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Carl Mosser

Case from Joplin, MO dated Jan 02, 1951

Victim Details

Carl Mosser

Male

Joplin

MO

1951-01-02

33

Carl

Mosser

07/27/2026

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In the winter of 1950, Carl Mosser, a 33-year-old man, his wife Thelma, and their three young children left their home in Illinois for a trip to visit relatives in New Mexico. Their journey took an unimaginably tragic turn when they were abducted by a man named Billy Cook. Cook, a recently released convict from Joplin, Missouri, forced his way into the family's car and directed them on a terrifying, meandering drive that led back to his hometown.

The ordeal culminated in the early hours o ...
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  • Billy Cook (criminal) - Wikipedia
  • Billy 'Cockeyed' Cook: Portrait of an American Spree Killer, 1951 - LIFE
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