There were many such players in the world whose name also appeared in the world of crime. One such name was that of James Snook, who was found guilty of murder. James Snook had two gold medals in his name as a shooter in the Olympic Games, but then he was sentenced to death by sitting on an electric chair.
James Snook, a graduate of the Ohio Veterinary School in the US, was a professor. James Snook was working in the Department of Veterinary Medicine. During his spare time, he also took up shooting as an amateur. Then in the year 1920, he represented America in the Olympic Games held in Antwerp, Belgium. He won two gold medals in shooting events. These medals were won in the Free Pistol 50m and Military Pistol categories.
After this James Snook gained a lot of respect. He also had a reputation while teaching in the Department of Veterinary Medicine and he had also become a gold medalist. James Snook also invented the ‘snook hook’, which is still used in the field of animal husbandry. Then comes the year 1929 and he is arrested for the murder of a medical student, Theora Hicks.
In fact, James Snook was in a relationship with Theora Hicks for many years. But with the changing times, Hicks was putting pressure on them to marry. Hicks insisted that James divorce his wife and marry him. In addition, Hicks threatened James that his wife and children would be killed if he did not do so. Because of this, he killed Hicks one day.
In the year 1929, James Snook confessed his crime to the police. Snook said that he hit Hicks in the head several times with a hammer, then slit his throat with a knife. Snook said he didn’t want Hicks to die in agony. It has been written about James Snook in many places that when this matter used to be heard in the court, people used to come from far and wide to hear the testimony in the court.
James told a lot about Hicks and their relationship in his testimony. In which it was said that he had even taken a room away from the city to meet and he used to go there often. Snook is said to have described the manner of the murder in such a gruesome way that the newspaper could not cover part of his confession. Then in February 1930, Snook was convicted of murder and put on an electric chair and put to death.