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Edward John Kurpiewski

Case from New Britain, CT dated Dec 15, 1956

Victim Details

Edward John Kurpiewski

Male

White / Caucasian

New Britain

CT

1956-12-15

29

Edward

John Kurpiewski

07/09/2026

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On the evening of December 15, 1956, in New Britain, Connecticut, 29-year-old Edward John Kurpiewski, a white male, was working at his business, Kurp's Gasoline Station. It was a cold evening, marked by an ice storm, when two men, Joseph "Mad Dog" Taborsky and Arthur "Meatball" Culombe, pulled into the station with the intention of robbing it. This encounter would abruptly and violently end Kurpiewski's life and mark the beginning of a crime spree that would terrorize the state.

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  • Joseph "Mad Dog" Taborsky - Wikipedia
  • Edward John Kurpiewski, Sr., age 29
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