Profile

Name: Frederick David Russell
Sex: Male
Race: White
Age Now: 29
Height: 6'1\"
Weight: 215 lbs.
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Red
Eyes (Color and Correction): Blue
Other Physical Characteristics: He has fair skin.
Wanted for: UFAP, Whitman County, WA
Vehicular Assault, Pullman, WA; Jun 04, 2001
Vehicular Homicide, Pullman, WA; Jun 04, 2001

Locations

Last seen: Las Vegas, NV Pullman, WA Russell used an American Express Card in Carson City, Nev. Russell has mailed letters which were postmarked in Reno, Nev.
Possible location: Chico, CA Yukon Territory, Canada Carson City , NV Arkansas Alaska Reno, NV Cops believe Russell may try to stay near his mother, Linda. She lives in Chico Calif. and also owns property in Alaska. Russell purchased clothing for cold weather before fleeing.
Last known: Washington He was released on $5,000 bail to the custody of his father, an attorney and then-Dean of the Washington State University's Criminal Justice Department. Shortly after his disappearance a letter was sent by Russell to his father, postmarked in Spokane, Washington.

Traits

Police say he may abuse alcohol and usually drinks 151-proof rum
Was a Washington State University student at the time of his arrest

Case Story

Drunken College Student's Manslaughter Melee

Frederick Russell was out to have a good time the night of June 4, 2001. Cops say Russell started his night of fun by purchasing a half gallon of vodka at a local liquor store. Russell then went with a friend to "My Office Place Tavern," a local bar, and downed a few beers. But cops say Russell's night of fun would soon turn into a tragedy for his classmates. Russell, who cops say was severely under the influence, hopped in his Chevy Blazer and headed eastbound toward Moscow, Idaho on State Road 270. While speeding down the two-lane highway, cops say Russell illegally passed a slower car. A Geo Prism traveling in the opposite direction was the first of two cars Russell would slam into. The car was flung to the side of the road, and miraculously, everyone in this head-on collision survived. Russell also smashed into an oncoming Cadillac carrying seven passengers, three of whom did not survive. In a bizarre twist of fate, the occupants of the Cadillac were Russell's classmates from Washington State University.

Russell Skips Trial, Goes On The Run

Russell was a no-show for court on October 26, 2001.  The last anyone saw of him was in his hometown of Pullman, Washington three days earlier. Shortly after his disappearance his father received a letter from Russell. In the letter Russell said, "I am going to a state where no one can hurt me." Russell's father, the dean of criminal justice at Washington State University has agreed to cooperate with Washington State Police and the FBI. Since the letter, Russell's father says there had been no contact between the two. A few days after Russell's father received the letter, three newspapers received letters thought to be from Russell. These letters were postmarked in Spokane, Washington. Cops say that Russell used his American Express card in Carson City, Nevada at a Citgo Station to buy gas on October 29, 2001.