# The FBI's Ten Most Wanted List **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 6, 2001, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbis-ten-most-wanted-list/64550 "2001-05-06T17:36:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2001, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbis-ten-most-wanted-list/64550/1 "2001-05-06T17:36:20Z")
A casual remark someone made in another thread led me to peruse the FBI’s [Ten Most Wanted List](http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/topten/fugitives/fugitives.htm). A couple of things just struck me as funny, which just goes to show that I have a seriously bent sense of humor. From the listing for [James J. Bulger](http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/topten/fugitives/bulger.htm): > [@](#): > > **Remarks:** Bulger is an avid reader with an interest in history. He is known to frequent libraries and historic sites. Bulger is currently on the heart medication Atenolol (50 mg) and maintains his physical fitness by walking on beaches and in parks with his female companion, Catherine Elizabeth Greig. Bulger and Greig love animals and may frequent animal shelters. Bulger has been known to alter his appearance through the use of disguises. He has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, and Mexico. This sounds more like a personals ad (“Legitimate businessman” seeks S/DWF…) than a Most Wanted listing for a guy who’s accused of being the head of “an organized crime group that allegedly controlled extortion, drug deals, and other illegal activities” and who has a penchant for knifing people. I mean, did they let this guy write his own listing or something? Does Usama Bin Laden enjoy long walks in the rain and cuddling by the fireplace? Is Eric Robert Rudolph described as an “outdoorsman type”? This guy isn’t actually one of the Top Ten, but what the hell: > [@](#): > > [Miguel Angel Leon](http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/fugitive/feb2001/febleon.htm): **Aliases:** Miguel Angelmedina Leon, Miguel Angel Medina-Leon, Miguel Angel Medina, Angel Leon Miguel, Miguel Angel Leon-Medina, Miguel Angel Midena, Miquel Angelmedina Leon, Miquel A. Leon But can we call him Ray? Maybe he could make into the Top Ten if he just came up with some more effective aliases. And if I ever become a fugitive from justice, will it count as an “alias” that I don’t always use my middle initial? What about the fact that the Family Research Council has me on their mailing list as “Mike”, whereas in the real world I go by “Michael”? ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2001, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbis-ten-most-wanted-list/64550/2 "2001-05-06T17:49:03Z")
It just goes to show you even criminals have a heart and they are just misunderstood people who cry for love and affection. If you would just give them your money in the first place they wouldn’t have to extort it from you. Oh, wait, that’s liberals… never mind… carry on… ---
**Author:** ![Cesium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@Cesium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cesium)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2001, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbis-ten-most-wanted-list/64550/3 "2001-05-06T19:40:42Z")
With the relationship the FBI had with Whitey Bulger, they probably did let the guy write his own listing. For much of his career, the feds let him do whatever he wanted as long as he gave up dirt on the Italian mafia. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2001, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbis-ten-most-wanted-list/64550/4 "2001-05-06T22:59:14Z")
> [@](#): > > Oh, wait, that’s liberals… never mind… carry on… Hey, now–don’t be hijacking my mundane pointless thread into some big political argument.