Marvin Heemeyer - we remember (11 photos) Bashny.Net

Marvin Himeyer, was born October 28, 1951, died June 4, 2004 - American welder, the owner of a car workshop in Granby. This is not a large town in Colorado, with a population of about 2,300 people. The ground beneath his studio and shop Himeyer officially bought at auction for about $ 15,000, for that he had to sell its stake in a large service station in Denver.



As a hobby, he designed snowmobiles and ride them on the outskirts of the town newlyweds. In short, the guy was pretty good-natured and extremely harmless. At one time he served in the Air Force, a technician at the airport, and has since worked in the engineering field. At fifty-two years, never been married. Familiar talking about some sad love story ...

Pyatidesyatidvuhletny welder Himeyer had lived in Granby few years. His little shop is closely related to the cement plant Mountain Park, which has decided to expand, forcing the surrounding area property owners to sell their land.

Surrendered all the neighbors of the plant, but not Himeyer. His ground manufacturers have not been able to get, though trying to make it all available methods. In the end, the guy began to slack off. Since all the land around the shop already owned the plant, he blocked all communication and access to the house. Marvin decided to pave another road, and bought for this decommissioned bulldozer «Komatsu D355A-3? repair it in his workshop.

However, the city administration has refused permission for the installation of a new road. The bank has to find fault with a mortgage loan and threatened to take away the house.

Marvin Himeyer sued Mountain Park, but lost the legal battle.



To go and see him become a tax with claims on taxes from retailers, fire inspection, disease surveillance fined $ 2,500 for having in his workshop "was a vessel that does not meet sanitary standards." And it is in the garage.

Even connect to the sewer Marvin could not - the land on which should dig a ditch, too belonged plant, which, of course, in no hurry to give him such a permit. Marvin paid all fines and fees. With a short note to the receipts - "Cowards". March 31, 2004 his father had died, Marvin went to bury him. But while he was away, he turned off the light, water and sealed the workshop. After that, it was closed for a long time in his workshop.

June 4, 2004, Himeyer came from voluntary imprisonment.

The creation of an armored bulldozer took about two months, according to one message and one and a half years, on the other. The bulldozer was equipped with cameras with lens cleaning systems, an image displayed on the monitors in the cockpit. Sheathed his dvenadtsatimillimetrovymi steel sheets laid centimeter layer of cement. Supplies of food, water, ammunition and gas masks. Two "Ruger-223? and one "Remington 306? with cartridges.

Use the remote control down to the chassis armored box, locked himself inside. To omit this shell on the cab bulldozer Himeyer used a homemade crane. "Dropping her Himeyer knew that after that the car he will not get out," said police experts.

At 14:30 Marvin Himeyer drove out of the garage.



He had already made a list of their goals. «Sometimes, reasonable men must do unreasonable things.» - He wrote in his note.

Return fire Himeyer led semiautomatic rifles of two twenty-third and one semi-automatic rifle fifty-caliber through a specially Realized in the armor of the loopholes. However, according to experts, who did all that none of the people have been hurt by shooting more for deterrence and not allowing police to get close to the bulldozer. None of the police officers did not get injured.

For a start, he drove through the factory, carefully snesya administration building, production halls and in general all the buildings of this enterprise. Then he went to the city. He took off the facades of houses with members of the city council. Demolished the bank building, which was trying to push him through the early repayment of a mortgage loan. Destroyed the building of the gas company "Ixel Energy" was abandoned after the penalty to fill his gas cylinders. Reversal City Hall, the office of the city council, fire department, warehouse, several residential buildings owned by the mayor. Just blew the editor of the local newspaper and the public library. Showing a good awareness of who that belongs to, he razed to the ground all the property of the local authorities.



Himeyera tried to stop. Local police used revolvers and shotguns-nines. Alarm raised the local SWAT team and forest rangers. Some of them jumped from the roof to the hood of a bulldozer and tried to throw stun grenades into the exhaust pipe bulldozer. But it turned out there Himeyer welded bars. Gas also he was uneasy - perfect mask helps the driver does not pay attention to him.

A total ease, considering rangers, by the time there were about 40 people. Bulldozer took more than 200 hits from all - of service revolver to M-16 grenades. It tried to stop scraper. But «Komatsu D355A» easily slid backwards scraper in the storefront. Car stuffed with explosives on the way Himeyera also did not stop the bulldozer Himaera ...



All that I could do the police is to evacuate 1,500 residents and blocked all roads, including the lead in Denver federal highway.

"War Himeyera" was finished in 16:23.

Bulldozer stuck in the ruins of the department store "Gembls." It filled up the rubble of the roof and it stalled.



The police has long feared to approach the bulldozer Himeyera, fearing a trap, which could arrange for them to Marvin. When the armor still vkryli blowtorch, Marvin Himeyer was half dead. Last cartridge he had prepared for himself ...



The city has suffered damage by 5 000 000 $, plant 2000000 $.
The plant has never recovered from the attack and sold territory, together with the ruins.

Marvin comrades say - "it was a nice guy. Do not follow his anger. If he was your friend - it was the best one. Oh and if the enemy - that is the most dangerous ".