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Nicholas Koleski

Death by Force
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In the autumn of 1920, with the nation in the early grip of Prohibition, the authorities in Grays Harbor, Washington, were embroiled in a determined effort to curb the illicit trade of bootleggers. As their usual plainclothes agents became too well-known, Aberdeen's Chief of Police, Frank O'Brien, sought the assistance of the Seattle-based Revelare Detective Agency. From this agency came Nicholas Koleski, a 22-year-old male of Russian-Polish descent. Despite his youth, Koleski had already garner ...Read More
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Victim Details

Nicholas Koleski

Male

White / Caucasian

Aberdeen

WA

1920-09-21

22

Nicholas

Koleski

11/09/2025

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