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A Brief but Violent Career

by | Feb 20, 2018 | True West Blog

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Bill Cook grew up in the Indian Territory, where he also made a name for himself.  Born in 1873, he was busted for whiskey peddling in 1893.  After a brief jail stay, Cook formed a gang of up to 17 men, including the trigger-happy Cherokee Bill. For about six months in late 1894, the outfit went on a crime spree of robbery and murder.  Several members were captured or killed; Cook was caught in January 1


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