The One-Day Wonder: How the FBI Top 10 Caught a Killer

About this episode

The episode discusses the capture of KaShawn Nicola Roper, who was added to the FBI's Top 10 list and apprehended within a day due to community engagement.

KaShawn Nicola Roper spent years hiding from a second-degree murder charge before becoming the 541st person added to the FBI’s most notorious list. Within a single day of the million-dollar bounty being posted, a routine traffic stop in Florida ended her flight from the law. Discover the power of community engagement and the "Most Wanted" legacy in this breakdown of a swift and successful manhunt.

People in this episode

Host: Circle Of Insight Productions

Topics covered

• FBI
• manhunt
• community engagement
• crime
• murder
• law enforcement

Keywords

• FBI Top 10
• KaShawn Nicola Roper
• murder charge
• manhunt
• community engagement
• law enforcement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI

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