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ddelta · 05-10-2005, 11:49 AM

I need help on the case of the couple that was killed by the driver of the dark blue car. God that case creeps me out, the way they showed that guy looking at the eyewitnesses!!

Lifetime had an update that they arrested someone, but they never figured out a motive for the crime. I was wondering if anyone has any info on the guy arrested...i can't remember the name now! Was he ever convicted??

It seemed like he had to have known this couple or even stalked them. I don't understand why he would shoot them so many times and then shoot the boyfriend another three times, pull the girl from the car and put her clothes in disarray. Seemed like overkill to me which is usually a person known to the victim. And also, the eyewitness remembers seeing the car waiting for them on the shoulder, seems this guy would of known the couples way home and was waiting for them. I don't believe this was a random killing.

Any ideas???

crystaldawn · 05-10-2005, 12:19 PM

Well I couldn't find anything online to confirm this but a friend of mine said that Andrew Alan Cook was executed for killing them in 1998. He also said that Cook's father was a FBI agent. Does anyone remember this? It seems like there was a show on CourtTV or one of those channels about this and I believe they said that Cook had confessed to his father and he's the one who turned him in. I felt sorry for the dad because he then testified at his trial and was trying to spare his son the death penalty to no avail. Although the father did the right thing, I'm sure he has some guilt for turning him in since he was sentenced to death.

Kane · 05-10-2005, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crystaldawn

Well I couldn't find anything online to confirm this but a friend of mine said that Andrew Alan Cook was executed for killing them in 1998.

You and/or your friend heard wrong. Andrew Cook was sentenced to death in 1998, but he has not been executed.

I found a prison pen pal link with his profile:

http://www.1prison.com/gaandrewcook.html

ddelta · 05-10-2005, 03:52 PM

Found this

The son of a former FBI agent was found guilty yesterday of killing 2
college students in a crime he confessed to his father.

After hearing arguments in the penalty phase, the jury then sentenced him
to death.

Andrew Cook, 24, was sentenced to the electric chair for the January 1995
shootings of Michele Cartagena, 19, and Grant Hendrickson, 22. They were
killed in a car at a lover's lane.

Cook's father, John, testified Wednesday that it "wrenched my heart out"
to hear his son admit to what was then a murder mystery.

Now an investigator for the Bibb County district attorney, John Cook was
an FBI agent in December 1995 when the Georgia Bureau of Investigation
said it wanted to talk to his then-22-year-old about the deaths.

John Cook had no idea his son was a suspect.

"I said, 'Andy, the GBI is looking for you concerning the Lake Juliette
homicide. Do you know anything about it?' "Cook testified. "He said,
'Daddy, I can't tell you. You're one of them....You're a cop.'"

Eventually, Andrew Cook told his father that he was there and that he
knew who shot the couple, John Cook recalled.

"I just felt like the world was crashing in on me. But I felt maybe
he was there and just saw what happened," he said. "I then asked, 'Did
you shoot them?'

"After a pause on the phone, he said, 'Yes.'"

His son told him he had killed the couple as they sat in Cartagena's new
Honda Civic, a Christmas present from her parents.

"He said, 'I pulled in, the car was already there and I just stopped and
shot them,'" Cook said. "Then he was crying even more and he said, 'It
wasn't me, Daddy. It wasn't me....It was somebody or something that took
over me.' "

Ater finishing his testimony, Cook left the stand and mouthed "I'm sorry"
to the victims' families seated in the front row of the courtroom.

DarkDante · 05-11-2005, 02:10 AM

From the UM the people who murdered Grant and Michelle had to be one of two things a cold-blooded killer or someone who was suffering from some sort of emotional/mental illness. I'm not sure where Andy Cook fits into the scenerio or if we can actually believe a word he says but he does seem truly repentant.

Perhaps this is because is is facing the electric chair but then again as a rule I do believe redemption is possible for anyone. The thing is with Mr. Cook is I watched this segment when it was originally on NBC I believe and I was hoping they would find the guy because the murder was so senseless and brutal. Andy Cook however gives no quarter when it comes to revealing why he killed two people he didn't even know in the first place. If he is truly remorsefull then why did he do it in the first place. Could have he been angry at the world? - It's not rocket science that a lot of folks who commit murder have some sort of inner turmoil brewing inside them and unfortunatley for the rest of us instead of seeking out help in dealing with this weight they act out their anger and rage onto other people in often deadly situations.

Maybe this is what happened to Andy Cook? - Maybe it wasn't? - It's just sad that because of Cook's actions two people had to die and now Cook himself because of what he seems to explain as doing something that wasn't in his character is going to die as well.

So senseless.

ddelta · 05-13-2005, 10:13 AM

Not that i can figure out a cold blooded killer, but if the facts presented on UM are true this was a thought out murder by Mr. Cooke. He waited for those two to come out of the movies and then waited to they parked and shot and killed them. Not one shot, he shot again and again and again.

It is just so senseless...i can't see how one can be sitting home and go i am going to go out tonight and kill the first two people i can find. That is what disturbs me about this case.

I don't care if he is remorseful, he deserves to die for taking two young and vivacious people lives way too soon.

05-10-2005, 11:49 AM	#1
ddelta Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Posts: 218	The case on yesterday I need help on the case of the couple that was killed by the driver of the dark blue car. God that case creeps me out, the way they showed that guy looking at the eyewitnesses!! Lifetime had an update that they arrested someone, but they never figured out a motive for the crime. I was wondering if anyone has any info on the guy arrested...i can't remember the name now! Was he ever convicted?? It seemed like he had to have known this couple or even stalked them. I don't understand why he would shoot them so many times and then shoot the boyfriend another three times, pull the girl from the car and put her clothes in disarray. Seemed like overkill to me which is usually a person known to the victim. And also, the eyewitness remembers seeing the car waiting for them on the shoulder, seems this guy would of known the couples way home and was waiting for them. I don't believe this was a random killing. Any ideas???

05-11-2005, 02:10 AM	#5
DarkDante Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1,569	Again the question comes back to motive From the UM the people who murdered Grant and Michelle had to be one of two things a cold-blooded killer or someone who was suffering from some sort of emotional/mental illness. I'm not sure where Andy Cook fits into the scenerio or if we can actually believe a word he says but he does seem truly repentant. Perhaps this is because is is facing the electric chair but then again as a rule I do believe redemption is possible for anyone. The thing is with Mr. Cook is I watched this segment when it was originally on NBC I believe and I was hoping they would find the guy because the murder was so senseless and brutal. Andy Cook however gives no quarter when it comes to revealing why he killed two people he didn't even know in the first place. If he is truly remorsefull then why did he do it in the first place. Could have he been angry at the world? - It's not rocket science that a lot of folks who commit murder have some sort of inner turmoil brewing inside them and unfortunatley for the rest of us instead of seeking out help in dealing with this weight they act out their anger and rage onto other people in often deadly situations. Maybe this is what happened to Andy Cook? - Maybe it wasn't? - It's just sad that because of Cook's actions two people had to die and now Cook himself because of what he seems to explain as doing something that wasn't in his character is going to die as well. So senseless.

05-10-2005, 12:19 PM	#2
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	Well I couldn't find anything online to confirm this but a friend of mine said that Andrew Alan Cook was executed for killing them in 1998. He also said that Cook's father was a FBI agent. Does anyone remember this? It seems like there was a show on CourtTV or one of those channels about this and I believe they said that Cook had confessed to his father and he's the one who turned him in. I felt sorry for the dad because he then testified at his trial and was trying to spare his son the death penalty to no avail. Although the father did the right thing, I'm sure he has some guilt for turning him in since he was sentenced to death.

05-10-2005, 03:52 PM	#4
ddelta Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Posts: 218	Found this The son of a former FBI agent was found guilty yesterday of killing 2 college students in a crime he confessed to his father. After hearing arguments in the penalty phase, the jury then sentenced him to death. Andrew Cook, 24, was sentenced to the electric chair for the January 1995 shootings of Michele Cartagena, 19, and Grant Hendrickson, 22. They were killed in a car at a lover's lane. Cook's father, John, testified Wednesday that it "wrenched my heart out" to hear his son admit to what was then a murder mystery. Now an investigator for the Bibb County district attorney, John Cook was an FBI agent in December 1995 when the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said it wanted to talk to his then-22-year-old about the deaths. John Cook had no idea his son was a suspect. "I said, 'Andy, the GBI is looking for you concerning the Lake Juliette homicide. Do you know anything about it?' "Cook testified. "He said, 'Daddy, I can't tell you. You're one of them....You're a cop.'" Eventually, Andrew Cook told his father that he was there and that he knew who shot the couple, John Cook recalled. "I just felt like the world was crashing in on me. But I felt maybe he was there and just saw what happened," he said. "I then asked, 'Did you shoot them?' "After a pause on the phone, he said, 'Yes.'" His son told him he had killed the couple as they sat in Cartagena's new Honda Civic, a Christmas present from her parents. "He said, 'I pulled in, the car was already there and I just stopped and shot them,'" Cook said. "Then he was crying even more and he said, 'It wasn't me, Daddy. It wasn't me....It was somebody or something that took over me.' " Ater finishing his testimony, Cook left the stand and mouthed "I'm sorry" to the victims' families seated in the front row of the courtroom.

05-13-2005, 10:13 AM	#6
ddelta Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Posts: 218	Not that i can figure out a cold blooded killer, but if the facts presented on UM are true this was a thought out murder by Mr. Cooke. He waited for those two to come out of the movies and then waited to they parked and shot and killed them. Not one shot, he shot again and again and again. It is just so senseless...i can't see how one can be sitting home and go i am going to go out tonight and kill the first two people i can find. That is what disturbs me about this case. I don't care if he is remorseful, he deserves to die for taking two young and vivacious people lives way too soon.