Milton William Cooper | |
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| Born | May 6, 1943 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 5, 2001 (aged 58) Eagar, Arizona, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Gunshot |
| Resting place | Springerville Cemetery Springerville, Arizona |
| Other names | Bill Cooper |
| Occupation(s) | Conspiracy theorist, radio broadcaster, author |
Milton William "Bill" Cooper (May 6, 1943 – November 5, 2001) was an American conspiracy theorist, radio broadcaster, and author known for his 1991 book Behold a Pale Horse, in which he warned of multiple global conspiracies, some involving extraterrestrial life.[1][2][3] Cooper also described HIV/AIDS as a man-made disease used to target blacks, Hispanics, and homosexuals, and that a cure was made before it was implemented.[4] He has been described as a "militia theoretician".[5] Cooper was killed in 2001 by sheriff's deputies after he shot at them during an attempted arrest.[1]
- ^ a b "Arizona Militia Figure Is Shot to Death". Los Angeles Times. November 7, 2001. p. A24. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Richard Allen Landes (2011). Heaven on Earth: The Varieties of the Millennial Experience. Oxford University Press. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-19-975359-8. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ^ Arthur Goldwag (2009). Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies: The Straight Scoop on Freemasons, the Illuminati, Skull and Bones, Black Helicopters, the New World Order, and Many, Many More. Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN 978-0-307-39067-7. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ^ "Bill Cooper interview CNN Uncut original". Event occurs at 39:00. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ Gilroy, Paul (2000). "Planetary Humanism". Against Race: Imagining Political Culture Beyond the Color Line. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. pp. 352–353. ISBN 978-0674000964. Retrieved January 17, 2013.