Marvin Heemeyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Marvin Heemeyer

American welder and an automobile muffler repair shop owner most known for his rampage with a modified bulldozer

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1951

Place of Birth: South Dakota, United States

Date of Death: 04-Jun-2004

Profession: businessperson, welder

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Marvin Heemeyer

  • Marvin John Heemeyer (October 28, 1951 – June 4, 2004) was an American welder and an automobile muffler repair shop owner who demolished numerous buildings with a modified bulldozer in Granby, Colorado on June 4, 2004. Heemeyer had feuded with Granby officials.
  • His ire was particularly intense over fines for violating city health ordinances when he was forced to dump sewage due to zoning disputes with a nextdoor concrete plant.
  • His feud came to a head on June 4, 2004.
  • Over about 18 months Heemeyer had secretly modified a Komatsu D355A bulldozer by adding layers of steel and concrete, intended to serve as armor.
  • He used this to demolish the Granby town hall, the former mayor's house, and several other buildings.
  • Heemeyer's rampage concluded with his suicide, after his bulldozer became trapped in the basement of a hardware store he had been in the process of destroying.

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