{
  "uid": "b638425c72dd4ae290339fd989d48faf",
  "slug": "joel-wesley-shrum-b63842",
  "name": "JOEL WESLEY SHRUM",
  "agency": "FBI",
  "list": "Seeking Information",
  "category": "Violent crime",
  "charge": "Murder Victim\r\nTa'izz, Yemen\r\nMarch 18, 2012",
  "reward": 5000000,
  "reward_text": "The Rewards for Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5,000,000 for information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual who committed, conspired to commit, or aided or abetted in the commission of, the murder of United States citizen Joel Wesley Shrum.",
  "location": "Washington, DC",
  "state": "DC",
  "state_name": "District of Columbia",
  "status": "At large",
  "warning": "",
  "image_url": "https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/joel-wesley-shrum/@@images/image/large",
  "source_url": "https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/joel-wesley-shrum",
  "updated": "2026-09-22",
  "kind": "wanted",
  "caution": "",
  "remarks": "",
  "hook": "Joel Wesley Shrum is wanted by the FBI in connection with an alleged violent crime.",
  "blurb": "Joel Wesley Shrum is wanted by the FBI in connection with an alleged violent crime, in a case out of Washington, DC. The warrant is still outstanding. Joel is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.",
  "mystery": "Joel has not been found. The file stays open, and the trail only picks back up the moment someone recognizes the face. A reward of up to $5M is waiting for whoever does.",
  "rib": "",
  "ribcls": "",
  "source_class": "fbi_sync",
  "corroborated_agencies": [],
  "sections": {
    "photo": {
      "status": "available",
      "message": ""
    },
    "charges": {
      "status": "available",
      "message": ""
    },
    "location": {
      "status": "available",
      "message": ""
    },
    "reward": {
      "status": "available",
      "message": ""
    },
    "source": {
      "status": "available",
      "message": ""
    },
    "corroboration": {
      "status": "empty",
      "message": "No other authoritative agency currently lists a matching name for this case."
    }
  }
}