Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias

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Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
Reward US$100,000 [1]
AliasEdwin Ernesto Rivera-Gracias, Ernest Rivera [1]
Description
BornJuly 4, 1984 or July 4, 1988 [1]
El Salvador [2]
Nationality Salvadoran [1]
RaceHispanic [1]
GenderMale [1]
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Status
AddedMarch 14, 2013
SurrenderedMarch 27, 2013
Number498
Surrendered

Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias (born July 4, 1984 or July 4, 1988) is a Salvadoran criminal [3] who was a former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive he surrendered to the police in El Salvador on March 27, 2013. [4]

Background

Rivera Gracias was wanted for first-degree murder in the stabbing death [5] of a 63-year-old Denver resident on August 17, 2011, [6] after which he became sought by the police. He was later added to the FBI's 'Ten Most Wanted' list on March 14, 2013, and was apprehended when he was spotted and arrested in San Salvador, El Salvador on March 27, 2013, [7] after surrendering to avoid an altercation.

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References

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  2. "Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias Arrested: FBI's Top 10 'Most Wanted' Surrenders In El Salvador; What Did He Do?" . Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  3. "Se entrega salvadoreño buscado por FBI". Noticias de El Salvador - La Prensa Gráfica | Informate con la verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
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