Willie Sutton
For the American football player, see Will Sutton. Willie Sutton FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Charges Bank robbery Description Born William Francis Sutton, Jr. (1901-06-30)June 30, 1901 Brooklyn, New York Died November 2, 1980(1980-11-02) (aged 79) Spring Hill, Florida Status Added March 20, 1950 Caught February 1952 Number 11 Captured William Francis "Willie" Sutton, Jr. (June 30, 1901 – November 2, 1980) was a prolific American bank robber. During his forty-year criminal career he stole an estimated $2 million, and eventually spent more than half of his adult life in prison and escaped three times. For his talent at executing robberies in disguises, he gained two nicknames, "Willie the Actor" and "Slick Willie." Sutton is known, albeit apocryphally, for the urban legend that he said that he robbed banks "because that's where the money is."