ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) and FBI said a federal fugitive wanted in connection with a notorious 1988 Florida heist died while hiding in western North Carolina.
John Anthony Quinn, who used aliases including Dale Calvin Cluckey, Dale Clucke, Jack Quinn and James Sullivan, was wanted for his alleged role in the April 1988 theft of $1.3 million in cash from Federal Protection Service, an armored car company in Riviera Beach, Florida, the NCSBI said. He was 48 at the time.
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Quinn worked as a manager and is accused of stealing money from the company’s vault, the NCSBI said.
Quinn was wanted by the FBI for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and by the state of Florida on a charge of first-degree grand theft, officials said. He previously was featured on “America’s Most Wanted” and “Unsolved Mysteries.”
The NCSBI said Quinn died of natural causes in December at a hospital in Asheville. Officials said he was using the alias Jim Klein at the time.
The FBI Laboratory Latent Prints Unit positively identified Quinn from a fingerprint card, officials said.
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