In 2004, the resort town of Granby, Colorado was terrorized by a man named Marvin John Heemeyer. For more than two hours, Heemeyer drove his modified tank down Main Street in a slow-motion rampage, crashing into a bank, the police station, town hall, a newspaper office and a hardware store, among other targets. When the "killdozer" (as it was soon called) became stuck in a department store, Heemayer proceeded to shoot himself to death inside the vehicle. Heemeyer drove a fortified bulldozer through the streets of Granby Friday detroying a number of buildings. It’s as if, they say, the town is really a whole lot better off, thanks to Heemeyer. Heckman and other longtime locals recalled the infamous day of Marvin Heemeyer’s rampage through Granby after seeing a new documentary about the incident Friday at The Foundry Cinema & Bowl. In 2004, Marvin Heemeyer destroyed half the town of Granby, Colo. with his "killdozer." Damaged site of the Sky-Hi Newspaper, 337 E. Agate Ave. in Granby on Saturday, June 5, 2004. A gun barrel protrudes from the vehicle. SWAT team members investigate the area where a grader was used in an attempt to barricade the bulldozer along Main Street in Granby, Colo. on Friday June 4, 2004 after a man went on a rampage in a modified bulldozer through the town of Granby. By the end of … People walk the streets of Granby near trees that were uprooted on Friday June 4th, 2004 after a man went on a rampage in a modified bulldozer through the town of Granby. A destroyed Exel energy truck is stuck into the Mountain Parks Electric building, 321 W. Agate Ave. in Granby on Saturday, June 5, 2004. “TREAD,” a documentary film directed by Paul Solet, saw a soldout audience for the 7:30 p.m. showing. Brower’s new book on the Granby attack, “Killdozer: The True story of the Colorado Bulldozer Rampage”, focuses largely on what he calls “the second rampage” by anti-government conspiracy theorists and internet trolls against the truth and in support of the attacker, Marvin Heemeyer. In certain circles, 4 June marks the anniversary of “Killdozer Day,” a 2004 rampage in the city of Granby, Colorado, that damaged more than a dozen buildings and left one person (Heemeyer) dead. and last updated 2020-02-10 08:03:44-05. It’s true that parts of Granby look much better after the rampage. On June 4, 2004, Heemeyer drove his armored bulldozer through the wall of his former business, the concrete plant, the town hall, the office of the local newspaper that editorialized against him, the home of a former mayor (in which the mayor's widow then resided), and a hardware store owned by another man Heemeyer named in a lawsuit, as well as a few others. The rampage damaged or destroyed 13 buildings in Granby and resulted in $10 million in damage. The film uses source material from the book “KILLDOZER: The True Story of the Colorado Bulldozer Rampage,” by Patrick Brower, a Granby resident and former managing editor and publisher of the Grand County newspapers. Firefighters move the body of Marvin Heemeyer from the bulldozer at Gambles store, Granby on Saturday morning, June 5, 2004. ... Granby, Colorado, photo courtesy AP. A look at the wreckage caused when 52-year-old Marvin Heemeyer drove an armored bulldozer through the town of Granby, Colorado on June 4, 2004. Heemeyer drove a fortified bulldozer through the streets of Granby Friday destroying a number of buildings. Jan 31, 2019 - Explore Haack's board "Marvin heemeyer" on Pinterest. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Marvin Heemeyer of Granby, Colorado was a profoundly frustrated muffler repair man. аконии и лжи?», Discovery Channel – Destroyed in Seconds video, "Site detailing Marvin Heemeyer's dispute with City Hall", Granby Damage, includes several pictures of the incident, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marvin_Heemeyer&oldid=994664022, Articles with dead external links from March 2020, Articles with permanently dead external links, Wikipedia pages semi-protected against vandalism, All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases, Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from September 2020, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 December 2020, at 22:00. Filed Under: Colorado News, Granby News, Marvin Heemeyer GRANBY, Colo. (CBS4) – On June 4, 2004, a bulldozer turned makeshift tank all but destroyed the down of Granby. Heemeyer drove a fortified bulldozer through the streets of Granby Friday destroying a number of buildings. By Tiernan Cannon. by Allen Best. An officer on Main St. looks over the vehicle that caused havoc in downtown Granby on June 5, 2004. Heemeyer’s bulldozer (also known as the Killdozer) was an engineering marvel for a single man and managed to take explosives and armor piercing ammunition. By: Jason Gruenauer. What set Heemeyer off was a zoning dispute he had been having with town officials over a plan to permit the construction of a concrete batch plant near his muffler shop. When the decision in the case didn’t go his way, Heemeyer began the painstaking task of outfitting a Komatsu D355A bulldozer with end-to-end steel and concrete plating, attaching external cameras to act as his eyes to the outside world, and cutting out portholes through which he was able to fire rounds from inside the dozer’s cab. Marvin lived in Grand Lake, Colorado, about 16 miles (26 km) away from Granby in his early days before moving to town more than 10 years before his death. When Marvin Heemeyer of Granby, Colorado, reached a dead end in his fight with the zoning commission, the logical response would have been to petition them again and await a future response. Ken Heemeyer said his brother "would bend over backwards for anyone". GRANBY… Not much is known about the man, but he claimed to b… In 2004 Marvin Heemeyer, an owner of a muffler shop, set out on a mission of vengeance. February 7, 2020. Chri… Now, a new documentary film explores the people and events involved in the 2004 Granby bulldozer rampage. Claims about Marvin Heemeyer’s killdozer rampage in Granby, Colorado, are true — but important details have been left out or changed in the story’s retelling to portray Heemeyer in a more favorable light. In the late 1990s⁠—after years of protests, petitions, and town meetings⁠—it became obvious to the 52-year-old that he was entwined in a gross miscarriage of justice. He hails from Boston and has a master's degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a bachelor's from Dartmouth College. Marvin John Heemeyer (October 28, 1951 – June 4, 2004) was an American skilled welder and owner of an automobile muffler shop. About 100 Granby residents gathered at the park for prayer and an opportunity to share thoughts about Friday's rampage through town which resident, Marvin Heemeyer, drove a fortified bulldozer through town demolishing many buildings and ended up killing himself. Heemeyer drove a fortified bulldozer through the streets of Granby Friday destroying a number of buildings. Here’s a re-cap. His was the only death in the incident, thankfully. Gravitas has unveiled an official trailer for an indie documentary titled Tread, telling the story of the infamous "Killdozer" incident that took place in Granby, Colorado in 2004. The shop was destroyed when a fortified bulldozer driven by Marvin Heemeyer plowed into it. No one else in the Grand County town was injured during the dramatic June 4, 2004, incident. The new documentary titled "Tread" will have a one-week run at several Colorado theaters beginning Feb. 21, 2020. On a personal note, I'd vacationed in Colorado and driven through peaceful Granby only a few months before, and I recall watching news footage of the rampage in mesmerised horror. "Killdozer, The True Story of the Colorado Bulldozer Rampage" by Patrick Brower tells the inside story of how Marvin Heemeyer turned a 65-ton bulldozer into an 85-ton armored tank that would virtually destroy the town of Granby. Why have models of Colorado’s coronavirus trajectory been off? ‘Killdozer’ documentary featuring the bulldozer rampage of 2004 in Colorado now on Netflix Tony Keith 7/31/2020. Heemeyer had no relatives in the Granby–Grand Lake area. Posted at 10:30 AM, Feb 09, 2020 . He was a man all by himself with very few friends and no association. The “Killdozer” was weaponized with a 308 rifle pointing out the front port, a Semi automatic mini Ruger 14 pointed out of the right side, and, a $7,000 50 caliber Barrett sniper rifle from a port near the rear of the cab. It’s been 15 years since Marvin Heemeyer terrorized a Colorado mountain town with his armored bulldozer, Granby bulldozer rampage revisited, ten years later, Guest Commentary: Fourteen years ago the Granby bulldozer attack was a warning, One man killed in crash after getting ejected from vehicle on I-70, 2 arrested in connection with Greeley homicide, Denver weather: No white Christmas forecast for the metro area, with warm temperatures expected this weekend, “It’s a double whammy:” Colorado courts facing unprecedented backlog now hobbled by COVID-19 budget cuts. A Sheriff looks at the damaged site of Granby City Hall on Friday, June 4, 2004 after a man went on a rampage in a modified bulldozer through the town of Granby. It’s been 15 years since Marvin Heemeyer…, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Submit to Stumbleupon (Opens in new window). And, yes, the town looks different today than it did on the morning of June 4, 2004. He never married neither did he had any kids. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. Marvin Heemeyer, 52, killed himself with a gunshot to the head when his bulldozer got stuck and police moved in. On June 4, 2004, frustrated over a failed zoning dispute, Heemeyer plowed his homemade armored bulldozer into the town hall, a former mayor's home and other buildings in small-town Granby, Colorado. In 2004 a master welder and muffler shop owner named Marvin Heemeyer, aggrieved by ill treatment he felt several townspeople had visited on him, went on a rampage that a psychologist might argue was triggered by a narcissistic injury. A man named Tyler Macfarlane posted an anniversary ode to the killdozer on his personal Facebook page on June 4, 2017. Brower will be doing a book talk and signing at Off the Beaten Path from 6 to 8 p.m. Ski-Hi News/courtesy After all, Marvin Heemeyer was said to be a logical man, … 1 were on the scene while law enforcement teams attempted to secure the vehicle driven by Marvin Heemeyer. Heemeyer's friends stated that he had no relatives in the Granby-Grand Lake area. Damage to the town was estimated to be around $7 million, according to Sky-Hi News, the local newspaper that turned out to be one of the targets of Heemeyer’s wrath. A Colorado Man Built A “Killdozer” And Took To The Streets On A Terrifying Revenge Rampage. John Bauldree, a friend of Heemeyer, said that Heemeyer was an enjoyable person. In 2004, Marvin Heemeyer fortified a Komatsu bulldozer in a garage on the edge of Granby, Colo., and sealed the cab before setting out to seek revenge on those he felt had done him wrong. COLORADO, USA — It was a bizarre moment in Colorado history. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. The Netflix documentary "Tread" explores the melee. While many people described Heemeyer as a likable person, others told a different story. (l-R) County Commisenor James Newberry, Gov. New doc revisits the "Killdozer" rampage in a small Colorado town. An active-duty U.S. Air Force sergeant charged in … Heemeyer lived in Grand Lake, Colorado, about 16 miles (26 km) away from Granby.According to a neighbor, Heemeyer moved to town over 10 years prior to the incident. Workers spent close to 3 hours removing the fortified bulldozer driven by Marvin Heemeyer from downtown Granby, where it came to rest at Gambles of Grand County on highway 40 in Granby, CO. Heemeyer drove a fortified bulldozer through the streets of Granby Friday destroying a number of buildings. Patrick Brower talks about writing Killdozer and why the dozer operator should not be regarded as a hero. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Bill Owens , Granby Mayor Ted Wang and Ex Dir (CO Dept of Local Affairs Michael Beasley looks over the remains of the town offices in Granby, CO. Casey and Rhonda Farrell owners of Gambles of Grand County survey the damage to their business on Highway 40 in Granby, CO on Saturday, June 5, 2004. In 2004, a man named Marvin Heemeyer wreaked havoc on the streets of Granby, Colorado in an armored bulldozer that would be dubbed the “Killdozer.” More than fifteen years later, a documentary about the incident is set to be released. The shop was destroyed when a fortified bulldozer driven by Marvin Heemeyer plowed into it. An EMS officer walks past the damaged Granby City Hall building on Friday, June 4, 2004 after a man went on a rampage in a modified bulldozer through the town of Granby. The people of Granby, Colorado can attest to that. 6 months ago. (l-r) Investigators examine the fortified bulldozer driven by Marvin Heemeyer where it came to rest at Gambles of Grand County on Highway 40 in Granby on Saturday, June 5, 2004. Following a dispute with the authorities in the town of Granby, Colorado, he was left furious. The shop was destroyed when a fortified bulldozer driven by Marvin Heemeyer plowed into it. (l-r) Casey and Rhonda Farrell owners of Gambles of Grand County survey the damage to their business on Highway 40 in Granby, CO on Saturday, June 5, 2004. Firefighters get the body of Marvin Heemeyer out from the bulldozer at Gambles store in Granby on Saturday morning, June 5, 2004. The vehicle was so well-armed that it took more than 12 hours for officials to retrieve Heemayer's body following his suicide. He joined the Post in 2014 after previous work at the Boulder Daily Camera, Rocky Mountain News and the Boulder County Business Report. Heemeyer and Brower were on opposite sides of a debate to bring legal gambling to the Granby and Grand Lakes area, for example. Attempts by law enforcement to stymie him were futile, as the sheer heft of his machine and the fortifications he had appended to it made it unstoppable and impenetrable. Denver Post reporter John Aguilar covers hot-button issues such as oil and gas, growth and transportation as they play out in the Denver suburbs. Heemeyer had leased his business to a trash company and sold the property several months before the rampage. Heemeyer’s defenders say that his rampage helped Granby get an improved town “for free” because insurance payouts and charity paid for the recovery. A costly amount of property and vehicles were destroyed by a single man and his retrofitted Komatsu D355A bulldozer. The film looks back at the June 2004 incident by Marvin Heemeyer in Granby, Colorado. Captain Gary Torgerson of the CO State Patrol and James Holahan, Manager of the Grand County Office of Emergency Management on Saturday, June 5, 2004, examine the fortified bulldozer driven by Marvin Heemeyer where it came to rest at Gambles of Grand County on highway 40 in Granby, CO. Heemeyer drove a fortified bulldozer through the streets of Granby Friday destroying a number of buildings. Workers spent close to 3 hours removing the fortified bulldozer driven by Marvin Heemeyer from downtown Granby, where it came to rest at Gambles of Grand County on highway 40 in Granby, CO. Heemeyer drove a fortified bulldozer through the streets of Granby Friday destroying a number of buildings. A police officer surveys the damaged site of Liberty Bank entrance on the main street of Granby, Colo. on Friday, June 4, 2004 after a man went on a rampage in a modified bulldozer through the town of Granby. See more ideas about marvin heemeyer, marvin, heavy machinery. (l-r) Volunteer fire fighters Travis Kesterson and Andy Meadows sit atop a pumper truck while holding a position on the perimeter on Highway 40 in Granby. Casey Farrell, right, owner of Gambles of Granby, hardware store that was demolished in Friday's rampage, hugs and thanks Grand County Undersheriff, Glen Trainor, during a healing service held at Polhamus Municipal Park in Granby Monday evening. Granby is a statutory town.It is the most populous municipality in Grand County, Colorado, United States.Granby is situated along U.S. Highway 40 in the Middle Park basin, and it is about 85 miles (137 km) northwest of Denver and 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Rocky Mountain National Park.As of the 2010 census the town had a population of 1,864. It’s been 15 years since Marvin Heemeyer terrorized a Colorado mountain town with his armored bulldozer Muffler shop owner fortified a bulldozer and took it on an unforgettable ride through Granby