Katherine Ann Power

Who is Katherine Ann Power?

Katherine Ann Power is an American ex-convict and long-time fugitive, who along with her fellow student and accomplice Susan Edith Saxe, was placed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1970. The two participated in robberies at a Massachusetts National Guard armory and a bank in Brighton, Massachusetts where Boston police officer Walter Schroeder was shot and killed. Power remained at large for 23 years.

A native of Colorado, Power turned herself over to authorities in 1993 after starting a new life in Oregon. She pled guilty and was imprisoned in Massachusetts for six years before being released on 14 years' probation. While in prison, Power completed her bachelors degree, and after her release, earned a masters degree at Oregon State University. She resides in the Boston area.