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• George Harsh – Great Escaper and the ‘Milwaukee Thrill Slayer.

  

  Before George Rutherford Harsh, Jr. became a crucial member of the Great Escape he became the ‘Milwaukee Thrill Slayer,’ at least according to the Georgia newspapers. Shot down on a bombing raid over Cologne in 1943 while serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force and a confirmed troublemaker in the eyes of his guards, Harsh…

  CrimeScribe

  October 1, 2021

  History, Press And Politics, True Crime, Uncategorized

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