# Does Leo Burt still live? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 11, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-leo-burt-still-live/988379 "2023-08-11T01:21:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-leo-burt-still-live/988379/1 "2023-08-11T01:21:14Z")
Does Leo Burt, Mad Bomber of Wisconsin, and fugitive for 50 or so years let live? [LEO BURT (LINK)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Burt) Burt, because of his vanishing act, plus a deep antisocial streak in Wisconsin’s State character, has been called the State’s unofficial spook. Is he still breathing? What the Hell has happened to him? How do you stay on the run for this long? ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-leo-burt-still-live/988379/2 "2023-08-11T02:10:04Z")
50 years ago it was a lot easier to get fake ID than it is now. So all you have to do is cut off contact with previous family and friend and avoid being fingerprinted. Many of us have never been fingerprinted in our entire lives–it is not difficult. At age 75 it is more likely than not that he is still alive. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-leo-burt-still-live/988379/3 "2023-08-11T03:23:33Z")
Never heard of him, but yeah, he very well could be runnin’ round. He looks like my neighbor’s Son In Law (the old picture). ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-leo-burt-still-live/988379/4 "2023-08-11T04:55:21Z")
I’ll say yes. I’m sure he vanished into Canada or maybe Mexico.