Billy Cook (criminal)

Billy Cook
Cook in 1951
Born
William Edward Cook Jr.

December 23, 1928 (1928-12-23)
DiedDecember 12, 1952 (1952-12-13) (aged 23)
OccupationDrifter
Criminal statusExecuted by gas chamber
MotiveRobbery
Witness elimination
ConvictionsFederal
Kidnapping (18 U.S.C. § 1201) (5 counts)
California
First degree murder
Criminal penaltyFederal
300 years imprisonment
California
Death
Details
DateDecember 30, 1950 – January 21, 1951
LocationsMissouri and California
Killed6 (and a dog)
Injured3
Weapons.32 Snubnosed revolver

William Edward Cook Jr. (December 23, 1928 – December 12, 1952) was an American spree killer and mass murderer who murdered six people, including a family of five, on a 22-day rampage between Missouri and California in 1950–51.