The FBI most wanted list is almost as infamous as the people on it.

Getty ImagesJames Earl Ray ’s FBI most wanted post horse .

Through the years , the Federal Bureau of Investigation ’s ‘ Ten Most Wanted ’ has been almost asinfamousas the men on it .

A committee made up of agent from all 56 area offices of the FBI create the tilt , after surveying the most unsafe crimes , and the time period of time the crook spent evading arrest . Surprisingly , there ’s even a wait inclination . Some felon areplacedon a lowly list , and have to wait until a spot relieve up . Osama bin Laden was one of those wait - lean for the top ten . He was n’t add until almost a year after he bomb an embassy in Kenya .

Fbi Most Wanted List James Earl Ray

Getty ImagesJames Earl Ray’s FBI most wanted poster.

Out of more than 500 multitude who ’ve had their names on the list , only nine of them were woman , the first in 1968 , the in vogue in 2016 .

Here ’s the list as of December 2017 .

FBI Most Wanted List: 1. Robert William Fisher

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Fisher has beenwantedsince 2001 , for the murder of his wife and two small fry , as well as for arson of an tenanted structure .

2. Jesus Roberto Munguia

Manguia has been require since 2008 , for the kidnap andmurderof his married woman in Las Vegas , as well as for tie to the TEPA 13 ring in California .

3. Alexis Flores

Flores has been wanted since 2000 , for thekidnapand execution of a five - year - sure-enough girl in Pennsylvania .

4. Alejandro Castillo

Castillo has been wanted since 2016 , and is the newestadditionto the list . Castillo is need for the slaying of a former girlfriend in North Carolina , as well as for evade arrest .

5. Yaser Abdel Said

Federal Bureau of Investigaton

Said , wantedsince 2008 , is on the list for the slaying of his two teenage daughters .

Robert William Fisher

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Jesus Roberto Munguia

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Alexis Flores

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Alejandro Castillo

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Yaser Abdel Said

Federal Bureau of Investigaton