LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) - One of the most wanted fugitives in the United States is being sought in the Los Angeles area after escaping from an Ohio prison in 1973, authorities confirmed Saturday.. Marshals Service. She put up a courageous fight and thwarted his forcible sexual assault, but only angered Eubanks into bloodlust in the process. Some legal experts believe this case could open the door for the FBI to make a rare exception to the policy that prohibits searches using familial DNA. Authorities say they are now closing in on one of the most wanted fugitives in the United States after he escaped from an Ohio prison in 1973. Tragically, she found Eubanks, instead. Someone whos like, I know that guy.'. Marshal Brian Fitzgibbon said after the Netflix showing that the marshals service received a lot of tips from people filling in the holes. Investigators believe the fugitive lived off and on with a woman named Kay Eubanks between about 1975 and 1996. "We know that he has a footprint there, we know that he has associates throughout the area, we just need to talk to those people," says Siler. NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT: Before arrest, verify warrant through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). Lester Eubanks was imprisoned in the first place for trying to rape a 14-year-old girl before shooting her to death and then bludgeoning her into a pulp with a brick. https://t.co/G9Ve0bpFv2. Arizona was the last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the United . Fox News Flash top headlines for March 27. But even though he kept to himself, the inmates knew of his opinionated and cocky nature, so they stayed away. Another thing she remembers about him: "He wore a lot of cologne and it would give me a migraine," she recalls. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Deputy U.S. After all, in the summer of 2003, they did try to question his father, Mose, who refused to talk about Lester but said that sometimes people could change and move on with their lives. Marshals Service) The Netflix series second season aims to probe every detail of the case which has only gained more steam the longer Lester Eubanks has been on the run. "They hadn't even putout a locator or warrant for him and I got that reinstalled in the computer system for all of the United States," he said. Hes certain Lester Eubanks has likely fathered children by this point and is potentially a grandfather, as well. Eubanks, who is in his mid-70s, was described as a 5-foot-11-inch male with black hair and brown eyes. He was just out there on his own and nobody seemed concerned about it.. We believe that he may have never left the Greater Los Angeles area, Murphy said. Lester would give you the shirt off his back and would do everything to help support his family. 29 2021, Updated 5:18 p.m. "We're hoping that the viewers in Los Angeles are able to identify some of these people," says Siler. He finished the teen off by smashing her in the head with a brick. Manfield News Journal