Post by pakman on Nov 26, 2019 10:18:30 GMT -5
I was doing some research into AMW, trying to find old fugitive profile dates and whatnot, and I came across this article from the Associated Press that highlighted some of the major milestones of both AMW and Unsolved Mysteries.
apnews.com/26ae4acfc8d79d3b7e9cd51b1c9403ed
A couple things to note about the article:
- It claims Steven McMillian and Kirkton Bruce were the first fugitives captured thanks to the show. I have no idea why they got this information wrong (especially in 1991, three years after AMW debuted). Unless they meant first pair of fugitives captured thanks to the show, which, if they meant that, is accurate, but the way it's phrased doesn't seem to indicate that.
- As of April 26, 1991, the date of the article's publication, AMW had caught five of the U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted. A double-check of the master capture list confirms this to be true (Mark Austin Goodman, James Ray Renton, William Hewlett, Vernon Earle, Robert Nauss)
I'm going through more of these AP articles, so hopefully I'll find something else interesting too!
apnews.com/26ae4acfc8d79d3b7e9cd51b1c9403ed
A couple things to note about the article:
- It claims Steven McMillian and Kirkton Bruce were the first fugitives captured thanks to the show. I have no idea why they got this information wrong (especially in 1991, three years after AMW debuted). Unless they meant first pair of fugitives captured thanks to the show, which, if they meant that, is accurate, but the way it's phrased doesn't seem to indicate that.
- As of April 26, 1991, the date of the article's publication, AMW had caught five of the U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted. A double-check of the master capture list confirms this to be true (Mark Austin Goodman, James Ray Renton, William Hewlett, Vernon Earle, Robert Nauss)
I'm going through more of these AP articles, so hopefully I'll find something else interesting too!
