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Forrest Ray Colson was a thin, pallid, blond boy. His hands were soft and white, and he wore gloves whenever possible. But for all this he wanted to be a "big hero" and have lots of girls. At 16 he left high school in Hollywood and joined the Marine Corps. He served six unrewarding years, from 1941 to 1947. He saw no action, won no medals...
...with a girl on each arm, stole off with women when on patrol duty-and was dropped from the force. He got another job as a rookie cop on the police force of nearby Glendora. After two months the chief called him in and fired him. The reason: women. Colson picked up his pistol, put it to his head and said, "I bet you don't think I got guts enough to pull the trigger. You wanta dare me?" The chief talked...
...Colson went to Oklahoma City and moved in with his mother. The 26-year-old ex-hero seemed to have plenty of money saved; he bought a maroon and black Ford, and took occasional trips back to California, where he dropped in at the Monterey Park police station to ask for a fresh chance to become...
...apparition was leaving the store, clutching $13,675 in a canvas bank bag. As it began leveling its shotgun, a patrolman fired one shot from the hip. The figure fell, shot through the temple. The cops pulled off the mask and helmet, and there lay Forrest Ray Colson-back in uniform. He died two hours later...
Warren A. Colson '49--Priscilla Mosers...