Killing of Robert Cook Jr. in Georgia in 1940
Incident
Robert Cook, Jr., age 17, died in 1940 in DeKalb County, Georgia. Cook was serving a 60-day sentence for reckless driving. He died of sunstroke while working in a rock quarry whose labor was provided by city prisoners.
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