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Wallace Everett Cool

Case from Moscow, ID dated Aug 04, 1901

Victim Details

Wallace E.

Male

White / Caucasian

Moscow

ID

1901-08-04

33

Wallace

Everett Cool

Yes

07/16/2026

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In the quiet town of Moscow, Idaho, a violent outburst shattered the peace on August 4, 1901, leading to the death of a respected lawman. The victim was Wallace E. Cool, a 33-year-old White male who served as a Latah County Deputy Sheriff. On that fateful Sunday, a man named William Steffen rode his horse into town and began a seemingly random shooting spree.

Steffen's rampage began with the fatal shooting of the town's doctor and the wounding of a local storekeeper. As chaos erupted, Dep ...
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  • Deputy Sheriff Wallace E. Cool - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
  • Honoring the Palouse's fallen - Moscow-Pullman Daily News
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    10/05/2024
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