Bill Cooper...

Milton William "Bill" Cooper (May 6, 1943 - November 5, 2001) was an American writer, shortwave broadcaster and conspiracy theorist.

The son of a U.S. Air Force officer, Bill graduated in 1961 from Yamato High School in Japan, and enlisted in the U.S. Air force. He was honorably discharged in 1965, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in December of that year. He served in Vietnam, rising to the rank of petty officer. Cooper was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with combat V and the Navy Achievement Medal with combat V. He was honorably discharged in 1975.

Shortly after the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Rush Limbaugh read a White House memo on the air during his broadcast which named William Cooper, "the most dangerous radio host in America." Mr. Cooper considered President Bill Clinton's pronouncement the greatest compliment that he had ever received.

By 1998 Cooper was living in Arizona. He was wanted for tax evasion. Another warrant was issued for "aggravated assault with a deadly weapon" against a local doctor. On his website, Cooper wrote that any attempt to execute "unlawful" arrest warrants "will be met with armed resistance." In July and September 2001, Cooper was accused of brandishing a handgun to threaten passers-by near his home in Eagar, Arizona. Just before midnight on 5 November 2001, officers of the Apache County Sheriff's office converged on Cooper's homestead to arrest him on a warrant arising from the threat complaint.

Trying to avoid a violent confrontation and potential siege with a man rumored to be unstable and armed, the team used subterfuge to lure Cooper out of his home in the middle of the night. Officers pretended to be rowdy trespassers on the edge of Cooper's rural property, blaring rock music and making other festive sounds until Cooper came out to investigate.

According to police accounts, when the deputies identified themselves, Cooper fled back toward his house, drew a handgun, and began shooting. One deputy was shot in the head and was hospitalized in critical condition. Another deputy returned fire, killing Cooper.

Well thats the official story according to Wikipedia anyway.

Oh, and we can't leave out the fact that he infamously predicted 9/11 and that it would be blamed on Osama Bin Laden before the event took place, so his death shortly after this date was probably just a 'coincidence'.

Listen to Bill Coopers prediction, dated 26th June 2001:

His life and theories are the subject of the 2005 documentary film, The Hour of Our Time, The Legacy of William Cooper. Watch below: