David Dallas Taylor (December 15, 1926 – August 11, 1983) was an American murderer who was on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1953.

[1][2] Taylor had held jobs as a service station attendant, electrician, plumber, autobody repairman, and grill man in restaurants.

A career criminal, Taylor had been serving a jail sentence in Jasper, Alabama for grand larceny when he killed an elderly guard to escape; the first of four prison escapes prior to his addition to the most wanted list in 1953.

[3] Taylor was a "persuasive talker" with a Southern accent who was always armed with a gun and switchblade.

[5] In November 1953, he was sentenced to three years in federal prison after being convicted of fleeing across state lines to avoid prosecution.