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unsolvedmysteriesfan · 07-03-2008, 08:02 AM

Here's something for joshy to update, although I'm not sure if the show ever updated it. (See entry November 8, 1989 in UM Case List/Updates)

69-year-old accused swindler arrested
[CITY Edition]
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg, Fla.
Date: Jul 9, 1991
Start Page: 6.B
Section: TAMPA BAY AND STATE

A 69-year-old man accused of swindling more than $4-million from mostly elderly people was arrested in Fort Walton Beach, the FBI said Monday.

Gene Flannes was arrested without incident after a three-year search, said senior FBI agent Fred McFaul.

He said Flannes was wanted on mail and wire fraud charges in Arkansas, where he is accused of swindling residents of the Hot Springs area out of an estimated $4-million.

joshypiano · 07-03-2008, 11:02 AM

Thanks. I will update it. I don't really remember this case though. Was he originally wanted under another name?

unsolvedmysteriesfan · 07-03-2008, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by joshypiano

Thanks. I will update it. I don't really remember this case though. Was he originally wanted under another name?

No, he's in your thread under Gene Flannes.

November 8, 1989
***Police search for Salvatore Michael Caruana;
***Searching for con woman Gertrude Pruitt;
***Arkansas man Gene Flannes who is thought to have bilked investors out of 4 million;
*** Unexplained Death: The unsolved 1982 murder of 3 year-old Rachel Runyon from Sunset, Utah. Police believe Satanists and child pornographers were responsible her death
***The Unexplained: Former San Diego police officer Doyle Wheeler claims that other cops tried to kill him after he gave testimony about police brutality

joshypiano · 07-03-2008, 11:56 AM

Oh, I knew where it was located. I just didn't remember anything about the case. I didn't know if he used an alias. The more info I can add the better.

idol · 06-27-2011, 07:43 AM

I remember with one couple I think they said they lost 300k and the husband had to get a job making $4.00 per hour.

07-03-2008, 08:02 AM	#1
unsolvedmysteriesfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 25, 2007 Posts: 218	Gene Flannes caught in 1991 Here's something for joshy to update, although I'm not sure if the show ever updated it. (See entry November 8, 1989 in UM Case List/Updates) 69-year-old accused swindler arrested [CITY Edition] St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg, Fla. Date: Jul 9, 1991 Start Page: 6.B Section: TAMPA BAY AND STATE A 69-year-old man accused of swindling more than $4-million from mostly elderly people was arrested in Fort Walton Beach, the FBI said Monday. Gene Flannes was arrested without incident after a three-year search, said senior FBI agent Fred McFaul. He said Flannes was wanted on mail and wire fraud charges in Arkansas, where he is accused of swindling residents of the Hot Springs area out of an estimated $4-million.

07-03-2008, 11:02 AM	#2
joshypiano Stack-a-holic Eternal Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 30, 2007 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 267	Thanks. I will update it. I don't really remember this case though. Was he originally wanted under another name?

07-03-2008, 11:56 AM	#4
joshypiano Stack-a-holic Eternal Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 30, 2007 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 267	Oh, I knew where it was located. I just didn't remember anything about the case. I didn't know if he used an alias. The more info I can add the better.

06-27-2011, 07:43 AM	#5
idol Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Maine Posts: 280	I remember with one couple I think they said they lost 300k and the husband had to get a job making $4.00 per hour.