Marvin Heemeyer | |
|---|---|
 Marvin John Heemeyer | |
| Born | October 28, 1951 |
| Died | June 4, 2004 (aged 52) Granby, Colorado, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Occupations | |
| Known for | "Killdozer" rampage |
Marvin John Heemeyer (October 28, 1951 – June 4, 2004) was an American automobile muffler repair shop owner who demolished numerous buildings with a modified bulldozer in Granby, Colorado, in 2004.
Heemeyer had various grudges against Granby town officials, neighbors of his muffler shop, the local press, and various other citizens of Granby. Over about eighteen months, Heemeyer secretly armored a Komatsu D355A bulldozer with layers of steel and concrete.
On Friday, June 4, 2004, Heemeyer used the bulldozer to demolish the Granby town hall, the house of a former mayor, and several other buildings. He killed himself after the bulldozer became stuck in a hardware store he was destroying. No one else was injured or killed,[1] in part due to timely evacuation orders.[2]
- ^ Bagsarian, Tom (November 1, 2005). "Terror in Granby" (PDF). The Concrete Producer. Rosemont, IL: Hanley Wood. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 14, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ^ Interesting, All That's (February 8, 2022). "Marvin Heemeyer Wanted Revenge – So He Built A 'Killdozer'". All That's Interesting. Retrieved June 29, 2023.