May 15, 2023
2023-05-15T18:00:00
45 Green Street
Concord, NH 03301
In the Evil Day: A Small Town in NH and the Crime that Stunned a Nation
Monday, May 15, 2023
Touching on facets of North Country history, local governance, law enforcement, gun violence, and the human spirit, local researcher Richard Carey shares the story of a shocking event in New Hampshire history.
Join local researcher Richard Adams Carey to learn about a shocking event in New Hampshire history.
On August 19, 1997, in little Colebrook, New Hampshire, a 62-year-old carpenter named Carl Drega, a man with long-simmering property rights grievances, murdered state troopers Scott Phillips and Les Lord at a traffic stop in a supermarket parking lot. Then Drega stole Phillips's cruiser and drove downtown to settle some old scores. By the end of the day three more were dead, Drega among them, and four wounded. Occurring on the eve of America's current plague of gun violence, this tragic event made headlines all over the world and shocked New Hampshire out of a previous innocence.
Touching on facets of North Country history, local governance, law enforcement, gun violence, and the human spirit, Carey describes a community that was never a passive victim but rather a brave and resilient survivor.
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