Harry Joseph Bowman
Harry Joseph Bowman (July 17, 1949 – March 3, 2019) was an American criminal and the former international president of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club.[1] While he was president, the club had chapters in more than 30 cities in the United States and some 20 chapters in at least four other countries. Bowman became the 453rd fugitive listed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.[2][3] He was imprisoned in the United States from 1999 until his death in 2019.
| Harry Joseph Bowman | |
|---|---|
 Harry Joseph Bowman | |
| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive | |
| Charges | Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO); Murder |
| Description | |
| Born | July 17, 1949 Marysville, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 2019 (aged 69) Butner, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Status | |
| Added | March 14, 1998 |
| Caught | June 7, 1999 |
| Number | 453 |
| Captured | |
Legal matters
The FBI reported Bowman's aliases as: Harry Bouman; David Bowman; Harry Bowman; Harry J. Bowman; Harry Joe Bowman; David Charles Dowman; Harry Douman; Harry Tyree; "Taco"; and "T". He was described as 5'10" and 190 pounds, with multiple tattoos reflecting his association with the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, such as one on his back and upper right arm of a skull and crossed pistons with the word "Outlaws" in black above and the word "Detroit" in black below. He also had a swastika tattoo on his right forearm, and a "Merlin the Magician" figure on his left forearm.
Bowman became wanted in 1998 for crimes going back sixteen years earlier, beginning with the murder of Outlaws member Arthur Allen Vincent Ormond Beach, Florida in 1982.[4]
He was then wanted in the murder of a rival club member in Edgewater, Florida in 1991.
He was indicted as well for having ordered bombings of rival clubhouses in Orlando, Florida and in Cook County, Illinois in 1994.
He was also wanted in the murder of another Outlaws member in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1995.
He was indicted in Tampa, Florida in August 1997 for the three murders and bombings. The sweeping indictment, under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) conspiracy law, alleged his involvement in violent racketeering acts to also include drug trafficking, extortion, firearms violations, and other acts of violence.
In 1998 Bowman was then placed on the FBI wanted list, with a $50,000 reward for his apprehension.
After more than one year on the FBI list, Bowman was arrested June 7, 1999 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. He was represented by noted defense attorney Henry Gonzalez of Tampa. He received two life sentences.[5]
Death
Bowman died on March 3, 2019, at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina.[6]
References
- Hunter, George. "'Taco' Bowman, ex-head of Outlaws biker gang, dies at 69". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- "Bowman's FBI wanted poster". Archived from the original on December 5, 1998. Retrieved 2007-04-08.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "Demo archive of Bowman's FBI wanted poster". Archived from the original on May 3, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-08.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (2000). FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Program: 50th Anniversary 1950-2000. K&D Limited, Inc.
- http://staugustine.com/stories/072801/sta_0728010026.shtml
- Hunter, George (6 March 2019). "'Taco' Bowman, ex-head of Outlaws biker gang, dies at 69". The Detroit News. Retrieved 25 October 2019.