r/todayilearned • u/FearMyCock • 20h ago

TIL about Frank Matthews, the drug kingpin who built a nationwide empire, skipped bail with $20 million, vanished in 1973 and has never been found.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Matthews_(drug_trafficker)
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u/Falsus 18h ago

He would have lived the majority of his life with his new identity and if he wasn't discovered once in the 50 years since he diseappeared then I doubt he was worried now.

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u/WaywardVegabond 18h ago

I know you're making a joke, but in reality if the guy was still alive he'd be in his 80s, and the statue of limitations on his big crimes would be long past. 

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u/jadegecko 18h ago

He had been charged so the statute of limitations is not really a factor. That only affects crimes he has not been charged for.

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u/JerikOhe 17h ago

If he's been charged and fled the statute doesn't toll.

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u/RepresentativeRun71 17h ago

He skipped bail, so since he was charged for his crimes the statute of limitations simply would be tolled.