The FBI's 'Ten Most Wanted': Two Down, Eight To Go

With James Bulger's arrest and Osama bin Laden's death, there are eight names left on the current FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. Who's left, and just what did these fugitives do? Little-Known Facts About An Infamous List In The Beginning The "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" program was launched on March 14, 1950 — a joint effort between the FBI and national news media. Nobody Is THE Most Wanted The list doesn't rank fugitives in any order; just being on the list makes them all equal priority — the highest. Fugitives By The Hundreds At present, 494 fugitives have landed on the list. All but 30 of them have been located with 152 captured though help from the public. Of those, 17 were apprehended through the long-running TV show, "America's Most Wanted." Women Are Most Wanted, Too Eight women have made the "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list, the first being Ruth Eisemann-Schier, who made the list in 1968 for kidnapping, extortion and other charges. The Price Of Justice The minimum reward for the capture of a "Ten Most Wanted" fugitive is $100,000. Sometimes, as in the case of Osama bin Laden, the amount can be much larger. A Dubious Honor With 59 apprehensions, California leads the nation in the number of "Most Wanted" fugitives captured. Doing Time On The List At 27 years, Victor Manuel Gerena has been on the list longer than any other fugitive. Billie Austin Bryant, however, spent the least amount of time on the list – just two hours. The Most Notorious FBI 'Top Tenners' For decades, the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted," list has been used by the bureau to track down some of America's most notorious fugitives. Since the list was started in 1950, over 494 fugitives have appeared on the list and 464 of those have been located or captured. The killing of Osama bin Laden and capture of James "Whitey" Bulger have returned attention to the list again. Below, NPR profiles a few of the most famous people to appear on the list in the last 60 years. From NPR