Gilbert James Everett
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Gilbert James Everett was a Kansas bank robber whose crime spree in the southeastern United States during the early 1980s resulted in his being listed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted
list for over four years.
Working on and off as a car salesman, a mapmaker and topographer, Everett was arrested in September 1980 following a bank robbery
in Knoxville, Tennessee
and convicted of armed robbery. However, escaping from federal custody less than a month later, he fled to Alabama in a stolen car in violation of the Dyer Act. After another bank robbery in Orlando, Florida
, additional warrants against Everett in November was eventually added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list on May 13, 1981.
Evading authorities for a year and a half, Everett robbed another bank in Sacramento, California
in January 1983. Everett then went into hiding in the Alaskan wilderness. After three years, Deputy Kevin Faler from the Hot Springs National Park Police along with other officers arrested him on August 12, 1985 and he was subsequently imprisoned. According to Officer Tony E. Bishop of the Hot Springs National Park Police Mr. Everett was violent man with a violent past.
After serving 18 years in prison, Everett was released in 2003 and died in 2005.
FBI's Ten Most Wanted
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list for over four years.
Working on and off as a car salesman, a mapmaker and topographer, Everett was arrested in September 1980 following a bank robbery
Bank robbery
Bank robbery is the crime of stealing from a bank during opening hours. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program, robbery is "the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of...
in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
and convicted of armed robbery. However, escaping from federal custody less than a month later, he fled to Alabama in a stolen car in violation of the Dyer Act. After another bank robbery in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, additional warrants against Everett in November was eventually added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list on May 13, 1981.
Evading authorities for a year and a half, Everett robbed another bank in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
in January 1983. Everett then went into hiding in the Alaskan wilderness. After three years, Deputy Kevin Faler from the Hot Springs National Park Police along with other officers arrested him on August 12, 1985 and he was subsequently imprisoned. According to Officer Tony E. Bishop of the Hot Springs National Park Police Mr. Everett was violent man with a violent past.
After serving 18 years in prison, Everett was released in 2003 and died in 2005.