William Colby
William Egan Colby (January 4, 1920 - April 27, 1996) became director of the CIA on 1973 September 4, after James R. Schlesinger. It was Colby who launched the Accelerated Pacification Campaign during the Vietnam War. He later would reveal a large amount of information to Congress, such as CIA attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro. He was fired by President Gerald Ford and replaced with George H.W. Bush on 1976 January 30.
After reportedly gone out canoeing in the middle of the night, Colby was found in under suspicious circumstances, near his home in Rockpoint MD. He reportedly did not mention any canoeing plans to his wife, nor was it normal for him to go boating at night. Colby's body was not immediately located, but later found underwater -- close to where his canoe was. The cause of death was reportedly an aneurism, which caused him to drown, resulting in hypothermia. He was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on May 13, 1996.
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- http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/usa/william-colby/
