Everything Everywhere Daily · Saturday, September 26, 2026
Samuel Ramirez Jr. holds the record for the shortest time spent on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, being captured just 1 hour and 13 minutes after his addition in March 2022. This surpasses the previous record held by Billy Austin Bryant, who was apprehended about two hours after being listed in 1969.
“On the opposite end of the spectrum, the shortest time on the list was in March of 2022. Samuel Ramirez Jr. was accused of murder and was captured after being on the list for just 1 hour and 13 minutes.”
“For 55 years, the record for the shortest time on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list belonged to Billy Austin Bryant.”
“Police captured him roughly two hours after he was added to the list.”