The FBI is showing renewed interest in solving a number of “cold case” crimes, including one involving a murder suspect with Gainesville ties.
Danny Liggett is wanted for a 1987 murder in a Manhattan apartment during which a wheelchair-confined man was stabbed to death and a woman wounded. A federal warrant charges Liggett with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, and the FBI is offering up to $25,000 reward for information.
The agency says Liggett also has had ties to Hoboken, New Jersey; Des Moines, Iowa; and Springfield, Illinois
FBI NARRATIVE:
“DESCRIPTION
Date(s) of Birth Used: August 17, 1949 Place of Birth: Springfield, Illinois
Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
Height: 5’10” Weight: 145 to 155 pounds
Sex: Male Race: White
Nationality: American Scars and Marks:
Liggett has a Snoopy tattoo on his left arm, but it is
unknown if it is the Snoopy character or the word ‘Snoopy’
spelled out.
NCIC: W484643680
REWARD
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of Danny Liggett.
REMARKS
Liggett was raised in Des Moines, Iowa, and received his Doctor of Education (E.D.D.) in 1983 from a university in Massachusetts. He worked conducting
management training seminars for employees of large companies. Liggett had ties to Hoboken, New Jersey; New York; Des Moines, Iowa; Springfield, Illinois;
and Gainsville, Georgia. He may have fled the United States and traveled to Southeast Asia, specifically the Philippines, or to the Northern Region of Canada.
CAUTION
Danny Liggett is wanted for the murder of a man in New York City (Manhattan) on May 7, 1987. On that date, Liggett was taken by a female acquaintance to an
apartment to see a man about selling a piece of jewelry. During that meeting, Liggett allegedly used a knife to attack both the man, who was physically impaired
and in a wheelchair, as well as the female acquaintance. Liggett allegedly stabbed the man to death, and then threatened to kill the woman, who survived the
attack, if she reported him to law enforcement.
Liggett was charged with second degree murder in the Criminal Court of the City of New York on March 18, 1988. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Liggett
in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, on May 16, 1988, after Liggett was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS
If you have any information concerning this person, please contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.”