Riders on the Storm: Based on a True Story by Sherri Kukla

 

BUY RIDERS ON THE STORM- BASED ON A TRUE STORY AT AMAZON! (1/14/26), 

BARNES & NOBLE, Or buy on Sherri Kukla's site

Thelma, Carl, Pamela Sue, Ronnie, and Gary Mosser, victims of Bill Cook (1951),

 Find-a-Grave.com.

The Doors: Riders on the Storm original lyrics

Songwriters: James Morrison / John Densmore / Ray Manzarek / Robby Krieger

Riders on the Storm lyrics © TuneCore Inc., Wixen Music Publishing

Author Sherri Kukla 

Wanted Posters- William E. Cook "Cockeyed Billy", Life Magazine 1951

Arrest of William E. Cook, Life Magazine, 1951.

Harvey Talks Prison- YouTube.com, 2023.

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Book Ignites Interest in Imperial County Manhunt, The Desert Review, Nov. 18, 2025.

Ben Cosgrove, "I'm gonna live by the gun and roam': Portrait of an American Spree Killer, Time.com, April 14, 2014.

Carl Mosser, Find-a-Grave.com, Jan. 2025.

Dustin Lattimer, Brooklyn Norris, History of the Spree Killer from Joplin, Missouri, WLNS.com, Oct 25, 2022.

Hard Luck: The Billy Cook Story, Murphysburg.org, May 2022.

Sherri Kukla, Riders on the Storm, S&S Publishing, Jan. 14, 2026.