| David Dallas Taylor | |
| Alias: | Johnnie Cole Joe Blake Jimmie Green Charles J. Raymond |
| Charge: | Murder |
| Birth Date: | 15 December 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Cullman County, Alabama |
| Death Date: | August 11, 1983 (aged 56) |
| Death Place: | Jasper, Alabama |
| Nationality: | American |
| Race: | White |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
| Weight: | 144 lbs |
| Added Date: | March 3, 1953 |
| Caught Date: | May 26, 1953 |
| Number: | 44 |
| Status: | Caught |
David Dallas Taylor (December 15, 1926 – August 11, 1983) was an American murderer who was on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1953.[1] [2]
Taylor had held jobs as a service station attendant, electrician, plumber, autobody repairman, and grill man in restaurants. A career criminal, Taylor had been serving a jail sentence in Jasper, Alabama for grand larceny when he killed an elderly guard to escape; the first of four prison escapes prior to his addition to the most wanted list in 1953. He was a "persuasive talker" with a Southern accent who was always armed with a gun and switchblade.
Taylor escaped from a train on September 1, 1952 while being transported from Chicago, Illinois back to Alabama following a previous escape, and was added to the list on March 3, 1953.[3] He was captured by FBI agents on May 26, 1953 in Chicago while "caught in a traffic jam".[4]
