Last Updated on October 16, 2025 by Matt Staff
These twenty snapshots from the Seventies do more than record arrests; they capture the restless heartbeat of an era. You’ll see the dreamers and drifters who defined a generation that refused to play it safe. Step back into a decade when style met scandal, rebellion had rhythm, and even a night in the county jail came with a touch of swagger. Let’s take a look at 20 mugshots from the seventies.
1. David Bowie was arrested for having an illegal substance
2. John Wayne Gacy looking weirdly happy to be taking a mugshot
3. Ted Bundy, while he was rocking the weirdo stache
4. Patty Hearst was booked for having SLA involvement
5. David Berkowitz, also known as the “Son of Sam”
6. Sid Vicious was arrested for having a connection in Nancy Spungen’s death
7. Victoria Mortensen looks oddly okay for being arrested
8. Mary Ann Growette
9. Marilyn Meade blinked during her mugshot
10. Carol Minderhout
11. Edmund Kemper, a serial killer who took the lives of his own grandparents
12. Jim Morrison was arrested for indecent exposure at a concert
13. Timothy Leary, arrested for possession of illegal substances
14. Bill Gates, arrested for driving without a license
15. Pablo Escobar was arrested for trafficking illegal substances
16. Larry King, arrested for grand larceny in 1971
17. Jane Fonda, arrested for assaulting a police officer
18. Suzanne Somers was arrested for writing fraudulent checks in San Francisco
19. Jerry Lee Lewis was arrested for waving a gun at people while driving under the influence
20. Steve McQueen, arrested for DWI
Want to see more vintage mugshots?
Check out 20 Mugshots from the Roaring Twenties, or take a look at 20 Mugshots of Famous Musicians (1960s–1990s). Finally, if you want to see mugshots from the Edwardian Era, check out 20 Mugshots from the Edwardian Era.
