David Dallas Taylor (December 15, 1926 – August 11, 1983) was an American murderer who was on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1953.[1][2]
David Dallas Taylor | |
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FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive | |
Charges | Murder |
Alias | Johnnie Cole Joe Blake Jimmie Green Charles J. Raymond |
Description | |
Born | Cullman County, Alabama | December 15, 1926
Died | August 11, 1983 (aged 56) Jasper, Alabama |
Nationality | American |
Race | White |
Gender | Male |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 144 lb (65 kg) |
Status | |
Added | March 3, 1953 |
Caught | May 26, 1953 |
Number | 44 |
Captured | |
Background
editTaylor had held jobs as a service station attendant, electrician, plumber, autobody repairman, and grill man in restaurants. A career criminal, Taylor had been serving a jail sentence in Jasper, Alabama for grand larceny when he killed an elderly guard to escape; the first of four prison escapes prior to his addition to the most wanted list in 1953. He was a "persuasive talker" with a Southern accent who was always armed with a gun and switchblade.
Escape and capture
editTaylor escaped from a train on September 1, 1952 while being transported from Chicago, Illinois back to Alabama following a previous escape, and was added to the list on March 3, 1953.[3] He was captured by FBI agents on May 26, 1953 in Chicago while "caught in a traffic jam".[4]
References
edit- ^ "44. David Dallas Taylor". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "Ten Most Wanted History Pictures — FBI". www.fbi.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ^ Lee, James (March 3, 1953). "No. 1 U.S. Fugitive Never Without Gun". Miami Daily News.
- ^ "Killer Caught in a Traffic Jam". Lubbock Evening Journal. May 27, 1953.