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Bradford Bishop

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TypePerson[sources]
NameBradford Bishop · WILLIAM BRADFORD BISHOP, JR. · WILLIAM BRADFORD JR BISHOP · William Bishop · Брадфорд Бишъп · 2 more...[sources]
Other nameBrad Bishop · Bradford Bishop · W. Bradford Bishop · William Bishop · William Bradford Bishop · 2 more...[sources]
Weak aliasJr.[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthPASADENA, CALIFORNIA · Pasadena · Pasadena, California[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityUnited States[sources]
CountryUnited States[sources]
CitizenshipUnited States[sources]
Eye colorBRO · Brown[sources]
First nameBradford · WILLIAM BRADFORD JR · William[sources]
Hair colorBrown (in 1976) · GRY[sources]
Height1.85 · 6'1" (in 1976)[sources]
Last nameBISHOP · Bishop[sources]
Physical appearanceBishop has a six-inch vertical surgical scar on his lower back.[sources]
Weight180 pounds (in 1976) · 82[sources]
Wikidata IDQ4954600[sources]
PositionUnited States Government Foreign Service Officer (in 1976)[sources]
EducationMiddlebury College · South Pasadena High School · University of California, Los Angeles · University of Florence · Yale University[sources]
EthnicityWhite[sources]
Source linkws-public.interpol.int · www.fbi.gov[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

BISHOP has a cleft chin and a surgical scar on his lower back.

INTERPOL Red Notices,

William Bradford Bishop, Jr. is wanted for allegedly bludgeoning to death his wife (age 37), mother (age 68), and three sons (ages 5, 10 and 14) in Bethesda, Maryland, on March 1, 1976. He then allegedly transported their bodies to Columbia, North Carolina, where he buried the bodies in a shallow grave and lit them on fire.  In March of 1976, Bishop was charged locally with murder by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office in Rockville, Maryland, and then charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

US FBI Most Wanted,

Bishop was, and may still be, an avid outdoorsman, camper, and hiker. He had extensive camping experience in Africa. He also enjoyed canoeing, fishing, swimming, jogging, tennis, skiing and riding motorcycles. Bishop enjoyed working out several times a week. He was also a licensed amateur pilot who learned to fly in Botswana, Africa.

US FBI Most Wanted,

NCIC: W904681473

US FBI Most Wanted,

Languages: English, French, Italian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish

US FBI Most Wanted,

American on the FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted list

Wikidata non-official source,

American on the FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted list

Wikidata non-official source,

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories430,284

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Wikidata · non-official source

INTERPOL Red Notices6,641

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INTERPOL

US FBI Most Wanted460

The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives is a most wanted list maintained by the United States's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

United States · FBI

External databases

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Wikidata382,700

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Source data IDs: us-fbi-william-bradford-bishop-jr · interpol-red-1976-371 · NK-azRAoYuasQYz8gD4jHaTDF

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