Donald Richard Bussmeyer
American bank robber
Donald Richard Bussmeyer (August 16, 1936 – February 7, 1995) was an American criminal who was a member of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list in 1967.
Bussmeyer died on February 7, 1995, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.
Life as a criminal
Bussmeyer was a career criminal with prior convictions for auto theft, attempted burglary, assault with intent to kill and armed robbery.
On March 2, 1967, he and two accomplices, James Alaway and Russell Jones, robbed $75,000 from a Los Angeles bank, which made him a federal fugitive.
Arrest
Alaway was arrested on March 9 and later sentenced to 17 years imprisonment. Jones was arrested on March 10 and later sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
Bussmeyer was able to evade authorities and, after being indicted on federal bank robbery charges in April, he was officially added as the 251st fugitive to the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list on June 28, 1967.
Due to large media coverage and publicity, Bussmeyer was traced to a safehouse in Upland, California within two months. On August 24 Bussmeyer was arrested at the safehouse along with his wife Hallie and associate Gene Harrington.
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