their very first 15 Seconds of Shame fugitive. In March of 2021, just as U.S. Marshals were preparing to make the search for Hawkins international, skeletal remains were found in the woods of Niksayuna, New York, which a newspaper's sources said were confirmed via DNA and dental records to be that of Michael Hawkins, and that he hung himself with a belt years ago. However, law enforcement would not go on the record.

Finally, on Friday, October 8th, 2021, it was officially announced that the remains found were that of Michael Hawkins. This leaves only one fugitive (as of this update) left that is yet to be captured or confirmed deceased from the first episode of In Pursuit.


#26: Derek Bryan Dominguez

Wanted Locations: Los Angeles, California. October 29th, 2017 & December 31st, 2017.

Capture Location: Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico. April 6th, 2021.


Case Description: Derek Dominguez was wanted for not just one but two alleged senseless murders in the Los Angeles area in 2017. On October 29th, 2017, Dominguez allegedly gunned down 28-year-old Angel Maciel for being in "gang territory" even though Maciel himself was not a gang member. Then, on December 31st, 2017, Dominguez allegedly gunned down Jorge Reyes Jr. outside a fast food establishment because he didn't like the fact the way Reues looked at him while seated inside the restaurant. A warrant charging Dominguez with Reyes' murder was issued on January 25th, 2021.

Capture Description: Dominguez was aired on the very first ever episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh on January 16th, 2019. He was featured as one of the show's two "15 Seconds of Shame" fugitive, a popular feature on the John Walsh-hosted version of America's Most Wanted that many fans were excited to see brought back.

After the airing, a federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of California on February 2, 2020, after Dominguez was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

On April 6th, 2021, the FBI tracked Dominguez down to Rosarito, a popular resort town in Mexico south of Tijuana. Dominguez allegedly put up a fight before he was finally apprehended. He was quickly extradited back to the U.S. to face his alleged charges.

#27: Maurice Nesbitt

Wanted Location: Atlanta, Georgia. September 29th, 2017, 2021.

Capture Location: Birmingham, Alabama. April 19th, 2021.

Case Description: Maurice Nesbitt also known as a wannabe amateur rapper named "Mega Ruckus" was wanted for the 2014 murder of his girlfriend, 34-year-old Rashawn Jackson. Jackson was found shot in the head and deceased in an apartment complex off Campbellton Road in southwest Atlanta.

Nesbitt reportedly beat and abused Jackson over six years, and prior to her death, she hoped to end the relationship.

Nesbitt, then 35, was arrested on murder charges and allowed to be released on bond by a magistrate judge after claiming he had cancer, despite there being no proof and no demand to produce proof.

Capture Description: Nesbitt was aired on the third episode of the first season of In Pursuit with John Walsh on January 30th, 2019. He was also aired on the season finale of the 26th season of America's Most Wanted (and first season of the rebooted show after a nine-year hiatus) on April 12th, 2021. A week after the AMW airing on Fox, Nesbitt was captured by U.S. Marshals. Despite airing on both shows, both In Pursuit with John Walsh and America's Most Wanted have taken credit for Nesbitt as a direct capture. This website is a fan of both shows, the main thing we're happy about is that Nesbitt was caught and Rashawn Jackson will now receive justice!

#28: Ryan Rivera-Meister

Wanted Location: Grand Island, Nebraska. Alleged Incident Date: August 4th, 2016 Warrant Issue Dates: January 24th, 2017 & February 13th, 2017.

Capture Location: Chahal, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. July 9th, 2021.

Case Description: On August 4, 2016, Ryan Rivera-Meister was caring for his girlfriend’s 16-month-old baby boy while his girlfriend was at work in Grand Island, Nebraska. Later that day Rivera-Meister called 911 requesting medical assistance as the baby was not breathing. Paramedics found the baby unresponsive and after transporting the baby to a local hospital, it was determined that the baby needed immediate definitive care and was airlifted to a children’s hospital in Aurora, Colorado, where the baby later died as a result of his injuries. It was later determined the infant suffered significant, severe abuse resulting in his death. Soon thereafter, Rivera-Meister fled Grand Island, Nebraska, and he was believed to have fled the United States for Guatemala.

On January 24, 2017, a state arrest warrant was issued in the County Court of Hall County, Nebraska, charging Ryan D. Rivera-Meister with committing child abuse intentionally causing death. On February 13, 2017, the United States District Court, District of Nebraska, issued a federal arrest warrant charging Rivera-Meister with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Capture Description: Rivera-Meister was aired on the February 5th, 2020 episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh (4th episode of their second season) as one of their two 15 Seconds of Shame fugitives. On July 9th, 2021, it was announced Rivera-Meister was finally captured in Guatemala, where he was believed to be hiding all along, in the Saint Cecilia neighborhood in municipality of Chahal, which is located in the Alta Verapaz Department of the country. The capture was announced on July 9th, 2021. Rivera-Meister is expected to soon be extradited back to the U.S.

#29: Luis Rivas-Clase:

Wanted Location: Reading, Pennsylvania (Alleged incident date: April 22nd, 2018) & Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (June 9th, 2019.)

Deceased Location: Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. September 26th, 2021.

Case Description: In April of 2019, police in Reading Pennsylvania filed charges against Rivas-Clase, including conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, over an April 22, 2018, shooting in the city. According to an affidavit of probable cause, Rivas-Clase threatened to kill the local victim, an 18-year-old man, a few days before that man was shot in the lower back by Johansel A. Jackson, 19, of the 400 block of North Ninth Street.Jackson was sentenced in April to 12 to 35 years in state prison for the shooting.

Rivas-Clase would soon become also wanted in the Dominican Republic for his alleged role in the attempted murder of former Bostln Red Sox player David Ortiz. Ortiz was shot at a bar in the capital city of Santo Domingo on June 2nd, 2019. The Dominican Attorney General later announced that Ortiz was a victim of mistaken identity, although there has been public skepticism of his claim.

Capture (Deceased) Description: Rivas-Clase was featured on the September 1st, 2021 episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh (Third episode of their third season) as a 15 Seconds of Shame fugitive. On September 27th, 2021, Rivas-Clase was fatally shot in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, in the northern region of the Dominicam Republic. Rivas-Clase was driving a silver Kia K5 when he was was followed, chased, and shot by unidentified people in another vehicle.

Members of the Dominican National Police Department and District Attorney’s Office arrived at the scene, where Rivas-Clase was found on the ground, next to the car, which also had bullet holes. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body taken to the Regional José María Cabral y Báez Hospital in Santiago, reports say. Police in the Dominican Republic confirmed his death, but did not provide details.

#30: Brian Laundrie:

Wanted Location: Grand Teton National Park. Wyoming. Circa September 11th, 2021.

Deceased Location: North Port, Florida. October 20th, 2021.

Case Description: Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, a 22-year-old resident of North Port, Florida, was traveling with her boyfriend, 23-year old Brian Laundrie, in and around Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming in late August 2021. She was reported missing on September 11, 2021 by her family in New York state. Petito was a popular figure on social media and had a YouTube channel called "Van Life" where she would travel in her van usually along with Laundrie to various off-the-grid places in the U.S. Petito's family had not heard from her since August. Moab, Utah police confirm they attended to what they described as a physical altercation between Petito and Laundrie in the same month that Gabby was last seen alive. The dash-cam footage was also released to the public.

Sadly, on September 19th, 2021, Gabby Petito's body was found in Grand Teton National Park. An autopsy determined her cause of death to be homicide by strangulation. Laundrie, who was already named a person of interest in her disappearance and homicide, was officially indicted by a grand jury in the U.S. District Court of Wyoming on September 22nd, 2021 in relation to his activities after Petito's death. The FBI alleged that Laundrie "knowingly and with intent to defraud, used one or more unauthorized access devices, namely a Capitol One Bank debit card" and personal identification numbers for two accounts.

Gabby Petito's disappearance and murder and the manhunt for Laundrie would become one of the most publicized true crime cases in recent memory. Although there was also criticism that minority missing and unsolved murder cases traditionally have not received the same amount of attention, Petito's father, Joseph Petito, acknowledged the discrepancy at a press conference and pleaded to the public to help find all missing people, not just Gabby.

Capture (Deceased) Description: Laundrie was aired on the September 22nd, 2021 episode of In Pursuit (Episode six of their third season) in a brief breaking news "Wanted For Questioning" segment. An expanded segment explaining the details of the case was also aired in the minute before the next week's episode on September 29th, 2021. On October 20th, 2021, human remains were found in the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in North Port, Florida. The wildlife area was adjacent to Carlton Reserve, where investigators previously focused their search efforts. On October 21st, 2021, those remains were confirmed by the FBI as belonging to Brian Laundrie. A month later, it was revealed that Laundrie died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

#31: Arath Jauregui

Wanted Location: El Paso, Texas. April 2018.

Capture Location: El Paso, Texas. October 25th, 2021.

Case Description: Arath Jauregui was being sought in connection to killing of 19-year-old Jose Guadalupe Reazola. Reazola was found dead in a desert area near Marvin Lane and Century Drive in Montana Vista in El Paso, Texas on April 4, 2018. Articles do not elaborate on alleged motives in the case and/or if and how Jauregui and Reazola knew each other beforehand.

Capture Descrption: Jauregui was aired on the March 18th, 2020 episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh (Episode 10 of their second season) as one of their 15 Seconds of Shame fugitives. Officers with the U.S Customs and Border Protection arrested Jauregui at the Bridge of the Americas' border crossing shortly after 4:00 p.m. on October 25th, 2021. Officers performing primary vehicle inspections identified a man as Arath Jauregui. Jauregui was promptly taken into the custody of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.

#32: Frederick "Rick" McLean

Wanted Location: Southern California. Officially federally charged in 2005.

Deceased Location: Seneca, South Carolina. November 6th , 2021.

Case Description: For as many as 30 years, the US Marshals say Frederick McLean used his status in the Jehovah's Witnesses to gain access and sexually abuse numerous young girls. The allegations mainly happened in the Southern California area. When one of his alleged victims came forward, McLean left his wife and sold his race car restoration business. The investigation began in 2004, and McLean was charged federally officially in January of 2005. He would be added to the U.S. Marshals Top 15 Most Wanted list on April 21st, 2005.

Capture (Deceased) Description: In addition to being aired on both America's Most Wanted and The Hunt with John Walsh, McLean was also aired on the March 20th, 2019 episode of Season 1 of In Pursuit (Episode 10). On November 6th, 2021, a man in Seneca, South Carolina, went to check on a neighbor they knew as "James Fitzgerald" who had lived in the town just outside of Greenville for the last 15 years. Police used autopsy results and fingerprints to positively identify the dead man, and it turned out his name, in fact, was not James Fitzgerald, but longtime US Marshals and In Pursuit fugitive Frederick "Rick" McLean.

#33: Hector Hugo Ramirez-Lopez

Wanted Location: Austin, Texas. April 28th, 2012.

Capture Location: Mexico (Exact location yet to be revealed), November 20th, 2021.

Case Description: Hector Hugo Ramirez-Lopez was wanted for the murder of 22-year-old Randall Wells outside an apartment complex in Austin, Texas. The fight reportedly happened after an argument between Wells and his friend and a group of men including Ramirez-Lopez. It would also be discovered that just weeks earlier, Ramirez-Lopez had allegedly raped a female acquaintance of his in her own home.

Capture Description: Ramirez-Lopez was aired on the October 27th, 2021 episode of In Pursuit (Season 3- episode 11) as the lead full-segment story. On November 23rd, 2021, In Pursuit with John Walsh announced on their Facebook page that Ramirez-Lopez was arrested in Mexico and had been extradited back to Travis County. It was later revealed in online articles that Ramirez-Lopez surrendered on November 20th, just less than a month after the In Pursuit airing. It is currently unclear where in Mexico Ramirez-Lopez surrendered but we will provide more details should they become available.

#34: Leticia Smith:

Wanted Location: Victorville, California. May 2015.

Capture Location: Rosarita, Mexico. December 2021. (Officially extradited back to U.S. on March 8th, 2022).

Case Description: On May 14, 2015 the San Bernardino District Attorney’s Office filed murder charges against Leticia Smith after she was suspected of shooting and murdering her husband, Antoine Smith in Victorville, California. Smith's body was found in his home two days earlier. Even worse, it appeared Leticia Smith had fled with her and Antione's two children, Abigail. only 4-years-old at the time, and Isabella, only 8-years-old at the time.

Capture Description: Leticia Smith was aired twice on In Pursuit with John Walsh. The first time was on February 6th, 2019, the fourth episode of In Pursuit's first season, as a 15 Seconds of Shame fugitive. The second time was on February 19th, 2020, this time as a full segment fugitive on the sixth episode of Season 2. Callahan Walsh investigated for the segment, where he discovered co-workers and friends had accused Leticia Smith of domestic violence and abuse against Antione before allegedly killing him and taking off with their two daughters.

In December 2021, investigators from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Cold Case Homicide Team assumed the investigation, where they worked with Mexican authorities to locate Leticia Smith living in Rosarita, Mexico.

Investigators, with the assistance of the Department of Justice, had Smith arrested on an extraditable warrant for Antoine Smith’s death.

Smith was arrested in Mexico without incident and the children were found safe.

Smith was officially taken into U.S. custody on March 8th, 2022.


#35: Trent Paschal

Wanted Location: Various counties in Texas. October 21st, 2020-April 13th 2021.

Deceased Location: Ocala, Florida. December 31st, 2021.

Case Description: Trent Paschal first became wanted after he allegedly murdered his wife, Savannah Paschal, in La Marque Texas on October 21st, 2021. He instantly became a fugitive but would be apprehended hours later in Harris County, Texas. Paschal was wounded after pointing a gun at officers in the confrontation. Inexplicably, Paschal was let out on just $55,000 bond with only an ankle monitor, which he slipped out of on April 13th, 2021. He then robbed a car salesman at gunpoint and took off in a Chevy Tahoe, officially disappearing afterwards.

Capture (Deceased) Description: Trent Paschal was aired on the October 27th, 2021 (Season 3- episode 11) of In Pursuit with John Walsh as one of their two 15 Seconds of Shame fugitives. On December 31st, 2021, the Marion County Sheriff's Office in Florida received a tip that Paschal was staying at the Holiday Trav-l Park RV Resort in Ocala. As they knocked on the door of the trailer home, Paschal shot and killed himself.

#36: Adarus Black:

Wanted Location: Akron, Ohio. June 14th, 2020

Capture Location: Sandy Springs, Georgia: February 8th, 2022.

Case Description: Adarus Black was wanted for the mistaken identity shooting death of 18-year old Na'Kia Crawford on June 14th, 2020. Authorities believe Black mistook the car Crawford was driving in for a vehicle driven by someone he had an argument with earlier in the day. Black was only 17-years-old at the time of the alleged shooting.

Capture Location: After making the FBI website, Black was featured on the October 13th, 2021 episode (Season 3-episode 9) of In Pursuit with John Walsh as the lead story. A few months later, various federal task forces tracked Black to Sandy Springs Georgia in the Atlanta metropolitan area and took him into custody on February 8th, 2022.

#37: Brian Ontiveros:

Wanted Location: San Antonio, Texas. June 8th, 2019.

Capture Location: Piedras Negras, Mexico. March 3rd, 2022.

Case Description: Brian Ontiveros was wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend and mother of his son, Melissa Jernigan, in San Antonio Texas on June 8th, 2019. Ontiveros allegedly broke into her apartment and shot her multiple times.

Capture Location: Ontiveros was featured on the August 25th, 2021 episode (Season 3- episode 2) of In Pursuit with John Walsh. The show revealed Ontiveros alleged stalker tendencies after his and Jernigan's break-up, including throwing bricks at her car. Jernigan's mother also claimed on the show that Ontiveros contacted her on social media to ask to share custody of his and Melissa's son even after allegedly killing her. John Walsh even called Ontiveros a weasel after the segment concluded. On Thursday, March 3rd, 2022, Ontiveros was taken into custody in Piedras Negras, Mexico. He is being held in Eagle Pass, Texas and is waiting to be extradited to the Bexar County Jail.

#38: John Blauvelt:

Wanted Location: Simpsonville, South Carolina. October 2016.

Capture Location: Medford, Oregon. July 20th, 2022.

Case Description: On October 26, 2016, Simpsonville South Carolina Police found the body of 22-year-old Cati Blauvelt in the cellar of an abandoned home and she had been stabbed to death. Police said her husband, John Blauvelt, was a suspect in her death and he was wanted for murder and possession of a deadly weapon. Blauvelt, who worked as a U.S. Army recruiter at the time of the murder, but was classified by the Army as a deserter shortly thereafter, fled the area just after the murder with his 17-year-old girlfriend who was later found safe in Oregon.

Capture Description: Blauvelt was aired on Episode 9 (March 13th, 2019) of In Pursuit's inaugural season as the lead story fugitive. Blauvelt was arrested at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 in Medford Oregon (In Jackson County) by the Pacific North West Violent Offender Task Force. The task force received information from the Marshal’s Cold and Complex Case Unit that he could be in the area. According to the Marshals, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and Medford Oregon Police also assisted in his arrest.

#39: Jason Van Patterson:

Wanted Location: Hopkinsville, Kentucky. September 2014.

Capture Location: Unknown. Circa August 18th, 2022. (Only a guess, will adjust directory if earlier)

Case Description:

On July 30, 2013, 43-year old Faye Springfield-Wadlington was found murdered in her Hopkinsville, Kentucky apartment. Soon afterwards in September of 2014, Jason Patterson was charged with allegedly killing Faye. He would go on the run as a result.

Capture Description:

Patterson was aired on the 9th episode of In Pursuit's third season on October 13th, 2021 as a 15 Seconds of Shame fugitive. According to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers, he was eventually arrested. It is unclear when but online archives sites show the arrested stamp on Bluegrass Crime Stoppers as saved on August 18th, 2022.



#40: Raymond "RJ" McLeod:

Wanted Location: San Diego, California. June 10th, 2016.

Capture Location: Sonsonate, El Salvador. August 29th, 2022.

Case Description: On June 10, 2016, San Diego police responded to a 911 call concerning a woman not breathing in an apartment. Medics arrived and found Krystal Mitchell and pronounced her dead at the scene. Detectives with the city's homicide unit found signs of a struggle and determined the last time Mitchell was seen alive was with Raymond McLeod, an ex-marine who she had been dating. It was believed McLeod fled to Central America immediately after allegedly murdering Mitchell, initially to Mexico, with later reported sightings in Guatemala and Belize. It was also later revealed McLeod had a previously history of violent felony charges involving violence against women.

Capture Description: McLeod was profiled on Episode 3 (January 30th, 2019) of In Pursuit's inaugural season as the lead fugitive. On April 5th, 2021, McLeod was added to the U.S. Marshals Top 15 list, with a $50,000 reward (the largest reward in the list's history) offered for information leading to his capture. That would pay off a year later when a tip led Marshals to McLeod in the town Sonsonate in El Salvador, about 40 miles west of San Salvador near the Pacific Ocean. McLeod had been working in the town teaching English.

#41: Dreaun Young:

Wanted Location: Washington, DC. Alleged incident date: August 6th, 2020.

Capture Location: Los Angeles, California. August 29th, 2022.

Case Description: Dreaun Young was wanted for the August 6th, 2020 shooting death of Michael Brittingham on a street in Washington D.C. Two other people, including a 16-year-old boy were also wounded by gunfire during the incident but survived. Young was only 17-years-old when he was named a wanted suspect in the case.

Capture Description: Young was aired as one of the two fifteen seconds of shame fugitives on the episode 1 of Season 3 of In Pursuit. (August 18th, 2021). On August 29th, 2022, Young was arrested in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles by members of the Los Angeles Police Department and the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force. Along with Raymond McLeod's capture in El Salvador, this marks the first time in In Pursuit's history that two of their fugitives were captured on the exact same day.

#42: Dawn Wynn:

Wanted Location: McDonald County, Missouri. August 15th, 2022.

Capture Location: Vigo County, Indiana. October 24th, 2022.

Case Description: Dawn Wynn was accused of shooting her husband Harold Lee Wynn, 51, in the back of the head while he was asleep at their Missouri home on Nov. 16, 2021. Released on bail pending trial, Wynn was supposed to stay at her mother’s home in nearby Benton County, Arkansas, but authorities declared her missing in August 2022.

Capture Description: Wynn was aired on the October 12th, 2022 episode of In Pursuit (Season 4- episode 8) as a 15 Seconds of Shame fugitive, however her photo was only shown on the Canadian ID channel version of the show, while Michigan murder suspect Coreyon Brown was shown as the 15 SOS fugitive instead. It turns out that the reason for the difference was Marshals were already hot on Wynn's trail, but Canada had aired the pre-edited version they received. It didn't matter as Wynn was tracked down to a hotel in Vigo County Indiana just 12 days later. (Corey Brown would soon be captured as well).


#43: Richard Allen (Unknown Abigail Williams & Libery German Killer):

Wanted Location: Delphi, Indiana. February 13th, 2017.

Capture Location: West Lafayette, Indiana. October 26th, 2022.

Case Description: On February 13, 2017, Abigail Williams, age 13, and Liberty German, age 14, were hiking on the Delphi Historic Trail near the Monon High Bridge just east of Delphi in Carroll County, Indiana. Abigail and Liberty were reported missing to police after their parents were unable to locate them at the pick-up location. Volunteers subsequently discovered the girls’ bodies in the woods east of Delphi in Carroll County, Indiana, on February 14, 2017. Investigators subsequently distributed a photo of a person observed on the Delphi Historic Trail who was suspected of being involved in the murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German.

Capture Description: In Pursuit aired the search for justice for Abby Williams and Libby German on their Season 2 finale episode on April 1st, 2020. Callahan Walsh interviewed family members and police officials for the segment. On October 26th, 2022, 50-year-old Richard Allen was arrested and charged with the murders of Abby and Libby. Indiana State Police have announced there will be few details revealed until the actual trial.

#44: Alexis Willocks:

Wanted Location: South Bend, Indiana. December 29th, 2021.

Capture Location: Mishawaka, Indiana. October 28th, 2022.

Case Description: Willocks was wanted for murder following the November 8th, 2021 shooting of 17-year old Anika Henderson in South Bend Indiana in St. Joseph County. Willocks allegedly shot Henderson dead in her car because she was angry that she picked her boyfriend up from a court hearing involving her children. A murder warrant for Willocks was formally issued on December 29th, 2021, according to Indiana's online court records.

Capture Description: Willicks was aired on the September 21st, 2022 episode (Season 4- episode 5) of In Pursuit as a 15 Seconds of Shame fugitive. She was was arrested on October 28th, 2022, in Mishawaka, Indiana (also in St. Joseph County) by U.S. Marshals.

#45: Coreyon Brown:

Wanted Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan. June 28th, 2022.

Capture Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan. November 7th, 2022.

Case Description: Coreyon Brown was wanted for the June 28th, 2022 murder of Terrill Smith in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It is believed Brown streamed himself outside Smith's home on Facebook live before the shooting. It is alleged that a Facebook argument and taking Smith's comedy routine the wrong way may have lead to the shooting.

Capture Description: Brown was aired on the October 12th, 2022 episode (Season 4- episode 8) of In Pursuit as a 15 Seconds Seconds of Shame fugitive. On November 7th, 2022, Brown was taken into custody without incident by members of the U.S. Marshals' Detroit Fugitive Apprehension team at the home of an acquaintance still in Ypsilanti.

#46: Alex Bennett:

Wanted Location: Baltimore, Maryland. December 2020.

Capture Location: Baltimore, Maryland. November 15th, 2022.

Case Description: Authorities say back in December 2020 a 12-year-old girl gained the courage to tell her parent that Alex Bennett had been raping her for weeks. The parent contacted Baltimore Police, but when officers went looking for Bennett he was nowhere to be found. What authorities did find, however, was that Bennett was already wanted by police for an assault, robbery, and theft. In August of 2022, the U.S. Marshals joined the search for Bennett.

Capture Description: Bennett was aired on the November 9th, 2022 Season 4 Finale of In Pursuit as one of their two 15 Seconds of Shame fugitives. Just six days later, Bennett was captured by U.S. Marshals at a home in Northwest Baltimore.

#47: Michael Pratt:

Wanted Location: San Diego, California. November 6th, 2022.

Capture Location: Madrid, Spain. December 21st, 2022.

Case Description: (from fbi.gov website): From approximately 2012 to 2019, Michael James Pratt and others allegedly participated in a conspiracy to recruit young adult and minor women to engage in commercial sex acts by force, fraud and coercion. Pratt and a co-conspirator owned and operated a pornography production company and online pornography websites, "GirlsDoPorn" and "GirlsDoToys." Pratt and his co-conspirators allegedly recruited young women from around the United States and Canada by posting false internet advertisements for clothed modeling jobs, which the victims later discovered were pornographic productions. Pratt also allegedly paid other young women working at his and his co-conspirators' direction to act as references and provide false assurances to the women that, if they filmed a pornographic video, the video would not be posted online. Some women were allegedly not permitted to leave the shooting locations until the videos were completed, others were allegedly forced to perform sex acts they had declined to perform, and some women were allegedly sexually assaulted. Pratt's pornography websites generated more than $17 million U.S. dollars in revenue. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Pratt in the United States District Court, Southern District of California, on November 6, 2019.

Capture Description: Pratt was aired on the ninth episode of In Pursuit's third season on October 13th, 2021, as the second main case of the night. On September 7th, 2022, Pratt was added to the FBI's top ten most wanted list. On December 21st, 2022, Pratt was arrested staying at a hotel in Madrid Spain under an alias. Pratt is said to be the FBI's first ever top ten most wanted capture in Spain.

#48: Matthew Hoy Edgar:

Wanted Location: Sabine County, Texas. January 26th, 2022.

Capture Location: Sabine County, Texas. December 29th, 2022.

Case Description: Matthew Edgar was a convicted murderer on the run after fleeing during trial. Edgar fled Sabine County Texas on January 26th, 2022, right before a jury found him guilty in absentia in the murder of his girlfriend, 19-year-old Livye Lewis. Lewis was found dead on October 21st, 2021, in Hemphill, Texas. Reports say she died from a gunshot wound to the head.

Capture Description: Although not mentioned in a series episode of In Pursuit, Edgar was mentioned on the show's "Hot On The Trail" post-show special following the August 24th, 2022 Season 4 premiere as an additional fugitive they'd like to see caught. Edgar was captured on December 29th, 2022, by deputies from the US Marshal's Service, and promptly transported back to Sabine County jail.


#49: Timothy Wyatt:

Wanted Location: Autauga County and Chilton County, Alabama. Summer 2019.

Capture Location: Calera (Shelby County), Alabama. January 15th, 2023.

Case Description: In 2017, Timothy Wyatt was arrested after he allegedly kidnapped and assaulted a woman after breaking into her home in Autauga County, Alabama. Unfortunately the alleged victim died due to a respiratory illness and Wyatt was released on bond in July of 2019. He would go on the run after soon being accused of a similar incident in Chilton County, Alabama. He was wanted out of the county on charges of attempted kidnapping, assault, and rape.

Capture Description: Wyatt was profiled on the season finale of In Pursuit's third season on November 3rd, 2021 as one of their two 15 Seconds of Shame fugitives. On January 15th, 2023, a patrol officer in Calera Alabama stopped on the I-65 to help what appeared to a motorist with a disabled vehicle. As the officer approached, the person dropped food and a case of water and fled into the woods. Additional officers responded and tracked the man into a heavily wooded area several hundred yards from the interstate. There they found a makeshift shelter and took the man who turned out to be Wyatt into custody. He was in possession of a gun.

#50: James Marques Smith:

Wanted Location: Nashville, Tennessee. May 11th, 2022.

Capture Location: Nashville, Tennessee. January 18th, 2023.

Case Description: In May 2022, Homicide detectives in Nashville Tennessee identified James Marques Smith as one of the suspected gunmen in the May 11th 2022 murder of Nicholas Spivey in the parking lot of an apartment complex. The The investigation concluded that Spivey and two other men, one of them alleged to be Smith, were taking part in a prearranged meeting when the gunfire took place. Spivey approached their silver sedan when one of them got out, opened the trunk and retrieved a gun. One of the suspects and Spivey then began fighting after which both men shot him. The two then fled the parking lot. The silver sedan, which had been stolen, was found abandoned the following day in East Nashville and was impounded. Robbery was believed to be the motive in that, at the time he was shot, Spivey was carrying more than $3,200 cash.


Capture Description: Smith was aired on the October 19th, 2022 (Season 4- episode 9) as one of the show's 15 Seconds of Shame fugitives. On January 18th, 2023, Nashville Police stated undercover detectives with The Investigative Team Addressing Neighborhood Shootings (TITANS) spotted Smith and another man in a vehicle and followed them to where they parked. The two spotted detectives as they approached and both men ran, tossing guns in the process. Both were captured and Smith's stolen handgun was recovered.

#51: Isaac Estrada:

Wanted Location: San Antonio, Texas. April 5th, 2015.

Capture Location: Eagle Pass, Texas. March 4th, 2023.

Case Description: Isaac Estrada was wanted for the April 5th, 2015 murder of 23-year-old Courtney Phillips at a home in San Antonio, Texas. Phillips was found with multiple stab wounds when police arrived at the horrific scene. It is believed Phillips and Estrada did not know each other beforehand, and had set up a meeting online. Estrada, who was only 19-years-old at the time, fled before police could question him.

Capture Description: Estrada was aired on the September 15th, 2021 episode (Season 3- episode 5) of In Pursuit with John Walsh as the lead story. It is believed Estrada first fled to California and then later to Mexico, with authorities just missing him. On March 4th, 2023, U.S. Marshals finally tracked Estrada to the Texas town of Eagle Pass, Texas, which borders the city of Piedras Negras in the Mexican state of Coahuila.

#52: Claude Brooks Jr.

Wanted Location: Tampa, Florida. January 11th, 2021.

Capture Location: Greenville, North Carolina. March 20th, 2023.

Case Description: On January 11th, 2021, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Florida obtained an arrest warrant for then 33-year-old Claude Brooks, following a year-long investigation into the death of a child. Back in December 2019, deputies responded to a home on the 9000 block of Sunset Drive in Tampa, where a family member found a young child unresponsive. Paramedics rushed the victim to Brandon Regional Hospital, where the child died. Autopsy results indicated the child suffered serious physical injuries. After conducting multiple interviews and collecting evidence, detectives said they believed Brooks to be responsible for the child's death. (Edit: Child was believed to be 8-month-old baby).

Capture Description: Brooks was aired on the September 1st, 2021 episode of In Pursuit (Season 3- episode 3) as one of the shows 15 Seconds of Shame fugitives. In February of 2023, Brooks was arrested in Pitt County, North Carolina after firing shots into a field in the direction of a district judge's home. Brooks gave a false identity but authorities were suspicious. A federal judge released Brooks on bail while a fingerprint analysis was performed. That is when Brooks' true identity was learned. On March 20th, 2023, Brooks was arrested at a home in Greenville North Carolina after a three-hour standoff with authorities.

#53: Henry Houston

Wanted Location: Lakeway, Texas. Warrant issued on January 6th, 2021 (Incident Date: January 18th, 2020)

Capture Location: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. June 15th, 2023.

Case Description: On January 18th, 2020, Henry Houston allegedly strangled 66-year-old Frank Terlip to death during a struggle at a spa in Lakeway, Texas. Terlip was attempting to retrieve his daughter from a spa. Although Houston claimed self-defense, further investigation determined it wasn't and charged Houston with manslaughter. According to Travis County online court records, a warrant for Houston's arrest on January 6th, 2021

Capture Description: Houston was aired on the August 24th, 2022 (Season 4- episode 2) season of In Pursuit as the second lead story of the night. The episode highlighted that Houston's allegations that Frank Terlip was the abusive one who attacked him were baseless according to Frank Terlip's loved ones, including Terlip's own daughter, who was in a depressed and manic state at the spa. Houston was alleged as an man who manipulates and takes advantage of vulnerable women.

On June 15th, 2023, Houston was arrested in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands territory.

#54: Michael Hull

Wanted Location: Harris County, Texas. May 1st, 2021.

Capture Location: Hidalgo County, Texas. June 26th, 2023.

Case Description: Michael Hull was wanted for the murder of his girlfriend, Estela Sanchez. Sanchez's body was found in a ditch in east Harris County on May 1, 2021. Officials determined that she had been murdered at a different location and then dumped at the address. An autopsy determined she had physical signs of blunt force trauma, a traumatic brain injury and strangulation.

Capture Description: Hull was aired on the November 9th, 2022 season finale of Season 4 of In Pursuit as the first of the show's two 15 Seconds of Shame fugitives. Online criminal court records show Hull as booked into a Hidalgo County Texas jail on June 26th, 2023. No further information is available at this time.

#55: Diontae Whiston

Wanted Location: Asheville, North Carolina. November 28th, 2020.

Capture Location: Kinston, North Carolina. August 10th, 2023.

Case Description: Diontae Whitson was only 17-years-old when he allegedly murdered his 17-year-old best friend, Teylyn McAlpin, on November 28th, 2020. Although the motives were only speculation, a profile on "In Pursuit" suggested Whitson may have betrayed McAlpin for a gang initiation. The U.S. Marshals adopted the case after Whitson was named the suspect in McAlpin's murder fled.

Capture Description: Whitson was profiled on the October 5th, 2022 episode (the 7th episode of the show's fourth season) of In Pursuit. In early August of 2023, officers encountered Whitson in the town of Kinston, North Carolina, however Whitson was able to flee the scene. This produced another publicity push with a $10,000 reward for Whitson's arrest. On August 10th, 2023, Whitson was finally arrested in Kinston.

#56: Erik Arcenaux

Wanted Location: Houston, Texas. August 10th, 2019.

Capture Location: Houston, Texas. September 14th, 2023.

Case Description: Maria Jimenez-Rodriguez was reported missing to Houston, Texas authorities on June 21, 2018, when she vanished after dropping her daughter off at her babysitter’s house. According to authorities, Jimenez-Rodriguez did not show up to work the next day but sent multiple texts to a coworker saying the babysitter told her to pick her daughter back up and another that said she thought someone was following her. More than a year later, Erik Arceneaux, Jimenez-Rodriguez's boyfriend, was arrested and charged with her presumed murder. An investigation revealed both cell phone records and suspicious purchases at a Home Depot that suggested Arceneaux likely murdered Jimenez-Rodriguez and dismembered her body with a chainsaw. Unfortunately, Arceneaux went on the run before he could answer the charges.

Capture Description: The manhunt for Eric Arceneaux was the lead story of the premiere episode of Season 3 of In Pursuit on August 18th, 2023. On September 14th, 2023, Arcenaux was arrested by the Gulf Coast Violent Offender Task Force in a Walmart parking lot in southeast Houston. He was subsequently booked into Harris County jail.