Isaïe Beausoleil Explained

Isaïe Aldy Beausoleil
Alias:Albert C. Amos
Aldie Beausoleil
Raymond Blair
Rita Bennett
Frenchy
Charge:First degree murder
Birth Date:21 April 1902
Birth Place:Tiny Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Death Date:Unknown
Race:White
Gender:Male
Added Date:March 3, 1952
Caught Date:June 25, 1953
Number:33

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,[1] 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.[2] [3] [4] 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.[2]

Capture and aftermath

Beausoleil was captured in Chicago in 1953 while dressed as a woman[5] [6] [7] when he was seen wearing a black satin bathing suit and a green skirt[8] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tzatzev. Aleksi. 2012-12-26. The 12 Most Brazen Fugitives Ever. 2020-06-26. Business Insider Australia. en.
  2. 1920 United States Federal Census
  3. Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916
  4. Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923
  5. Book: Swierczynski, Duane. The Encyclopedia of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List: Over Fifty Years of Convicts, Robbers, Terrorists, and Other Rogues. 4 February 2014. Skyhorse Publishing. 9781628739060. Google Books.
  6. Web site: Federal Bureau of Investigation Law Enforcement Bulletin. 16 May 2019. Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Google Books.
  7. Web site: The Tipton Daily Tribune from Tipton, Indiana, pg. 6. March 9, 1953. Newspapers.com.
  8. Web site: Serrano. Richard A. . 2012-07-01. Legacy of famed list is captured. 2020-06-26. Los Angeles Times.