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On April 21, 1927, in Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming, Sheriff Charles Mortimer Cosby Jr.,white male, age 43, was fatally shot while attempting to arrest a suspect east of Laramie, reportedly in a remote draw several miles from town.
Accounts state that Sheriff Charles Mortimer Cosby Jr., white male, age 43, and Deputy Robert E. Welliever located the suspect—identified as Frank Bray, described in newspaper coverage as a suspected auto thief from Denver—approximately three to four mil ...Read More
Accounts state that Sheriff Charles Mortimer Cosby Jr., white male, age 43, and Deputy Robert E. Welliever located the suspect—identified as Frank Bray, described in newspaper coverage as a suspected auto thief from Denver—approximately three to four mil ...Read More
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Charles Cosby
Male
White / Caucasian
Laramie
WY
1927-04-21
43
Charles
Mortimer Cosby Jr
11/20/2025
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Does anyone else find it particularly significant how Sheriff Cosby's military background might have... ...Read More
07/19/2024
07/19/2024
It's hard to imagine the fear and chaos that must have unfolded when Sheriff Cosby was shot. One thi... ...Read More
06/25/2023
06/25/2023
