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did anyone see the killdozer on historychannel?

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#1 ·
I never heard this story until watching it on amazing videos this past weekend on the history channel, pretty amazing:

Marvin John Heemeyer (October 28, 1951 – June 4, 2004) was a skilled American welder and owner of an automobile muffler repair shop. On June 4, 2004, frustrated over a failed zoning dispute, Heemeyer used a Komatsu D355A bulldozer modified with armor in the forms of steel and concrete to demolish the town hall, a former judge's home and other buildings in Granby, Colorado. The rampage ended when the bulldozer became immobilized. After a standoff with law enforcement agencies, Heemeyer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.


Heemeyer used an armor-plated Komatsu D355A bulldozer to destroy 13 buildings in Granby, ColoradoHeemeyer had been feuding with officials and individuals in Granby, particularly over fines for violating city ordinances and a zoning dispute regarding a concrete factory constructed opposite his muffler shop that destroyed his business.[1]

YouTube - KillDozer
 
#3 ·
Yeah I've seen it before. It's amazes me what that guy put into that bulldozer. It's just too bad he couldn't have put all that energy into something positive.
 
#7 ·
That was here in Colorado. Big news for a time.

At the risk of cheering for the psychopath, I gotta give it up to that dude. Totally modified that dozer, even bulletproof plastic over the video cameras. The gun was on that shit!
And he tore that town a new asshole. They couldn't touch him and he would have destroyed the entire city had he not hung up the thing. The cops were just spectators.

He imposed his will, and ended it on his terms. Just leaves the question....how much was that concrete plant worth?
 
#10 ·
Man, this is Colorado. This is the state where a judge in Boulder just took land from some people and gave it to his friends. Nothing surprises me anymore.

Yeah, apparently some people had a parcel of land for years to build a retirement home on. Some neighbors don't want their view blocked so they sued to be given the other people's land because they liked it more.

You think I am kidding. I assure you, I ain't.

Better, a judge that was friends with the people looking to essentially steal this other couple's retirement land, actually GIVES them like a 1/3 of some very expensive mountain view land. Just gives it to them...............

I shit thee not. Welcome to Colofuckingrado
 
#13 ·
killdozer owned shit.

Man, this is Colorado. This is the state where a judge in Boulder just took land from some people and gave it to his friends. Nothing surprises me anymore.

I shit thee not. Welcome to Colofuckingrado
yeah i read about that ways back (pretty sure it was on here), messed up.


anybody see the recent one on cnn few weeks back?
black biz owner barged into some city hall & shot some cops & councilmen dead.
guys brother was on the news saying 'my brother went to war with them'?
 
#11 ·
Sad what happen... But the city screwed him over.

YouTube - Killdozer Helicopter News Footage
My brother knew the guy too. He was one hell of a welder. He could weld a compete exhaust system(for a car) by himself in 20 minutes.
 
#15 ·
The History channel show had the people at the end talking all big. About how they were actually winners in all that.

Uh, that dude imposed his will on that town until he made a mistake, otherwise he would have destroyed the entire city. All the nonsense about asking for an airstrike is pure TV bullshit, and no way was anyone going to even call and ask, and no way would it happen if they did. That was to make the situation sound more dangerous for TV.

In reality that dude shredded the town, and the same people talking all big in the end now have a small store instead of a big one. Their lives continue to be impacted daily by the killdozer.

That guy acomplished exactly what he wanted to.
 
#16 ·
I saw it too and yeah... I was cheering for the psychopath... I mean I know what he did was wrong. But damn I'll bet it makes people think to this day...
 
#17 ·
All fear the Killdozer!

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#20 ·
And this actually reminds me of a story I was told a couple years ago by a co-worker. I was told it was true and happened locally, but can't say for sure. Anyway, long-story-short, an older gentleman was informed by his wife of many many years that she was no longer happy and planned to leave him. During her rant she made the mistake of informing him that she planned to fight tooth and nail for the house, her dream home.

The man took this under consideration and proceeded to rent a dozer and get a demolition permit from the city in the following days. He leveled the house and sat on the dozer until she got home. You can imagine her reaction, but since he had a permit AND the house hadn't been named in any of the divorce proceedings yet, it was all legit. Too bad KillDozer didn't have a legal leg to stand on in his actions.

Ps - sorry for the double post