Where capture of Charlie Kirk’s assassin ranks in history of famous manhunts

In the history of criminal manhunts, the capture of Tyler Robinson, the young man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, ranks among one of the fastest apprehensions in a high-profile crime.

The 22-year-old Robinson was arrested Thursday evening, just 33 hours after Kirk was assassinated on the Utah Valley University campus on Wednesday.

Here's a look at some of the most famous outcomes of manhunts.

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• Boston Marathon Bombings: The Tsarnaev brothers were captured in four days. The bombing occurred on April 15, 2013 and the capture on April 20, 2013.
• United Healthcare CEO assassination: Luigi Mangione was caught in five days. The shooting occurred December 4, 2024 and the capture on December 9th 2024.
• Centennial Park Bombing: Eric Rudolph roamed free for six years and 10 months before he was caught. The bombing occurred July 27, 1996, and the capture on May 31, 2003
• The Unabomber: Ted Kaczynskil took 17 years and 314 days to be apprehended. His first bombing occurred May 25, 1978, and he was captured on April 3, 1996
• Oklahoma City Bombing: Timothy McVeigh was one of the quickest captures in history thanks to a traffic stop just 90 minutes after the Murrah federal building was bombed on April 19, 1995.