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Marvin John Heemeyer (October 28, 1951 - June 4, 2004) was an American
automobile muffler repair shop owner who destroyed numerous buildings with a
modified bulldozer in Granby, Colorado, and was subsequently arrested by law
enforcement. After confronting the agency, he committed suicide during the raid.
Heemeyer held various grudges against Granby city officials, his muffler shop
neighbors, the local media, and various other Granby residents. For about 18 months,
Heemeyer secretly armored the Komatsu D355A bulldozer with layers of steel and
concrete. On Friday, June 4, 2004, Heemeyer used a bulldozer to destroy Granby City
Hall, the former mayor's home, and several other buildings. He committed suicide
when a bulldozer got stuck in the hardware store he was destroying. There were no
other injuries or deaths, as evacuation orders were issued in a timely manner.

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Background
Marvin Heemeyer was born on October 28, 1951 on a dairy farm in South Dakota. He
moved to Colorado in 1974 because he was stationed at Raleigh Air Force Base. In
1989, he moved to his lake in Grand, Colorado, about 26 km (16 miles) from Granby.
His friends said he had no relatives in the Granby-Grand Lake area. John Baldry, a
friend of Heemeyer, said he was a likeable person. "He would bend over backwards
for anyone," said Mr. Heemeyer's brother, Ken. But while many people describe Ms.
Heemeyer as her affable person, local resident Christy Baker said that her husband
was at fault for refusing to pay for a disputed muffler repair. He claimed that Meyer
threatened him. Baker said her husband paid Heemeyer $124 after her.

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Gambling legalization
Heemeyer was strongly in favor of legalizing gambling and campaigned for the cause
on several occasions, including distributing at least two issues of his newspaper on
the issue. In 1994, a bill was proposed to legalize gambling in Grand Lake, and
Heemeyer was an avid campaigner. for it. One reporter said he almost came into
conflict with Mr. Heemeyer when discussing the issue.
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Local press conflict

Mr. Heemeyer had some disagreements with local media outlets, which may have led
him to target Granby's Sky High News building. Local media outlets published articles
that disagreed with Heemeyer's views on legalized gambling and promoted concrete
batch plants after legalized gambling. Additional measures were taken to reduce
noise and dust pollution, and Heemeyer's other disputes and failures were also
addressed.

Zoning dispute
In 1992, Heemeyer acquired a 2-acre (0.8 hectare) parcel of land for $42,000 to build
a muffler store from the Resolution Trust Corporation, a federal agency formed to
deal with the assets of failed savings and loan associations. I bought it for dollars.
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This land was previously a concrete factory. The Dochev family wanted to expand
their concrete business by building an indoor concrete batching plant and had
bought up the land surrounding their current site, hoping to lease out the remaining
23 lots. Send parcels to small manufacturers and form small commercial light
industrial parks. When they brought these plans to the City Planning Commission,
they informed them that they needed a "Planned Development Overlay District"
permit to build the factory. The City Planning Commission also suggested asking the
Dochevs if they could purchase the Heemeyer property to move the factory away.
Cody Dotchev then contacted Heemeyer and asked if he could purchase land across
the street to build an indoor concrete batching plant as part of Mountain Park
Concrete. Mr. Heemeyer said he would sell it for $250,000, and Cody Docheff agreed
to buy at that price, but Susan Docheff said Mr. Heemeyer changed his mind and
priced it at $375,000. The price went up, and the deal was later worth about $1
million. The negotiations took place before the rezoning proposal had a public
hearing at City Hall. Despite being unable to obtain land, the Dotchevs pressed ahead
with their expansion plans, including convincing the public that it was a good idea.
Several City Hall meetings were held where concerns were raised about the dust,
noise and conditions. The Dochevs addressed these concerns by pledging to take
additional measures against dust and noise, and gifted a miniature of the factory to
concerned residents. On January 9, 2001, preliminary plans for the plant were
approved almost unanimously, with only Heemeyer dissenting. This makes final
approval by Granby's Zoning Commission and Board of Supervisors in April a
formality. Mr. Heemeyer attempted to appeal the decision, arguing that the
construction prevented him from accessing the store, but that never happened,
according to the judge who handled his case, local journalists and officials. It is said
that He also filed a complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency, which led to
the Dotchevs having a professional noise analysis done. Mr. Heemeyer also filed a
series of lawsuits, all of which were dismissed. According to Killdozer author Patrick
Bower, in one of the lawsuits, Joe Dotchev made the following suggestion to
Heemeyer: Dochev would build it for free if he created an easement to connect the
sewer pipes to the new concrete plant for free. Heemeyer simply hung up.

Sewage dispute
The property Mr. Heemeyer acquired had inadequate sewage protection. Specifically,
the sewage was sitting in a buried concrete truck barrel left there by the previous
owner. Shortly after acquiring the property, Mr. Heemeyer contacted the sewer
district and asked if he could obtain a sewer line. He puts into property. The sewer
district agreed to annex the land to the sewer district, but agreed that the owners
would have to install 100 feet of piping and an elevator station at their own expense.
The standard in the United States is to pay for the line from your premises to the
public trunk line. Elevator stations were necessary because the sewers had to be
open channels. Otherwise, the line will be under pressure and overflow will occur.
Because sewer pipes run up hills, lift stations are required to prevent the lines from
becoming pressurized. Structural engineers say Mr. Heemeyer's installation will cost
about $70,000 (excluding electricity and maintenance costs). This was twice the cost
of purchasing the property. The sewer district told Heemeyer that installing a septic
tank was a cheaper alternative. He rejected both options, saying that the
government's failure to pay for sewer connections was "extortion by government fiat."
Despite these setbacks, he did not withdraw his request for annexation, which
subsequently became part of the Sewer District. Eventually, the buried concrete truck
filled its barrel to the limit and overturned. Heemeyer addressed the problem by using
a gasoline pump to pump sewage into an irrigation canal behind his property. As
complaints about illegal sewage dumping grew, sewer districts were legally required
to install sewer connections or septic tanks, and penalties were imposed. Mr.
Heemeyer paid him $2,500 for that and other city code violations at his company in
July 2001, nine years after he installed one.
= Planning and construction =
Knowing that the zoning decision was final, he went to California, bought a bulldozer
at auction, and shipped it to Granby. He kept it outside his business with a "for sale"
sign and tried to auction it off, but few people cared. When the bulldozer did not sell,
he took it as a sign from God that he must begin his mission. He sold his property to
The Trash Co. for $425,000 (about 10 times his original purchase price) and signed a
lease for half of the building he previously owned until "the job was done." He built a
wall to separate his space from the room. He removed the rest of the building and
replaced the locks. No one saw him in Granby, but he remained silent, working on the
bulldozer and living on the site. "It is interesting to observe that I was never caught,"
Heemeyer wrote. ``This was a part-time project for him for a year and a half.'' He was
surprised that several men who had visited the shed late the previous year had not
noticed the converted bulldozer. "In particular, the 2,000-pound [910 kg] lift was
completely exposed...somehow their visibility was clouded."

= Specifications =
The bulldozer is a modified Komatsu D355A, which he refers to in the audio recording
as the "MK Tank" (or "Marv's Komatsu Tank"), with makeshift armor plating covering
the cabin, engine, and part of the tracks. It was installed. In some places, this armor is
more than 1 foot (30 cm) thick and is made of 5,000 psi (34 MPa) Quikrete concrete
mix with 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) sheet of tool steel (obtained from a Denver auto dealer). It
was composed in between. Create ad hoc composite armor. This made the machine
immune to small arms fire and resistant to explosives. Three explosions occurred
outside and more than 200 rounds of ammunition fired at the bulldozer did not affect
it. To ensure visibility, the bulldozer was equipped with multiple video cameras
connected to two monitors mounted on the vehicle's dashboard. The camera was
protected by his 3-inch (76 mm) shield made of bulletproof Lexan with a clear
exterior. A compressed air nozzle was installed to blow away dust from the video
camera, and an on-board fan and air conditioner were used to keep Heemeyer cool
while driving. He made three gunports for him; .50 caliber rifle, .308 caliber semi-
automatic rifle, and .22 caliber rifle. All are fitted with 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) steel plates.
When it was dismantled, it contained three handguns and a week's worth of food and
water.

Demolition and assault

On June 4, 2004, Heemeyer operated an armored bulldozer and destroyed a concrete
plant, City Hall, Sky High Newspapers, Gambles General Store, Maple Street Builders,
Mountain Parks Electric Company, and Liberty Savings Bank. , Copy Cat Graphics,
Through the Wall. It was the site of Mr. Heemeyer's former business, the former
mayor's home (where the mayor's 82-year-old widow lived at the time), a hardware
store owned by another man named in the lawsuit, and several other businesses. .
Emergency dispatchers used the reverse 911 emergency system to notify numerous
residents and property owners of the rampage and instruct them to evacuate. It
appears that once Mr. Heemeyer entered the cabin, he had no intention of leaving.
"Once we closed the lid, we knew we couldn't get out," Grand County Commissioner
Duane Daly said. The attack lasted two hours and seven minutes and damaged 13
buildings. The accident cut off the natural gas supply to City Hall and the concrete
factory, damaged a truck and destroyed part of the public service center. Despite the
extensive property damage, no one other than Heemeyer (from a self-inflicted
gunshot wound) was killed in the incident. Damage was estimated at $7 million, of
which $2 million was to the concrete plant, resulting in a $700,000 payout due to
insufficient insurance. They also destroyed several trees, lamps, road signs and curbs
that injured another small business owner.

= Timeline =
= Aftermath =
Many town records and archives were destroyed along with the town hall. Mr.
Heemeyer's defenders said he tried not to hurt anyone as the bulldozer rampaged
through. Bakery owner Ian Dougherty said Mr Heemeyer "did everything in his power"
to not harm anyone. Cody Doshef said, "If Heemeyer really didn't want to hurt
anyone, he would have looted the town center on a weekend when most stores
would have been empty." The sheriff's office said it was more goodwill than luck that
no one was injured. On April 19, 2005, the town announced plans to scrap
Heemeyer's bulldozer. The plan included dispersing individual parts into a number of
separate scrapyards to prevent the removal of souvenirs. Although Heemeyer was not
the only person killed in the incident, the modified bulldozer has sometimes been
referred to as a "killdozer." It is unclear whether this is an allusion to the 1944 short
story "Killdozer!". Or his 1974 film adaptation, or whether this is an independent
coinage. In recent years, Mr. Heemeyer has gained a small following on the Internet
for his bulldozing attacks, comparable to that of the Unabomber in the same or
similar communities, with people viewing his actions as rational and proportionate. It
has been politicized and justified. An example of such a group is the Boogaloo Boys.

Motivation
A search of Heemeyer's home in Grand Lake, Colorado, revealed plans for a bulldozer
on his computer. In addition to the writing he left on the walls of his cabin, Heemeyer
had recorded three audio tapes explaining his motives for the attack. The tape
contained two separate recordings on each side, for a total of six recordings. Mr.
Heemeyer's brother turned the tapes over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), which sent them to the Grand County Sheriff's Department. Tape length is
approximately 2.5 hours. The first recording he made was on April 13, 2004, and the
last recording was made on May 22, 13 days before he went on a rampage. "God
created me for this job," Heemeyer said in the first recording. He also said it was God's
plan for him not to get married or have a family, putting him in a position to carry out
such an attack. "I think God will bless me by completing the machine, driving it, and
doing what I'm supposed to do," he said. “God has blessed me in advance for the task
I am about to undertake. It is my duty. God has commanded me to do this. is a cross
that I carry, and I carry it in the name of God.'' Investigators later discovered a
handwritten list of 107 targets that Heemeyer believed he had wronged. . At the top
of the list was the Dossuf family (referred to as "Dushev"). The list also included the
local Catholic church (which he did no damage to), various buildings, businesses,
judges, politicians, newspaper editors, and anyone who had sided with him in past
conflicts. A note found by investigators after the incident pointed to the main motive
in the incident. The bulldozer attack was a plan to stop a concrete factory from being
built near his shop. These notes showed that he held a grudge against the approval
of the zoning. “I always wanted to be rational until I had to be irrational,” he writes.
"Sometimes even rational people have to do irrational things."
In popular culture
Leviathan (2014 film) – Russian film inspired by Heemeyer's story Tread (movie) – his
2019 documentary film based on a runaway incident

See also
vehicle ramming attack 2008 Jerusalem bulldozer attack Sean Nelson - The
perpetrator of a similar armored vehicle assault in San Diego, California. Tank (film)
Holdout (real estate) NIMBY

Further reading
Bagsarian, Tom (November 1, 2005). “Granby Terror” (PDF). concrete producer.
Rosemont, IL: Hanley Wood. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 14, 2016.
Accessed January 17, 2016. Brouwer, Patrick F. (January 1, 2017). Killdozer: The true
story of the Colorado bulldozer rampage. Wilcox Swanson LLC/dba of Deer Truck
Publishing. ISBN 9780982352014.

External links
Destroyed in Seconds Video - Discovery Channel Washington Post article Denver
Channel article Reconsidering the runaway bulldozer—KCNC-TV News coverage on
YouTube "Site detailing Marvin Heemeyer's dispute with City Hall." Archived from the
original on October 12, 2004. Retrieved September 20, 2005. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint:
unfit URL (link) Contains several photos of the damage and incident in Granby.
"Rampage in Granby". denver post. June 6, 2004. Audio: Hear what Marvin Heemeyer
himself has to say in the recorded “Manifesto” — Sky-Hi News. December 1, 2017.
Heemeyer tapes from the Internet Archive
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