Nathaniel Cook

Serial Killer

Nathaniel Cook: A Detailed Account of His Crimes

Background

Nathaniel Cook, born on October 25, 1958, in Mobile, Alabama, is an American serial killer who, along with his brother Anthony Cook, committed a series of heinous crimes in Toledo, Ohio, and surrounding areas between 1973 and 1981. The Cook brothers were responsible for at least nine rape-murders, with Nathaniel being involved in four of them.

Crimes

The Cook brothers' reign of terror began in May 1980 and continued until their apprehension in 1981. Here are some of the most notable crimes committed by Nathaniel Cook:

• Thomas Gordon and his girlfriend - May 1980: The brothers attacked 24-year-old Thomas Gordon and his 18-year-old girlfriend in north Toledo. They threatened the couple with guns, seized control of their car, and held them hostage. The Cooks drove the couple to the woodlands in western Lucas County, where they shot Gordon. The brothers then raped the woman, after which they stabbed her and fled the crime scene. The girl survived, but Gordon died.
• Connie Sue Thompson - January 3, 1981: Anthony and Nathaniel picked up a 19-year-old hitchhiker and Michigan-native named Connie Sue Thompson. They drove Thompson out to western Lucas County, where they raped and subsequently killed her. The Cooks threw her body off a bridge into a culvert where it was discovered on January 17.
• Dawn Rene Backes - February 1981: Anthony lured 12-year-old Dawn Rene Backes into his car. Nathaniel soon joined his brother. The two men took Backes to the abandoned State Theater on Collingwood Boulevard, where they raped and tortured the young girl for the next several hours. The brothers ultimately killed Backes, crushing her skull by hitting her several times on the head with a brick block.
• Scott Moulton and Denise Siotkowski - March 27, 1981: Anthony attacked Scott Moulton and Denise Siotkowski, both 21, near a supermarket located in the city center. He took them to Oregon, Ohio, an eastern suburb, where he shot both after raping Siotkowski ...Read More

Confirmed Victims: (5)

Thomas Gordon Age: (24), Date of Death: 1980-05

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Anthony and Nathaniel Cook - Wikipedia

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