James Magnum Cook

James Magnum Cook was born June 14, 1968 in Bowling Green, Kentucky where he spent most of his life except for 8 years living in Georgia. In 1986 he became an Eagle Scout with Troop 202 of the First Christian Church in Bowling Green and has often mentioned that his former Scoutmaster "Doc Evans" influenced him in many of his decisions still to this day. In 1986 while still in high school he also became a trained and licensed Private Investigator as America's youngest at the time. Later he was featured in a school paper article about becoming a Private Investigator at such a young age and before even completing High School. Magnum also served in the U.S. Army Reserve Entry Program his last two years of High School and entered active duty on 8 June 1987 only to be discharged later for stress induced asthma which he never believed should have been the case and continued to be supportive even after leaving the service under these circumstances. Later he returned home for a brief stay only to finally leave for the small town of Toccoa, Georgia where he lived for most of the 8 years he stayed in Georgia, but also had brief stays in both Gainesville and Athens during this time period.