10 Most Wanted Criminals

Psychopaths, Public Enemies and Serial Killers

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Match the following list to the descriptions of public enemies to find out your Criminal Justice IQ:

David Berkowitz, Osama bin Laden, The Boston Strangler, Ted Bundy, Al Capone, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Dillinger, Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson, Timothy McVeigh, Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow, Gary Ridgway

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1. The most famous serial killer of all time, he preyed on prostitutes in late 19th century London. Scotland Yard tried to catch him for years, and despite getting very close, never did apprehend him. No one ever determined his identity, and his life is still the subject of criminal justice legend. Who was he?

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2. During the Depression many Americans made heroes of outlaws who took what they wanted at gunpoint. Like few others, he came to evoke the Gangster Era. He terrorized the US Midwest during the early 1930's, and escaped from prison several times, only to be killed by the FBI while they were trying to arrest him in 1934. Who was he?

3. Nicknamed "Scarface," he was a one of the most notorious American gangsters of the 20th century. He led a Chicago crime syndicate dedicated to the smuggling and bootlegging of liquor and other illegal activities during Prohibition in the 1920s. His criminal career ended in 1931, when he was indicted and convicted by the federal government for income tax evasion. Who was he?

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4. Their "Robin Hood" style adventures appealed to the public in the early 1930s and they are an enduring legend even today. This couple was killed in a police officer ambush in 1934 near their Louisiana hideout. Who were they?

5. From a wealthy Saudi family, this terrorist and founder of al-Qaeda is still at large and thought to be hiding in Pakistan. Although he has not been indicted for the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and DC, he has claimed responsibility for them, and is currently on the FBI's Most Wanted Fugitives list. Who is he?

6. Calling himself the "Son of Sam," this serial killer terrorized New York City in the late 1970s. NYPD officials claimed that the same pistol had been used in different killings in New York, and linked him to the crimes. Who is he?

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7. Between 1962 and 1964 he is said to have molested and strangled 13 Boston women with their nylon stockings. Though the crimes were attributed to Albert DeSalvo, investigators of the case have since suggested the murders were not committed by one person. Who was he?

8. One of the most frightening of serial killers: a handsome, educated psychopathic law student who stalked and murdered dozens of young college women who looked very much like a young woman who had rejected him. Most of his victims were in Washington state, Colorado, Utah and Florida. Convicted on all counts of murder, he was executed in 1989. Who was he?

9. This American terrorist was convicted of eleven United States federal offenses, and was ultimately executed for his role in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. This attack, which claimed 168 lives, was the deadliest act of terrorism within United States borders until the September 11, 2001 attacks, and remains the deadliest incident of domestic terrorism in US history. Who was he?

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10. Obsessed by the music of the Beatles, he is the most infamous California psychopath and an example of insanity, violence and the macabre. After being convicted and sentenced to death for the Tate-LaBianca murders, the California Supreme Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional in 1972, and his sentence was reduced to life in prison. Read the book Helter Skelter for more details of his dastardly deeds. Who is he?

11. Luring young minority men to his apartment, this psychopath conducted bizarre, sadistic experiments on his victims before finally killing them. Inevitably, he was brought to justice, and like many men who go to prison for life, he claimed to find God and embrace religion before he was killed by a fellow prisoner in 1994. Who was he?

12. Scores of women murdered in the Seattle area resulted in the longest running homicide investigation in US history to find the Green River killer. Finally DNA evidence pointed the finger at this man and he was arrested in 2001. Although he pleaded guilty to 48 counts of aggravated murder, he says he killed 71. He was sentenced to 48 life sentences with no possibility of parole.

Although it took years, the persistent people who found him had degrees in criminal justice that helped them find this psychopath. Who is he?

Answers: 1) Jack the Ripper, 2) John Dillinger, 3) Al Capone, 4) Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow, 5) Osama bin Laden, 6) David Berkowitz, 7) The Boston Strangler, 8) Ted Bundy, 9) Timothy McVeigh, 10) Charles Manson, 11) Jeffrey Dahmer, 12) Gary Ridgway

Sources: Wikipedia, FBI, http://www.columbiasouthcarolina.com/museums.html (Criminal Justice Hall of Fame) http://www.infoplease.com/spot/tenmostwanted.html http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/notorious/index.html

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