<P> Historically, some wanted posters offering a reward contained the phrase "dead or alive". Thus one would get a reward for either bringing the person or their body to the authorities . This could indicate that the person was an outlaw, and that it was permissible to kill them . Alternatively it might mean that it was permissible to kill them if they resisted arrest . </P> <P> Wanted posters have been used by media sources to cast prominent figures as wild west criminals . Popular examples of this include the September 4, 1939 Edition of the British newspaper the Daily Mirror, which cast Adolf Hitler as a' reckless criminal' ' wanted dead or alive' . This idea was also used by The New York Post in their global search for Osama Bin Laden in 2001 . </P> <Ul> <Li> John Dillinger </Li> <Li> Billy the Kid </Li> <Li> Bonnie and Clyde </Li> <Li> Baby Face Nelson </Li> <Li> Jack the Ripper </Li> <Li> James Earl Ray </Li> <Li> John Wilkes Booth </Li> <Li> D.B. Cooper </Li> <Li> Pablo Escobar </Li> <Li> Jesse James </Li> <Li> Al Capone </Li> </Ul> <Li> Billy the Kid </Li>

When did they stop wanted dead or alive