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Show Dangerous Criminal Wanted By FBI Ben Golden McCollum has been added to the FBI's list of "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives." Having spent nearly a quarter of a century behind prison walls, McCollum, Mc-Collum, a vicious knife slayer of two fellow inmates, escaped from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester, Oklahoma, on May 1, 1954. After morning count at the penitentiary, peni-tentiary, this fugitive reported that he was sick and was given permission permis-sion to enter the prison hospital. Instead of going to the hospital he quickly disappeared making good his escape. McCollum was originally received re-ceived at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary following a sentence on December 2, 1929, of 20 years for the robbery of a Checotah, Oklahoma, Ok-lahoma, bank. On March 3, 1930, McCollum, while serving the previous pre-vious sentence, was tried and convicted con-victed for the robbery of a Prague, Oklahoma, bank for which he received re-ceived a 20-year sentence to run consecutive to the sentence he was already serving. Both these robberies rob-beries were reportedly committed with the use of firearms. Four times this criminal escaped the electric chair, for, following three stays of execution, his death sentence was finally commuted to life imprisonment on November 30, 1935. Preferring farm work, this fugitive fugi-tive has reportedly stated he might seek employment on a sheep ranch in the West. If unable to do this, he has said he might go as far as possible into Old Mexico. McCollum reportedly will kill with slight provocation, and he has used a knife as a weapon. Described Des-cribed as a very high-tempered individual, in-dividual, McCollum has been convicted con-victed of robbery with firearms and murder. He should be considered armed and extremely dangerous. McCollum, a white American, was born December-23, 1908, in Marcum, Kentucky. He is 5' 11" to 6' tall and weight 154 to 180 pounds. He has a medium build. His hair is brown and his eyes are hazel. McCollum has a dark complexion. com-plexion. Distinctive scars and marks include a deep cut scar from his right nostril to the center of his right cheek, a scar below his right elbow and a blue tatto 2y2" below his left shoulder. He has worked as a plumber, dairy worker, work-er, mechanic, farmer and oil field worker. Any person having information which might assist in locating this fugitive is requested to notify immediately im-mediately the Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U. S. Department De-partment of Justice, Washington 25, D.C., or the Special Agent in charge of the nearest FBI Division, the telephone number of which office is listed on "the first page of the local telephone directory. |