A North Carolina state forest ranger noticed the smoke and reported the horrific scene. Dental records confirmed the identity of the remains. Bishop dumped the car at a campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park before vanishing. Police inspected it and found the bloodied ball peen hammer, as well as the receipt from the hardware store for the its purchase. Bishop fled the United States. Because he still possessed a State Department passport, he was able to travel much easier than civilians, as custom officers are generally more lax to those with official US government passports. He has not been seen since, but sightings have been reported all over Europe, notably Belgium, England, Finland, The Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland as he travels on his U.S. Diplomatic Passport. A sighting by Roy Harrell, a State Department coworker, placed him in Europe. In a Unsolved Mysteries interview, Harrell recalled traveling in Italy in 1978 and had a highly unlikely chance meeting. While in the city of Sorrento, he was in a men's washroom when he saw a bearded, haggard man wearing a soft cotton sports coat. At closer glance, he realized it was Bishop and confronted him, attempting to be assertive and him to travel with him from Sorrento to Rome to surrender to the Italian police. He panicked at his improbable reunion, then ran when Harrell suggested surrendering to authorities.
He was tried in absentia of the crimes and found guilty on five-counts of first degree murder and other charges. His most recent stateside sighting was of him traveling with the family dog and a dark-skinned woman. He was last seen September 19, 1994 in Basel, Switzerland. On April 10, 2014, he was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List.
Extra Notes: This case first aired on the January 9, 1991 episode. It was also featured on America's Most Wanted.
Results: Wanted. There have been no known sightings of Bishop if he is still alive. **************** Brenton Germain Bishop
North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994
Name: Brenton Germain Bishop
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 01 Mar 1976
Event Place: Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland
Birth Year: 1965
Burial Date: 16 Mar 1976
Burial Place: Hillsborough, Nc
Cemetery: Triangle Cremation Serv. Inc.
Residence Place: Bethesda, Montgomery, MD
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Race (Original): White
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1965
Birthplace: Ca
Father's Name: William Bradford Bishop Jr.
Mother's Name: Annette Kathryn Weis
A North Carolina state forest ranger noticed the smoke and reported the horrific scene. Dental records confirmed the identity of the remains. Bishop dumped the car at a campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park before vanishing. Police inspected it and found the bloodied ball peen hammer, as well as the receipt from the hardware store for the its purchase. Bishop fled the United States. Because he still possessed a State Department passport, he was able to travel much easier than civilians, as custom officers are generally more lax to those with official US government passports. He has not been seen since, but sightings have been reported all over Europe, notably Belgium, England, Finland, The Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland as he travels on his U.S. Diplomatic Passport. A sighting by Roy Harrell, a State Department coworker, placed him in Europe. In a Unsolved Mysteries interview, Harrell recalled traveling in Italy in 1978 and had a highly unlikely chance meeting. While in the city of Sorrento, he was in a men's washroom when he saw a bearded, haggard man wearing a soft cotton sports coat. At closer glance, he realized it was Bishop and confronted him, attempting to be assertive and him to travel with him from Sorrento to Rome to surrender to the Italian police. He panicked at his improbable reunion, then ran when Harrell suggested surrendering to authorities.
He was tried in absentia of the crimes and found guilty on five-counts of first degree murder and other charges. His most recent stateside sighting was of him traveling with the family dog and a dark-skinned woman. He was last seen September 19, 1994 in Basel, Switzerland. On April 10, 2014, he was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List.
Extra Notes: This case first aired on the January 9, 1991 episode. It was also featured on America's Most Wanted.
Results: Wanted. There have been no known sightings of Bishop if he is still alive. **************** Brenton Germain Bishop
North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994
Name: Brenton Germain Bishop
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 01 Mar 1976
Event Place: Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland
Birth Year: 1965
Burial Date: 16 Mar 1976
Burial Place: Hillsborough, Nc
Cemetery: Triangle Cremation Serv. Inc.
Residence Place: Bethesda, Montgomery, MD
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Race (Original): White
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1965
Birthplace: Ca
Father's Name: William Bradford Bishop Jr.
Mother's Name: Annette Kathryn Weis
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