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Volume 25
July 2018 Edition
WILLIAM BRADFORD
BISHOP, JR.
Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution - Murder With a Blunt Instrument
Bust age-progressed to age 77
Bust age-progressed to age 77
Photograph taken circa 1970-1975
DESCRIPTION
Photograph taken circa 1970-1975
Aliases: Brad Bishop, Bradford Bishop, Bradford Bishop, Jr., W. Bradford Bishop, W. Bradford Bishop, Jr., William Bradford Bishop, William
Bradford Bishopp
Date(s) of Birth Used: August 1, 1936 Place of Birth: Pasadena, California
Hair: Brown (in 1976) Eyes: Brown
Height: 6'1" (in 1976) Weight: 180 pounds (in 1976)
Sex: Male Race: White
Occupation: United States Government Foreign Service Officer (in
1976) Nationality: American
Languages: English, French, Italian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish Scars and Marks: Bishop has a six-inch vertical surgical scar on his
lower back.
REWARD
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of William Bradford Bishop, Jr.
REMARKS
Bishop was, and may still be, an avid outdoorsman, camper, and hiker. He had extensive camping experience in Africa. He also enjoyed
canoeing, fishing, swimming, jogging, tennis, skiing and riding motorcycles. Bishop enjoyed working out several times a week. He was also a
licensed amateur pilot who learned to fly in Botswana, Africa.
Bishop has an American Studies degree from Yale University and a Master's Degree in Italian from Middlebury College in Vermont. He was
known to read extensively and may have kept a diary or journal. A longtime insomniac, Bishop reportedly had been under psychiatric care in
the past and had used medication for depression. He drank scotch and wine and enjoyed eating peanuts and spicy food.
Bishop was described as intense and self-absorbed, prone to violent outbursts, and preferred a neat and orderly environment.
CAUTION
William Bradford Bishop, Jr. is wanted for allegedly bludgeoning to death his wife (age 37), mother (age 68), and three sons (ages 5, 10 and
14) in Bethesda, Maryland, on March 1, 1976. He then allegedly transported their bodies to Columbia, North Carolina, where he buried the
bodies in a shallow grave and lit them on fire.
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