Born in Takoma Park, Maryland, Austin had been a career criminal for much of his adult life serving sentences for grand larceny, forgery, aggravated assault, escaping prison and, most notably, threatening the president of the United States when Austin sent a threatening letter to then-President Lyndon Johnson as an inmate at the Idaho State Penitentiary (which would result in an additional five years to his sentence).
In February 1979, although having a history of attempted prison escapes and repeated altercations with police officers, Austin won parole from prison in Kansas City, Missouri and, upon his release, immediately headed south with the intentions of beginning a crime spree where, on February 28, Austin robbed a bank in Houston, Texas of $60,000.
By mid-July, Austin had raided a series of banks throughout the Southeast from Kentucky to Florida when federal authorities, who had previously charged Austin with bank robbery and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, officially added Austin to the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted List" on October 12.[2]
Captureedit
After a five-month-long federal investigation, Austin was eventually traced to a rented apartment in Tucson, Arizona where Austin was arrested by federal agents on March 1, 1980.[3] At the time of his arrest, Austin had a loaded pistol as well as $10,000 in his possession (a small amount of money from the Houston robbery had been marked, allowing Austin to be connected directly to the crime). Austin, charged with three counts of his three known robberies, was held in custody in lieu of a $35,000 bond before his eventual conviction and imprisonment.
Referencesedit
^"Ten Most Wanted History Pictures — FBI". www.fbi.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
^Newton, Michael (June 8, 2015). The FBI Encyclopedia. McFarland. p. 406. ISBN978-1476604176.
^"370. Earl Edwin Austin". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
Booksedit
Newton, Michael. Encyclopedia of Robbers, Heists, and Capers. New York: Facts On File Inc., 2002.
January 01, 1970
earl, edwin, austin, american, criminal, bank, robber, been, listed, most, wanted, list, during, 1970s, most, wanted, fugitivedescriptionborntakoma, park, marylandstatusaddedoctober, 1979caughtmarch, 1980number370captured, contents, background, capture, refere. Earl Edwin Austin was an American criminal and bank robber who had been listed on the FBI s Ten Most Wanted list during the 1970s 1 Earl Edwin AustinFBI Ten Most Wanted FugitiveDescriptionBornTakoma Park MarylandStatusAddedOctober 12 1979CaughtMarch 1 1980Number370Captured Contents 1 Background 2 Capture 3 References 4 BooksBackground editBorn in Takoma Park Maryland Austin had been a career criminal for much of his adult life serving sentences for grand larceny forgery aggravated assault escaping prison and most notably threatening the president of the United States when Austin sent a threatening letter to then President Lyndon Johnson as an inmate at the Idaho State Penitentiary which would result in an additional five years to his sentence In February 1979 although having a history of attempted prison escapes and repeated altercations with police officers Austin won parole from prison in Kansas City Missouri and upon his release immediately headed south with the intentions of beginning a crime spree where on February 28 Austin robbed a bank in Houston Texas of 60 000 By mid July Austin had raided a series of banks throughout the Southeast from Kentucky to Florida when federal authorities who had previously charged Austin with bank robbery and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution officially added Austin to the FBI s Ten Most Wanted List on October 12 2 Capture editAfter a five month long federal investigation Austin was eventually traced to a rented apartment in Tucson Arizona where Austin was arrested by federal agents on March 1 1980 3 At the time of his arrest Austin had a loaded pistol as well as 10 000 in his possession a small amount of money from the Houston robbery had been marked allowing Austin to be connected directly to the crime Austin charged with three counts of his three known robberies was held in custody in lieu of a 35 000 bond before his eventual conviction and imprisonment References edit Ten Most Wanted History Pictures FBI www fbi gov Retrieved 2021 07 07 Newton Michael June 8 2015 The FBI Encyclopedia McFarland p 406 ISBN 978 1476604176 370 Earl Edwin Austin Federal Bureau of Investigation Retrieved 16 May 2019 Books editNewton Michael Encyclopedia of Robbers Heists and Capers New York Facts On File Inc 2002 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earl Edwin Austin amp oldid 1219824172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
