Ted Jeffrey Otsuki
Ted Jeffrey Otsuki is an American criminal of Japanese decent from Harlingen, Texas and a former member of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and was added as number 415.[1] Otsuki killed a police officer who he came across by mistake in an alley on October 2, 1987, while also injuring another police officer during the time he was robbing a bank, after the time that he was released from jail on parole for multiple robberies.[2]
| Ted Otsuki | |
|---|---|
| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive | |
| Charges | murder of a Boston police officer |
| Description | |
| Born | Ted Jeffrey Otsuki Harlingen, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Race | Japanese |
| Gender | Male |
| Status | |
| Penalty | life in prison with no parole |
| Added | January 1988 |
| Caught | September 4, 1988 (aged 36) |
| Number | 415 |
| Captured | |
Disappearance and capture
Otsuki was wanted for the 1987 murder shooting of a Boston, Massachusetts police officer,[3] when Otsuki had fled Boston after the murder. A murder warrant was then issued for Otsuki's arrest and capture and he was then traced by the police to the city of San Francisco, California. Otsuki was captured in Jalisco, Guadalajara on September 4, 1988 by both the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Mexican Federal agents.[4]
Aftermath
Otsuki after being charged with his crime and being found guilty was then sentenced to life in prison[5] without any chance of parole.[6]
References
- "COMMONWEALTH vs. TED JEFFERY OTSUKI". Justia Law. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- "Jury convicts bank robber in slaying of police officer". UPI. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- "FBI Arrests Fugitive Wanted For Killing Boston Police Officer". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- "415. Ted Jeffery Otsuki". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- "Chat with a cop killer". Boston Herald. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- "Ted Jeffrey Otsuki FBI Most Wanted". My Crime Library. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
