The History of Traditional Organized Crime in America

The History of Traditional Organized Crime in America

The draft dodger

Criminal Connecticut

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Mar 21, 2026
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William Curtis Colepaugh was born raised to well to do parent in East Lyme. Arrested a draft dodger in 1942, the charges were dropped when he joined the US Navy and in 1943 was granted an honorable d…

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