| Isaïe Aldy Beausoleil | |
|---|---|
| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive | |
| Charges | First degree murder |
| Alias | Albert C. Amos Aldie Beausoleil Raymond Blair Rita Bennett Frenchy |
| Description | |
| Born | (1902-04-21)April 21, 1902 Tiny Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | Unknown |
| Race | White |
| Gender | Male |
| Status | |
| Added | March 3, 1952 |
| Number | 33 |
| Currently a Top Ten Fugitive | |
Isaïe Aldy Beausoleil (born April 21, 1902) was a French Canadian convicted murderer who went by multiple alias who was on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1952, after a warrant of first-degree murder was issued for him relating to the death of a 47 year old woman who was his girlfriend in Michigan in 1949.
Early life
Isaïe Beausoleil was born in Simcoe, Ontario, to French-Canadian parents, Elie Beausoleil and Mary Anne Trottier. The family immigrated to the United States in 1916 to work in textile mills. In 1920, they lived in Providence, Rhode Island, where he worked in a worsted mill.
Capture and aftermath
Beausoleil was captured in Chicago in 1953 while dressed as a woman when he was seen wearing a black satin bathing suit and a green skirt after it was revealed to be Beausoleil disguised in drag. And after there were reports of 'suspicious behaviour' in a women's restroom he was then arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Beausoleil was later charged and then sent to jail, and is now deceased but his date of death is unknown.
References
- Tzatzev, Aleksi (December 26, 2012). "The 12 Most Brazen Fugitives Ever". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ 1920 United States Federal Census
- Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916
- Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923
- Swierczynski, Duane (February 4, 2014). The Encyclopedia of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List: Over Fifty Years of Convicts, Robbers, Terrorists, and Other Rogues. Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 9781628739060 – via Google Books.
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- "The Tipton Daily Tribune from Tipton, Indiana, pg. 6". Newspapers.com. March 9, 1953.
- Serrano, Richard A. (July 1, 2012). "Legacy of famed list is captured". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 26, 2020.