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"I think she either refused to [have sex] or resisted," he said. Similarly the Whitings, for years, simply drew their curtains and refused to answer the door. People were sheltering in doorways and I pulled up and asked what was going on. The Jacksons remember him as being a model-railway enthusiast and "a lovely man who would help you with anything". She knew her husband was dead. Cash and cheques poured in from well-wishers, some even from children, and a Tragedy Fund was established, in collaboration with Lloyds TSB, Barclays and NatWest, the three banks in Hungerford. His victims included his own mother and police officer Roger Brereton - who was later posthumously awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct. She was wounded but managed to call her husband, Ivor Jackson, who worked close by. He would become extremely angry if people did not believe him and his mother would often confirm these lies to people, in a desperate effort to help her son feel better. Access was blocked for the fire engine called to deal with the fire Ryan had started in his own home and which had already spread to three neighbouring properties. Dr Gregory Moffat, a childhood aggression specialist, claimed that victims of bullying are generally small, weak, lack confidence and are loners. They'll do what we did. Prime Minister Mrs Thatcher interrupted her Cornish holiday to visit Hungerford. "My brother and sister-in-law were on the list.". In the neighbouring forest he found Godfreys body, about 250 feet from her car. When he slowed down to see what was happening, Ryan shot him in the head with the AK-47 and he died instantly. "I rushed back to check on Jane and on the way I saw smoke coming up from South View [a nearby street]. Seven minutes after saying this, at 18:52, he shot himself in the head. Following the massacre, the British press was inundated with stories about Michael Ryan and speculation as to why he had committed so many acts of unprovoked violence. Police surrounded the school building and Brightwell worked to establish communication with Ryan and ultimately to persuade him to surrender. Meanwhile, a police officer had noticed Godfreys empty car with open doors and had gone to investigate. Dr Yardley thinks he planned them well in advance. "I always encouraged him to talk about what happened, and one day he whispered to me and asked if he could use a rude word. It was a police vehicle which had its blue lights flashing. Residents of the area were becoming increasingly worried as they continued to call for emergency help and none arrived. Their pictures were a grim account of the trail of destruction and death that Ryan had left in his wake. He saw Mr White and Mr Jackson in the car and Mr Clements - who had been walking his dog with his family - lying dead on the footpath. He told people he had served in the Second Parachute Regiment of the British armed forces, that he was getting married, and that he owned a gun shop. S02:E05 - Thomas Watt Hamilton: Dunblane Massacre. Not able to stand by and idly watch people suffer, he had repeatedly risked his life to help a number of victims, giving first aid where he could and solace to those having lost loved ones. He also had several different firearms: a Beretta 9 mm semi-automatic pistol; an M1 carbine semi-automatic assault rifle; and a Kalashnikov AK-47 rifle loaded with armour-piercing bullets. At 1.30 pm specially trained officers from the Tactical Firearms Unit were brought in and local police officers assembled closer to town. Routine admissions were cancelled, the X-ray department and the blood bank were put on alert, extra doctors and support staff was made available and the victims started pouring in. Not academically gifted nor particularly driven, Ryan was unremarkable at school. "Perhaps he killed her in panic when she attempted to run away.". "I knew Id been hit. Wearing camouflage outfits, he enjoyed sneaking up on picnickers and watching them without their knowledge, before disappearing again. Ryan used a semi-automatic rifle, an M1 Carbine and a Beretta pistol to carry out a string of attacks in the village. Michael Payne (uncredited) Ryan Hanley Surgeon (uncredited) Director Ruki Sidhwa Writer Helen Tonge All cast & crew Production, box office & more at IMDbPro Storyline Edit A look back at the Hungerford Massacre (1987) and its impact on the people who survived to one of the worst tragedies of UK history. Ryan said he would not exit the building until he had news of his mothers condition.Some of the things Ryan shouted out the window to Brightwell were, Hungerford must be a bit of a mess; If only the police car hadnt turned up. Ian Playle, the last victim to be fatally shot, had in fact been warned of the danger in South View by police. He walked up to where she lay in the road and, with the gun only four inches from her, shot her twice in the back, killing her. Angela Wrightson: A chaotic life and brutal death. Prof Craig Jackson, a psychologist who specialises in spree killers, thinks there was also a sexual motive. In less than an hour, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had killed 12 of their classmates and 1 teacher, injuring 24. 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Sandra Hill, who'd moved away from the town, was visiting former school friends. At 6.45 pm he said, Its funny, I killed all those people but I havent got the guts to blow my own brains out. She told him someone was shooting across the back gardens of their road. He found low-paid work as a caretaker at a girls school. It was a good day to spend in the garden - hot and sunny. With her window open and radio on in her Renault 5, she became Ryans 13th murder victim, dying from a single shot. Read about our approach to external linking. The loss affected him profoundly and he became increasingly withdrawn, often going off alone to the shooting range, or working on cars. I couldnt move my legs. That's not him. Here he found Susan Godfrey, 33, an attractive, auburn-haired mother, with her children, Hannah, 4, and James, 2. Then she phoned the building firm where her husband Ivor was a bricklayer, and asked for a message to be passed on. He headed straight there and was greeted by a nurse who said Kathleen was fine and Douglas was in the operating theatre. Slaughter on a warm summer's day: The Hungerford Massacre. 13 - Victor Gibbs Storms survived the shooting. ", Trevor Wainwright still lives in Hungerford. When that didn't bring him the respect he was looking for, he grabbed his guns and set out to kill as many people as he could. I should have said but I didnt want to worry anyone. Either way, the mourning period for an entire town was still to be endured.The Reverend David Salt received countless communications of support and offers of help poured in to the Hungerford vicarage. S02:E03 - Michael Ryan - the Hungerford Massacre. "Theres no two ways about it. In a grove of trees headed by an ancient standing stone, near the cricket pitch used by the school in Hungerford where gunman Michael Ryan holed up, a body last night lay covered by a blanket. "And I kept thinking, if it was true that I'd signed my dad's death warrant, it meant I'd also signed all those other people's too. The Victims - 19 August 1987: Susan Godfrey, 35 shot and died, Kakoub Dean shot at (missed, then firearm malfunctioned), Police Constable Roger Brereton shot and died, Hazel Haslett windscreen shot, injured by glass and survived, Kathleen Wainwright, 62 shot and survived, Man from 62 Priory Road shot and survived, Woman from 71 Priory Road shot and survived. George sped off on his motorcycle. His wife and children had been in the car but were unhurt. "It's difficult to ascertain exactly how much he planned it, but I think it was well in advance and right down to minor details," says Dr Yardley. Harries later received the Queens Commendation for Brave Conduct. The speed with which he carried out his agenda indicates an element of forethought. Ivor Jacksons wife, Marjorie, had called him whilst Ryan was aiming a gun at her. The smiling Ryan shot 11 rounds from his semi-automatic at another car that drove into the street. At 17:25, Ryan threw a semi-automatic rifle from the classroom window. With blood running down his face, he could only watch through half-closed eyes as Dorothy Ryan, Michaels mother, arrived home from the Wednesday market. Prof Jackson also considers Ryan was heavily influenced by a mass shooting occurring 10 days earlier in Melbourne, Australia, that was reported on television in the UK. "He certainly had no 'manifesto' or message to the world.". Then he and his brother Peter went into their home, released the dogs from the cupboard, and started to clean the blood and glass from their kitchen. Because the road was blocked by PC Brereton and Mr White's car, he and his partner could not drive their ambulance up, so he went on foot. He claimed he had been taken under the wing of a retired colonel who was going to buy him a house and a Ferrari. Eventually, shots were heard coming from John O'Gaunt School. Sandra Hill, was shot while driving; Jack and Myrtle Gibbs, were shot in their home in Priory Road; and Ian Playle was shot while driving into Hungerford on a shopping trip with his wife and two children. This had been Ryans first victim. "I just thought she was delirious from blood loss.". On 19 August 1987, gunman Michael Ryan went on the rampage in the small town of Hungerford. Lance Corporal Carl Harries, 21, a young off-duty soldier and veteran of the Falklands War, was on his way into town, to pick up a radiator hose, when he walked into the midst of the massacre. He then went back into the house, used the five-litre can of petrol to soak everything he could, and set the house on fire.Into his car, Ryan had packed military clothing, a large amount of ammunition and a first aid kit. The Hungerford Massacre on August 19, 1987, saw 16 people killed in a rampage by gunman Michael Ryan. Fifteen vehicles were taken away for forensic examination. All over Berkshire, the funerals that followed the massacre were deeply poignant. He ordered her to put her children in the car, which she did immediately, strapping them in and telling them to wait there for her, that she would be back soon. These include Lonewolf: True Stories of Spree Killers (May 2002) by Pan Pantziarka and The Encyclopedia of Mass Murder by Brian Lane and Wilfred Gregg (1993). Emerging from the house, dressed in a headband and sleeveless flak jacket, Ryan carried a bag filled with food and other supplies. Abdul Rahman Khan, was shot in his garden; George White, was shot in South View while driving Ivor Jackson home from work. Both died instantly. Dorothy Ryan, Michaels mother, was a lunchtime supervisor at the primary school where Mrs Jackson worked. The John O'Gaunt School where shooter Michael Robert Ryan killed himself. "If he did have a sexual crime in mind, then that would have been about control too.". Find professional Hungerford Michael Ryan videos and stock footage available for license in film, television, advertising and corporate uses. Despite the police helicopter hovering above him and telling him to lay down his weapons, Ryan merely walked away. He would also brag to people about things he had not done, in a string of lies that made him seem far more capable and experienced than he actually was. Ryans school friend remembers his mother would buy the boy whatever he wanted, but his father "couldnt be played" and "wore the trousers" in the house. He became a skilled shooter and member of two gun clubs. 10 - Douglas Wainwright When PC Wainwright heard it was Michael Ryan from South View, he couldn't put a face to the name. Say the name Hungerford and most people will associate the town with the events of Wednesday, 19 August, 1987. "As soon as there's been a shooting, some journalist will call. At about 16:45, police entered the playground. Gunman Michael Ryan shocked the country with his rampage around the quiet Berkshire town. 20th August 1987. Yet another vehicle drove into the area and once again, Ryan shot at it, hitting the driver, shattering his jaw, bursting his tongue and missing his spinal cord by two millimetres. At around 12:45pm, Ryan arrived at his next destination, 4 South View, a dead-end street in Hungerford, where he lived with his widowed mother. "There was a picture of my dad, dead in a car with a blanket over him. The primary school where Marjorie Jackson was a caretaker had broken up for the summer holidays. Ryan had been targeting people he happened across in streets and gardens. Having failed to kill Dean, Ryan quickly returned to his car and drove off towards Hungerford. "I think he used to do it quite often, but then with him he used to say lots of things. Whilst chatting to a work colleague, the subject of Michael Ryan and the 1987 Hungerford massacre came up. "We got a letter from the Queen," Mr Jackson adds. He took it seriously.". "I was desperate to get into the house. ", PC Roger Brereton's funeral was held near Newbury. A groundsheet was found nearby, which could have been laid by Ryan in order to contain DNA evidence. "I went to help and she said Michael Ryan had shot her. "They were looking for bullet holes and spent shell cases to collect. Ryan shot Lepetit twice in the arm and once in the back as he fled. He got me in my lower back. Armed with an automatic rifle, a pistol and at least one. A right little sod. I was due to go and visit her, but I thought I couldn't. Another reporter followed their sister home from the hospital. It was calculated that during the most intense period of Ryans rampage, he had killed an average of one person per minute. The Whitings' son Matthew, who was 11 at the time, was with his childminder in the playground and saw Mr Butler being shot. "My daughter arranged it. Say the name Hungerford and most people will associate the town with the events of Wednesday, 19 August, 1987. The horrific Hungerford Massacre was finally over. It later transpired that he had shot the family dog, a black Labrador. "He was going to set fire to his mother's house and drive away, leaving the police to believe he'd died in the fire.". Also, he had never before bought so much petrol at one time, making Dean suspicious, so she kept an eye on him.Whilst Dean served another customer, Ian George, Ryan went to the boot of his car and brought out a semi-automatic rifle. Sharp, acrid and smoky.". The Killing Spree That Changed UK Gun Laws: Hungerford Massacre (Crime Documentary) | Real Stories Real Stories 5.92M subscribers Subscribe 3.4K 462K views 3 years ago Explores the case of. He adds that an overindulgent mother could also have led to Ryan never taking responsibility for his actions - a personality trait common to many spree killers. Your dad's been shot. Then he shot at Mrs Dean and sped back to South View where he set fire to his home and shot dead his dog, Blackie. 14 - Myrtle Gibbs 12 - Sandra Hill The Hungerford Massacre on August 19, 1987, saw 16 people killed in a. Short for his age, Ryan was often teased and bullied but never retaliated and consequently avoided other children. When, in March 1996 Thomas Hamilton shot dead 16 schoolchildren and their teacher in the Stirling town of Dunblane, Trevor Wainwright decided to write to the Scottish police. The Hungerford Family Help Unit was hastily established in makeshift offices, co-ordinated by John Smith, to help a community suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. As he drove the three-and-a-half miles a news report came on the radio about a suspected armed robbery at a petrol station in Froxfield. "I said he could, and he said: 'When that man shot that man, all of the birds flew out of the trees and shat themselves'. After some time, young Hannah unbuckled their seatbelts, so they could go in search of their mother. A few days after the murders, Mr Wainwright - who had carried out the routine checks for Ryan's firearms licence - was astonished to see the Today newspapers front page splash. He survived the attack. hungerford massacre photos. //-->

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