Cole Younger the three Youngers (Cole, Bob, and Jim) did not. They and another gang member, Charlie Pitts, waged a gun battle with a local posse in a wooded ravine along the Watonwan River west of Madelia, Minnesota. Pitts was killed, and Cole, Jim, and Bob Younger were badly wounded and captured. Cole, asked about the robbery, responded, "We tried a desperate game and lost. But we are rough men used to rough ways, and we will abide by the consequences." Cole, Jim and Bob pleaded guilty to their crimes to avoid being hanged. They were sentenced to life in prison at
Marion Cole Cole was one of the founding members of the Red Devils aerobatic team with Bob Heuer and Gene Soucy. Cole then formed Marion Cole Air Shows. Marion's son Donald Cole, became the first person to solo in a Pitts S2A. His other sons became professional pilots. Cole died in 2011 from pancreatic cancer. He had flown safely for over 31,000 hours. Marion Cole Marion Cole (1924–2011) was an American Aerobatic pilot. Cole was a flight instructor for the United States Navy in World War II. Cole performed from 1947-1957 as part of the Cole Brothers Airshows along with his brothers