Roy Olmstead, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Prohibition bootlegger
Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1886
Place of Birth: Beaver City, Nebraska, United States
Date of Death: 30-Apr-1966
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Roy Olmstead
- Roy Olmstead (September 18, 1886 – April 30, 1966) was one of the most successful and best-known bootleggers in the Pacific Northwest region during American Prohibition.
- A former lieutenant in the Seattle Police Department, he began to bootleg part-time while still on the force.
- Following his arrest for that crime, he lost his job in law enforcement and turned to illegally importing and distributing alcohol from Canada as a full-time and highly profitable occupation.
- Eventually, wiretaps of his phones provided sufficient evidence for his arrest and prosecution, despite an appeal that reached the Supreme Court regarding the legality of the wiretap.
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