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Joseph Henry Burgess
United States · Aged 62 · Died 07/16/2009
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Burgess had been sought for decades for murders and burglaries. He was killed when he broke into a cabin occupied by Sandoval County deputies, Sgt. Joe Harris and Deputy Theresa Moriarty, who were looking for him. He was nicknamed the "Cookie Bandit." He was a religious zealot who disapproved of relationships between unmarried couples. Harris died in the gunfight.
Alleged responsible partySandoval County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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