| Date | Name | City | Province | Licensed | Victims | Deaths | Injuries | Suicide | Firearms | OIC Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Cook | Stettler | AB | 7 | 7 | 0 | No | Yes | No |
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On June 25, 1959, Robert Raymond Cook killed his entire family at their home in Stettler, Alberta, Canada. He was convicted of murdering his father, Raymond Cook, and was sentenced to death. Cook was the last person to be executed in the province of Alberta.
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Robert Raymond Cook was a Canadian mass murderer who was convicted of killing his father, Raymond Cook, in Stettler, Alberta, on June 25, 1959. He killed his entire family at their home, but was only tried for the murder of his father. Cook was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. After officials declined to grant clemency, he was hanged in 1960. He was the last person to be executed in the province of Alberta.