Top 10 America's Most Wanted Captures

On Jan. 2, 2010, just hours after being profiled on the television show "America's Most Wanted," Paul Michael Merhige was found and arrested for allegedly gunning down four family members at a Thanksgiving Day gathering. Merhige is just one of 1,100 suspected criminals apprehended as a result of the show. TIME takes a look at other notable captures

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