Anthony Cook | |
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| Born | Anthony H. Cook March 9, 1949 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Status | Incarcerated |
| Conviction(s) | Aggravated murder (2 counts) Murder Attempted murder Attempted rape Aggravated robbery |
| Criminal penalty | 15 years to life |
| Details | |
| Victims | 9+ |
Span of crimes | 1973–1981 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Ohio |
Date apprehended | October 14, 1981 |
| Imprisoned at | Chillicothe Correctional Institution, Union Township, Ross County, Ohio |
Nathaniel Cook | |
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| Born | October 25, 1958 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Status | Released |
| Conviction(s) | Attempted aggravated murder Kidnapping (2 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | 15–75 years |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3–9+ |
Span of crimes | 1973–1981 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Ohio |
Date apprehended | February 13, 1998 |
| Imprisoned at | Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution, Lima, Ohio |
Anthony Cook (born March 9, 1949) and Nathaniel Cook (born October 25, 1958) are American brothers and serial killers who committed at least nine rape-murders between 1973 and 1981.[1] They were active in Toledo, Ohio, and surrounding areas with most of their victims being young couples. Anthony was arrested and convicted for the final murder, but his and Nathaniel's guilt in the other killings would not be uncovered until Nathaniel was detained for a misdemeanor in 1998, after which DNA profiling exposed their involvement. Both brothers were later convicted and sentenced to long terms of imprisonment; Anthony received multiple life sentences, while Nathaniel was sentenced to 75 years with a minimum of fifteen years served, and he was paroled after eighteen years in 2018.
- ^ Walsh, Anthony (2005). "African Americans and Serial Killing in the Media: The Myth and the Reality". Homicide Studies Vol. 9 No. 4, November 2005, pp 271-291; DOI: 10.1177/1088767905280080