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Word: schewchuk (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...seamy, brooding father, the Rev. Walter ("Iron Mike") Dworecki (of the First Polish Baptist Church) had insured her for $2,695, that he had once been charged with lucrative arson by a fire insurance company. Last week a onetime boarder in the Dworecki home, 21-year-old Peter Schewchuk, confessed that at Pastor Dworecki's behest he killed Wanda while her parent was out preaching, got 50? for the job from Father Dworecki. Along with Peter Schewchuk, he pleaded guilty. The judge changed their plea to "not guilty." New Jersey law prohibits guilty pleas in capital cases...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Crime | 9/11/1939 | See Source »

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