The Federal Bureau of Investigation institutes the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list in an effort to publicize particularly dangerous fugitives. The creation of the program arose out of a wire service news story in 1949 about the “toughest guys” the FBI wanted to capture. The story drew so much public attention that the “Ten Most Wanted” list was given the okay by J. Edgar Hoover the following year.  CLICK FOR MORE at History.com

It began in 1950 following a newspaper story about the “toughest guys” the FBI wanted to catch. Since then the “Ten Most Wanted” list has evolved from posters to tweets. FBI Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative Division Ronald Hosko gives insight into who makes the list and how it’s changed over six decades.