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In 1963, the United States FBI, under Director J. Edgar Hoover, continued for a fourteenth year to maintain a public list of the people it regarded as the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.
Contents
- 1963 fugitives
- Harold Thomas OBrien
- Jerry Clarence Rush
- Marshall Frank Chrisman
- Howard Jay Barnard
- Leroy Ambrosia Frazier
- Carl Close
- Thomas Asbury Hadder
- Alfred Oponowicz
- Arthur William Couts
- References
As the year 1963 began, eight of the ten places on the list remained filled by these elusive long-time fugitives from prior years, then still at large:
By year end, despite the nearly full list, the FBI had added another nine new fugitives.
1963 fugitives
The "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" listed by the FBI in 1963 include (in FBI list appearance sequence order):
Harold Thomas O'Brien
January 4, 1963 #175
Two years on the list
Harold Thomas O'Brien - PROCESS DISMISSED January 14, 1965 by federal and local authorities in Lake City, Illinois
Jerry Clarence Rush
January 14, 1963 #176
Two months on the list
Jerry Clarence Rush - U.S. prisoner arrested March 25, 1963 in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida
Marshall Frank Chrisman
February 7, 1963 #177
Three months on the list
Marshall Frank Chrisman - U.S. prisoner apprehended May 21, 1963 in Los Angeles, California by local authorities who identified him by a routine fingerprint check after he robbed a grocery store
Howard Jay Barnard
April 12, 1963 #178
One year on the list
Howard Jay Barnard - U.S. prisoner arrested April 6, 1964 in North Sacramento, California by local police after robbing a motel of $1,000. At the time of apprehension, Barnard was wearing two sets of clothes, actor's makeup and gold hair. He had cotton stuffed in his nose and mouth to disfigure his face. Officers had to remove glue from his hands so he could be fingerprinted.
Leroy Ambrosia Frazier
June 4, 1963 #179
Three months on the list
Leroy Ambrosia Frazier - U.S. prisoner arrested September 12, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio by FBI and local police after a citizen recognized him from media coverage
Carl Close
September 25, 1963 #180
One day on the list
Carl Close - U.S. prisoner apprehended September 26, 1963 in Anderson, South Carolina by local authorities after robbing a bank
Thomas Asbury Hadder
October 9, 1963 #181
Three months on the list
Thomas Asbury Hadder - U.S. prisoner arrested January 13, 1964 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma by FBI Agents shortly after he registered at the Salvation Army Center under a fictitious name
Alfred Oponowicz
November 27, 1963 #182
One year on the list
Alfred Oponowicz - U.S. prisoner captured December 23, 1964 in Painesville, Ohio by FBI Agents and local authorities in a railroad switching yard, where he attempted to evade detection by lying completely submerged in a pool of water while breathing through a reed
Arthur William Couts
December 27, 1963 #183
One month on the list
Arthur William Couts - U.S. prisoner arrested January 30, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by FBI Agents for armed bank robberies. Attempting to disguise his appearance, Couts had grown a heavy mustache and dyed his hair. Served sentence in Greater Rutherford Penitentiary. Last known residence was South Florida.