Charges Armed robbery Name Robert Lewing Number 226 | Caught February 6, 1967 Added January 12, 1966 Died December 17, 1983 | |
Born March 27, 1921 ( 1921-03-27 ) | ||
Robert Van Lewing (March 27, 1921 - December 17, 1983) was an American bank robber and listed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list from 1966-1967.
A long time career criminal, Lewing's criminal record included prior arrests and convictions on a number of armed robbery charges before being officially added as the 226th fugitive to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list on January 12, 1966.
In March 1966, entered a St. Louis bank and, threatening the bank teller with a pistol, escaped with $2,456. After being identified by three eyewitnesses, Lewing fled St. Louis but he remained in Missouri. Eventually traced to Kansas City, Lewing was arrested by FBI agents on February 6, 1967 and later convicted of several federal bank robbery charges.
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