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Edward John Kurpiewski

Death by Force
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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
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    Victim Details

    Edward John Kurpiewski

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    New Britain

    CT

    1956-12-15

    29

    Edward

    John Kurpiewski

    11/05/2025

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