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The Hitchhike Killer: William “Cockeyed” Cook.

“In the early 1950s, Spree Killer, William “Cockeyed” Cook, terrorized the American Southwest leading to the deaths of six people”


Written by: Tim Scott

Hosts: Chuck Walters, Brandy Herrman, and Tim Scott

Editor and Audio Engineer: Thadd Scott

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