The FBI put a woman,
Joanne Chesimard (also known as Assata Shakur), on its Most Wanted Terrorists
list for the first time in history Thursday.
A '70s radical who
authorities say murdered a New Jersey state trooper, Chesimard made a daring
daylight escape from prison and fled to Cuba.
The agency and the state
have a $2 million bounty on her capture.
Chesimard is actually the
step-aunt of late rapper Tupac Shakur.
It's just the latest turn
in the 40-year saga of
Chesimard, who was part of the Black Liberation Army and one of the
most notorious fugitives in U.S. history.
“While we cannot right the
wrongs of the past, we can and will continue to pursue justice no matter how
long it takes,” said Aaron Ford of the FBI.
To Chesimard, he said: “Give
yourself up, come to America and face justice.”
Chesimard was found guilty
of murder in the killing of Trooper Werner Foerster, who was shot dead on May
2, 1973, after stopping her and two associates.
