Authorities are looking for a murder suspect who has been a fugitive for 30 years, and the public’s help is sought to bring him to justice. Larry William Fishman is wanted for the slaying of his father in Silver Spring. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office still considers this an active case and is working to get more information.
Fishman, then 29, allegedly entered the home of his parents on the evening of Nov. 28, 1980. According to the FBI, Fishman spoke to his parents briefly, then shot his mother in the neck and his father four times in the back with a 9 mm pistol. Fishman’s father died at the scene, though his mother recovered from the shooting.
The FBI reported that Fishman went to Virginia to allegedly dispose of the weapon, then disappeared.
After a local arrest warrant was issued charging Fishman with the murder, a complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court of Maryland charging Fishman with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
Fishman had disappeared without a trace until “America’s Most Wanted” aired in March 1996. An anonymous caller said a Fishman look-alike often went to a 7-Eleven in Walnut Creek, Calif. After FBI agents visited the store, the man never returned.
Fishman has ties to Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, Wisconsin, England and Israel. The FBI said Fishman once expressed an interest in traveling to South America and is said to prefer warmer climates.
A graduate from the University of California at Berkeley’s law school, Fishman has in the past worked as a lawyer, cab driver, researcher, lobbyist and writer, according to the FBI.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said Fishman had been treated for various mental disorders.
Fishman is 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds, with brown hair and eyes. Authorities consider him as being armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information on Fishman’s whereabouts should contact the sheriff’s office at 240-777-7022, or contact your local law enforcement agency.
Tips from readers of The Washington Examiner have led directly to the arrest of at least 24 “Most Wanted” fugitives in just over the past two years.
