23 infamous mugshots from history. History caught in the act, presented by getty images. Senior photo essay editor. Jim morrison — arrested in 1963 for assault and. From a kid who can't be older than 13 giving the police the evil eye to three chicago anarchists, we tracked down the most evocative mugshots in history. Frank abagnale, who is about to become america’s most popular con man, is standing in a darkened auditorium in downtown l. a. , scaring the bejesus out of a couple hundred business people. From celebrities to serial killers: 48 famous mugshots brought to life in vivid color. Discover the colorized mugshots of notorious criminals, petty thieves, and david bowie. After abagnale cashed a personal check made to look like a pan am paycheck, on july 30, 1970, in durham, north carolina, he again came to the attention of the fbi. He was arrested in cobb county, georgia, three months later, on november 2, 1970, after cashing ten fake pan am payroll checks in different towns. From the 1962 alcatraz escape to henri charrière's daring breakout from devil's island, these are the world's most famous prison escapes. Some prisoners dug tunnels while others simply talked their way out, but they all managed to expose serious flaws in prison security that made them legends. [2] the novel explores the circumstances and lasting effects of bunny's death on the. From kurt cobain to martin luther king jr. , see some of history's most famous mugshots and learn why these iconic figures were arrested in the first place. In the 1880s, alphonse bertillon, an anthropologist who served as chief of france’s judicial identification services, developed the standardized mug shot. He created the now familiar format of two tight shots of the subject’s.
