He gave his life

Bill Cooper– Grandfather of the modern conspiracy theory, host of the short wave radio broadcast The hour of the time, and author of the 1991 book Behold a Pale Horse, 

Cooper warned of multiple global conspiracies involving extraterrestrials, secret societies, the Kennedy assassination, and a one world government 

In 2001, the sheriff’s deputies attempted to arrest Cooper at his home on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and tax evasion. After an exchange of gunfire during which Cooper shot one of the deputies in the head, Cooper was fatally shot and killed.