These thoughts bring to light the fear felt around the world as professional journalists become targets for hate and rage extrapolating a price on truth. It is lucky no one was seriously injured or killed that ungovernable day in June 2004. A narrative that pushes Marv Heemeyer forward as the last great American folk hero, when, in fact, his misfortune turned grudge, turned psychopathic rampage was far from heroic. He pontificates the aftermath of public controversy lending to the false narratives we see posted in social circles today. I also helped him edit many ‘letters to the editor’ throughout the proceedings”.īrower has written a book about the events leading up to and the details of that day in June 2004. I also knew Heemeyer and interviewed him many times. I know this because I personally covered the three years of town meetings over Heemeyer’s grievances. But in reality, the town had bent over backwards to be fair to Heemeyer, he just didn’t get his way in town deliberations.
What a waste of creative and mechanical ability”.īrower added, “I came to realize that Heemeyer had decided he was going to attack the town and its ‘establishment’ because he felt he had been wronged by a corrupt government and a back-stabbing local populace. Patrick Brower, editor of the local newspaper at the time, and a person named in Heemeyer’s ‘Hit List’ said, “It was creepy and overwhelming to think that a person had devoted that much time and energy to building a machine of revenge. Heemeyer, “he was very likeable individual” according to friends and customers, but unfortunately, he let a perceived injustice take control of rational thinking and fuel the fire of death and destruction. It is reported that in his writings and audio tapes God wanted him to cleanup the town. Marvin Heemeyer of Granby, Colorado was a profoundly frustrated muffler repair man, a disgruntled human being that felt like he had been wronged by local officials and townsfolk. Sometimes reasonable men must do unreasonable things”. On one occasion he wrote, “I was always willing to be reasonable until I had to be unreasonable. Throughout the one-and-a-half years of construction, the assailant documented his progress though notes and audio tapes. The “Killdozer” was weaponized with a 308 rifle pointing out the front port, a Semi automatic mini Ruger 14 pointed out of the right side, and, a $7,000 50 caliber Barrett sniper rifle from a port near the rear of the cab.Ī stockpile of food and water was stored inside, as well as an air tank to help provide air circulation.
He installed front and rear cameras to feed images to monitors in the cab, and several gun ports were set around the control center. Fabricated to fulfill a destiny and exact a price for years of pent up animosity for a perceived judgement on the behalf of the establishment. The tank-like vehicle was piloted by anger and revenge. The machine was a Komatsu D355A Bulldozer, outfitted with an armour steel cap to fortify a madman from enemy attack. All of our articles are from their respective authors and may not reflect the views of Towards AI Co., its editors, or its other writers.It was a overcast day in June 2004, after months of preparation, the garage doors of a small shop in Granby came crashing down as a armored behemoth came to life hellbent on death and destruction. We receive millions of visits per year, have several thousands of followers across social media, and thousands of subscribers. We have thousands of contributing writers from university professors, researchers, graduate students, industry experts, and enthusiasts. Read by thought-leaders and decision-makers around the world.
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