John W. DeCamp a Republican

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, is a former member of the Nebraska Legislature

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 and author of the book The Franklin Cover-up: Child Abuse, Satanism, and Murder in Nebraska.

Biography

Born in Neligh

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, Nebraska

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, DeCamp joined the United States Army

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 during the Vietnam War

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. He was later assigned to serve as an aide to former CIA director William Colby

William Colby

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, who was Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam at the time. Beginning his campaign for election while still stationed in Vietnam, DeCamp was elected and served four terms as a Nebraska state senator, from 1971 to 1987. In the May 2006 election, he was rebuffed in his attempt to return to the Legislature.

He is currently a practicing attorney in Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska

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. He served as a lawyer for the Militia of Montana

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, a constitutional militia group

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 in the 1990s.

DeCamp was also the lead perspective on Conspiracy of Silence, an unaired documentary about the Franklin child abuse allegations.

See also

• "Conspiracy of Silence" draft video on archive.org