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| James Charles Kopp | |
|---|---|
 James Charles Kopp | |
| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive | |
| Charges | Murder, Violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) act |
| Description | |
| Born | August 2, 1954 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Status | |
| Convictions | Federal Violating the FACE Act resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 248) Discharging a firearm during a crime of violence (18 U.S.C. § 924) New York Second degree murder |
| Penalty | Federal Life without parole New York 25 years to life |
| Status | Incarcerated |
| Added | June 7, 1999 |
| Caught | March 30, 2001 |
| Number | 455 |
| Captured | |
James Charles Kopp (born August 2, 1954) is an American who was convicted in 2003 for the 1998 sniper-style murder of Barnett Slepian, an American OB-GYN physician from Amherst, New York who performed abortions. Prior to his capture, Kopp was on the FBI's list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. On June 7, 1999, he had become the 455th fugitive placed on the list by the FBI. He was affiliated with the militant Roman Catholic anti-abortion group known as The Lambs of Christ.
He has been referred to as a terrorist by the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism,[1] and was "well-known in militant anti-abortion circles, where he was nicknamed Atomic Dog".[2]
- ^ The Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine bio sketch of Kopp
- ^ Vulliamy, McDonald & Jeffries (2001) Abortion death hunt muzzles 'Atomic Dog': FBI Kept At Bay by Suspect Using A Secret Email System Archived December 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, April 1, 2001