ABSTRACT

In this final chapter, we will examine five cases involving cop-killers aged fifty-five and over. These cases include:

• Michael Ferryman, who killed an officer investigating a shots-fired call

• Thomas Hardy, who murdered an officer during a traffic stop • Cheryl Kidd, who killed an officer during a delusional epi-

sode of mental illness • Eli Myers, III, who killed an officer during a traffic stop This group holds a few unusual shooters, including a sixty-year-old

cop-killer, a female offender, and a former police officer.