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Triggered by a newspaper expose, the work traces Colepaugh’s roots, education, and eventual involvement with Nazi espionage missions, using U.S. census data, Freedom of Information Act records, FBI and trial documents, German archives, published research, and interviews. It distinguishes verified facts from conflicting accounts, while examining the consequences of treason, trial, and imprisonment.","OCEANOFPDF.COM  \nOrder this book online [at ](at www.trafford.com)[www.trafford.com](at www.trafford.com)  \nor [email ](email orders@trafford.com)[orders@trafford.com](email orders@trafford.com)  \nMost Trafford titles are also available at major online book retailers.  \n© Copyright 2013 Robert A. Miller.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.  \nISBN: 978-1-4669-8218-5 (sc)  \nISBN: 978-1-4669-8220-8 (hc)  \nISBN: 978-1-4669-8219-2 (e)  \nLibrary of Congress Control Number: 2013903215 Trafford rev. 02/20/2013  \nNorth America & international  \ntoll-free: 1 888 232 4444 (USA & Canada)  \nphone: 250 383 6864  fax: 812 355 4082  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nContents  \nPreface  \nIntroduction  \nChapter 1 Roots  \nChapter 2 Growing Up in East Lyme  \nChapter 3 School and Misguidance  \nChapter 4 Meeting the Nazis  \nChapter 5 Crossing the Rubicon  \nChapter 6 Nazi Training  \nChapter 7 ALong Voyage Home  \nChapter 8 On the Loose in the USA  \nChapter 9 Surrender and Capture  \nChapter 10 The Trial  \nChapter 11 Punishment  \nChapter 12 Parole and a New Life  \nEpilogue  \nAppendix I Hitler Speech 1939  \nAppendix II Hitler Speech 1941  \nAppendix III German Intelligence  \nAppendix IV Richard Gay Interview  \nAppendix V 1956 Appeals Court Transcript  \nAppendix VI Recovered Documents  \nAppendix VII “The Nazi Spy Next Door”  \nBibliography  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nIn Memory of Flora Storrs, a kind and gentle human being  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPREFACE  \nThe news was more than shocking: a photograph and news article on the front page of USA Today titled “The Nazi Spy Next Door”(2/27/02) . That photograph was of my good friend of many years and fellow Rotary Club colleague, William Curtis Colepaugh.  \nAfter the story broke, I was determined to learn as much as possible about this now-historic figure that happened to be my friend. Much of the information that I gathered was conflicting, leaving me with more questions than answers. I would have gone straight to the source, but Bill, unfortunately by this time, was suffering from the late stages of Alzheimer ’s disease.  \nIt was not until after his death in 2005 that I embarked on this journey to write his biography, to tell his story. I wanted to find out exactly who this guy was and attempt to set the record straight. I believe I owed him that much, as he had been a good friend and kind to me over the years.  \nI started with the United States census records. As an amateur genealogist, I was very [familiar with Ancestry.com](familiar with Ancestry.com), and thus it was not a hard task to discover his roots. This research led me to Bill’s hometown of Niantic, Connecticut, where several of Bill’s acquaintances and neighbors still reside. They graciously opened their doors and filled in some of the blanks about Bill and his family when he was a youngster. It was at the East Lyme Historical Society, where I also found a great deal of information about his early years.  \nInterestingly, Bill’s records from Admiral Farragut Academy and MIT provided further evidence of where he may have gone astray. I was fortunate to find the family of Bill’s lifelong close friend Jay D. Boone who was a schoolmate at Farragut. You will be surprised to read about the disparity between his life and Bill’s.  \nThen it was on to the United States government records that were made available, upon request, through the Freedom of Information Act. The six thousand pages of Bill’s official FBI, prison, and trial records enabled me to fill in many blanks. 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