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| name = Benjamin Hoskins Paddock |
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| birth_date = November 1, 1926 |
| birth_date = November 1, 1926 |
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| birth_place = [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States |
| birth_place = [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|01|18|1926|11|01}} |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|01|18|1926|11|01}} |
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| death_place = [[Texas]], |
| death_place = [[Texas]], United States |
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| children = [[Stephen Craig Paddock]] |
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'''Benjamin Hoskins Paddock''' (November 1, 1926 – 1998) was an American bank robber who was on the FBI’s [[FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives|Top Ten Most Wanted]] list<ref name="Inc1971">{{cite book|author=Time Inc|title=LIFE|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MkAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42|date=9 April 1971|publisher=Time Inc|page=42}}</ref> from 1969 to 1977.<ref name="norman2017">{{cite news |last=Norman |first=Greg |date=October 2, 2017 |title=Las Vegas shooter's father, 'Bingo Bruce,' lived colorful life of crime and deception |url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/02/las-vegas-shooters-father-bingo-bruce-lived-colorful-life-crime-and-deception.html |work=[[Fox News]] |location= |access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=September 15, 1978 |title=Prison Escapee to Stand Trial on Bank Charge |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19780915&id=w_lVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2278,4163503 |work=[[Eugene Register-Guard]] |location= |access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Elizabeth Nolan |date=October 2, 2017 |title=Vegas Shooter's Dad, Patrick Benjamin Paddock, Was a Convicted Bank Robber Who Escaped Federal Prison, Tried to Run Down FBI Agents With His Car |url= |
'''Benjamin Hoskins Paddock''' (November 1, 1926 – January 18, 1998) was an American bank robber who was on the FBI’s [[FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives|Top Ten Most Wanted]] list<ref name="Inc1971">{{cite book|author=Time Inc|title=LIFE|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MkAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42|date=9 April 1971|publisher=Time Inc|page=42}}</ref> from 1969 to 1977.<ref name="norman2017">{{cite news |last=Norman |first=Greg |date=October 2, 2017 |title=Las Vegas shooter's father, 'Bingo Bruce,' lived colorful life of crime and deception |url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/02/las-vegas-shooters-father-bingo-bruce-lived-colorful-life-crime-and-deception.html |work=[[Fox News]] |location= |access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=September 15, 1978 |title=Prison Escapee to Stand Trial on Bank Charge |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19780915&id=w_lVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2278,4163503 |work=[[Eugene Register-Guard]] |location= |access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Elizabeth Nolan |date=October 2, 2017 |title=Vegas Shooter's Dad, Patrick Benjamin Paddock, Was a Convicted Bank Robber Who Escaped Federal Prison, Tried to Run Down FBI Agents With His Car |url= |
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http://reason.com/blog/2017/10/02/patrick-benjamin-paddock-vegas-shooters |work=[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]] |location= |access-date= }}</ref> After being convicted of multiple bank robberies in [[Arizona]], he was sentenced to a federal prison in [[Anthony, Texas]], from which he escaped in 1969. This escape resulted in his addition to the FBI's Most Wanted List. In 1977, he became the manager of the Bingo Centre in [[Springfield, Oregon]]. In 1978, he was re-arrested in Springfield; he later |
http://reason.com/blog/2017/10/02/patrick-benjamin-paddock-vegas-shooters |work=[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]] |location= |access-date= }}</ref> After being convicted of multiple bank robberies in [[Arizona]], he was sentenced to a federal prison in [[Anthony, Texas]], from which he escaped in 1969. This escape resulted in his addition to the FBI's Most Wanted List. In 1977, he became the manager of the Bingo Centre in [[Springfield, Oregon]]. In 1978, he was re-arrested in Springfield; he later pled guilty to escaping from prison and was sentenced to two more years in federal prison. In 1987, he was charged with racketeering and fraud by the attorney general of [[Oregon]], but reportedly avoided jail time by paying a fine. <ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2017/10/las_vegas_shooting_suspects_da.html |title=Las Vegas shooter's dad, on FBI's Most Wanted list, was arrested in Oregon in '78 |last=Bernstein |first=Maxine |date=2017-10-01 |work=[[OregonLive.com]] |access-date=2017-10-03 |language=en-US}}</ref> He was the father of [[Stephen Craig Paddock]], who carried out the 2017 [[Las Vegas Strip shooting]]. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Benjamin Hoskins Paddock | |
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| Born | November 1, 1926 |
| Died | January 18, 1998 (aged 71) Texas, United States |
| Children | Stephen Craig Paddock |
Benjamin Hoskins Paddock (November 1, 1926 – January 18, 1998) was an American bank robber who was on the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted list[1] from 1969 to 1977.[2][3][4] After being convicted of multiple bank robberies in Arizona, he was sentenced to a federal prison in Anthony, Texas, from which he escaped in 1969. This escape resulted in his addition to the FBI's Most Wanted List. In 1977, he became the manager of the Bingo Centre in Springfield, Oregon. In 1978, he was re-arrested in Springfield; he later pled guilty to escaping from prison and was sentenced to two more years in federal prison. In 1987, he was charged with racketeering and fraud by the attorney general of Oregon, but reportedly avoided jail time by paying a fine. [5] He was the father of Stephen Craig Paddock, who carried out the 2017 Las Vegas Strip shooting.
Early life
Paddock was born on November 1, 1926, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.[2]
References
- ^ Time Inc (9 April 1971). LIFE. Time Inc. p. 42.
- ^ a b Norman, Greg (October 2, 2017). "Las Vegas shooter's father, 'Bingo Bruce,' lived colorful life of crime and deception". Fox News.
- ^ "Prison Escapee to Stand Trial on Bank Charge". Eugene Register-Guard. September 15, 1978.
- ^ Brown, Elizabeth Nolan (October 2, 2017). "Vegas Shooter's Dad, Patrick Benjamin Paddock, Was a Convicted Bank Robber Who Escaped Federal Prison, Tried to Run Down FBI Agents With His Car". Reason.
- ^ Bernstein, Maxine (2017-10-01). "Las Vegas shooter's dad, on FBI's Most Wanted list, was arrested in Oregon in '78". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017-10-03.