The body of the most wanted man in the United States was found four months after his natural death

A man on the 15th most wanted criminal in the U.S. Marshals list died in Seneca, South Carolina four months ago. Nearly 16 years after he was added to the list, Associated Press Reported on Friday.

According to reports, Frederick Cecil McLean died of natural causes in July at the age of 70. According to Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis, he His body was found on November 6 after neighbors called the police because they had not seen him for a while.

A fingerprint identified as McLean was obtained from the body during an autopsy on November 15

In 2005, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department issued an arrest warrant against McLean for sexually assaulting children. It determined that he was at a high risk of continuing to attack young girls, resulting in him being placed on the list of most wanted criminals a year later.

According to his Most Wanted Poster, McLean is a Jehovah’s Witness. He has encountered at least eight known victims through his relationship with the church in 25 years. Allegedly, a girl between the ages of 5 and 12 was attacked more than 100 times.

McLean has lived in South Carolina under the name James Fitzgerald for the past 15 years.

“We hope that McLean’s fate was decided by the court as early as 15 years ago,” said U.S. Marshal Steve Stafford of the Southern District of California. WYFF in South Carolina“The investigators who dealt with this case never gave up. We hope that McLean’s death will bring a sense of end to the victim and his family, especially knowing that he will never harm another child.”

Although it is currently not suspected that McLean’s cause of death was a foul, the investigation will continue to determine whether he has helped evade the authorities in the past 15 years.

The U.S. Marshals and local authorities encourage anyone with information about McLean and any other potential victims to contact them.

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“The discovery of Frederick McLean’s body marks the end of the hunt, but the investigation is continuing,” said Ronald Davis, Director of the U.S. Marshals Service.

They determined that he used several other aliases and also lived in Anderson, South Carolina and Poughkeepsie, New York.

“Because he is suspected of committing a crime, we are worried that there may be other victims,” ​​Stafford said.