Julian Knight killed seven people in Melbourne. Next to him, in the passenger seat, Ivor Jackson was also shot in his arm, chest and head. She scrambled into her house, where she collapsed and her mother immediately called an ambulance. "I just thought: 'They dont want outsiders. She had been to check on the building, which was just the other side of the street from her South View home, and was returning to her house for lunch when a springer spaniel ran past. In a further twist of fate, the local police helicopter was in for repair but police mechanics eventually made it ready for flight and it was deployed at around the time Ryan shot his mother. Preparing to leave for her grandmothers 95th birthday, Godfrey was packing away the picnic when a grim looking Ryan approached, dressed all in black and pointing a 9mm Beretta pistol at her. If only my car had started. It was about 10 minutes since Mrs Jackson had asked her husband to return home and the two men had no idea of the danger into which they were heading. 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. He died instantly from chest wounds. Scenes in Hungerford, Berkshire, following a gun siege in the town the day before, the event became known as the Hungerford massacre, pictured is the. 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. He left his shotguns in his broken-down car, grabbed a pistol and two automatic rifles and almost immediately shot dead Roland and Sheila Mason, who were in their garden at the back of 6 South View. No-one blamed me. "I think he used to do it quite often, but then with him he used to say lots of things. Whether Mrs Ryan truly believed her son's imaginings is impossible to tell. 15 - Ian Playle, Susan Godfrey was shot and killed in Savernake Forest. He was making his way to a part-time gardening job in the nearby village of Inkpen. His wife and children had been in the car but were unhurt. The teenager was still standing up when Mrs Pascoe arrived to help her. She had been at work in Hungerford when the news about the shootings came on the radio. He cannot even pass the end of the road. 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. But it appears she never contradicted him in public. With Craig Jackson, Donal MacIntyre, Sean Preston, Michael Ryan. Michael used to play at Mrs Jackson's home with one of her sons. Why are you doing this?. Storms survived the shooting. He also knew the day would end in the loss of his own life, so in effect he was choosing when to die.". ', "She told me to get my arse straight down there. Kahn died later of his wounds. Michael Ryan: The Hungerford Massacre: Directed by Adam Luria. This documentary examines Ryan's childhood, his acquisition of guns, and the killings. Now, as his colleague, quantity surveyor George White, drove him home to check on his wife, they came across Ryan. His wife and children were unhurt. "He was trapped and didn't have a viable way out of his situation.". Residents of the area were becoming increasingly worried as they continued to call for emergency help and none arrived. Sent them away.". Then the radio announced the names of some of the people whod been shot, but didn't say if they were dead or alive. Ron Tarry, Hungerfords Mayor, claimed that the locals were in shock and speaking in hushed tones and that it was the press and others who had flocked to the scene who were doing the drinking in pubs. Later, police told her they believed her life had been saved by the fact she'd kept her curtains drawn as she pottered about, doing her housework in her nightgown. The phone lines were inundated with people trying to call police - journalists were taking up many of the lines - and the police radio system, which only had three channels, was similarly overloaded. That was possibly even worse than hearing it the first time.". Eventually, shots were heard coming from John O'Gaunt School. The young policeman wondered whether he should see if he could do anything to help. 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 smiling Ryan shot 11 rounds from his semi-automatic at another car that drove into the street. There was no way he would miss. Mrs Jackson can remember Mrs Ryan telling her about a mysterious "friend" Michael had made. I couldn't walk. Rather than getting away from the carnage in South View, he started to check the houses to find and help the injured. Whether or not these were completely accurate accounts, they certainly encapsulated the emotion of relief foremost in peoples minds immediately after the massacre that the carnage was finally over. He became a skilled shooter and member of two gun clubs. He took the firearms, packed the pockets of his flak jacket with ammunition and marched off down the road. Ryan had holed himself up in a second-floor classroom and was shooting through the window at both police and press helicopters. She was a respected and popular member of the community and used to work as a dinner lady at the Hungerford Primary School before becoming a part-time waitress at the Elcot Park Hotel, where she worked for 12 years, until her death.Ryan grew up in South View, Hungerford and relatives remembered him as a quiet, mostly sullen and quite self-centred boy. "Members of the public were in the station with the police. Getty Images offers exclusive rights-ready and premium royalty-free analog, HD, and 4K video of the highest quality. "If he did have a sexual crime in mind, then that would have been about control too.". He later died of shock and haemorrhage from the bullet wound to his neck. ]]> The beauty spot near Marlborough is a popular place with dog walkers, picnickers and ramblers. Robert, his frightened son, escaped by jumping over a fence into the neighbouring school, whilst the rest of the family literally ran for their lives. After all, he was in the area and knew Mrs Dean. Without replying, Ryan shot his mother twice in the stomach and once in the leg. I probably did three or four of these checks a week. A car drove towards Ryan and he shot both occupants. Their younger son Trevor, who had been 18 in 1987, is being treated for PTSD while his older brother Peter, who was in the same year as Ryan at school, refuses to talk about that day. Prof Jackson says it was at this point Ryan changed his plans. The Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, who was on holiday in Cornwall at the time, was notified of the events and kept informed via a special phone line from Downing Street. The Hungerford Massacre on August 19, 1987, saw 16 people killed in a rampage by gunman Michael Ryan. The investigation into Mrs Godfrey's death found she had not been raped. Michael Ryan : The Hungerford Massacre 152,574 views May 19, 2022 7.5K Dislike Share Save this is MONSTERS 539K subscribers Michael Ryan was a quiet loner when he was a kid, so he began. Your dad's been shot. Two days later, Mr Playle died from his injuries. Slaughter on a warm summer's day: The Hungerford massacre, 47 minutes of horror: The Columbine massacre, Rampage killers : shooters without remorse, America's 8 deadliest mass shootings since Columbine, Crime + Investigation Play - What to watch in March 2023. Having murdered Mrs Godfrey, Ryan headed back to Hungerford in his Vauxhall Astra GTE, stopping at Froxfield filling station. Having chased the spaniel away, Ryan returned. "It was a happy occasion and I think he felt resentful and victimised and wanted to seize control. A right little sod. "I didnt know by doing that, by asking him to come home, I was just leading them both into danger.". He's dead. His real passions were cars and guns. He can barely speak about his friend, George White. Leaving school he embarked on a series of casual labouring jobs and was often unemployed. Lisa Mildenhall, 14, was shot and wounded by Ryan, who had smiled at her whilst she crouched on the ground at her front door, and then shot her four times in the legs and stomach. Prime Minister Mrs Thatcher interrupted her Cornish holiday to visit Hungerford. Jackson played dead and survived the shooting.He heard what happened next, as Dorothy Ryan, returning home from some shopping, arrived at the scene in her car. "He certainly had no 'manifesto' or message to the world.". Ryan then shot at an ambulance, shattering its windscreen, as it was trying to reach some of the victims in a narrow lane. Ryan used a semi-automatic rifle, an M1 Carbine and a Beretta pistol to carry out a string of attacks in the village. Ryan broke into the Gibbs' house on Priory Road. ", Trevor Wainwright still lives in Hungerford. 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. Its occupants, Linda Chapman and her daughter, Alison Chapman, whilst wounded, both survived. Amongst others also later commended for their bravery were ambulance-women Hazel Haslett and Linda Bright, who had been shot at by Ryan but who had continued working selflessly late into the night to help other victims.It was reported in the tabloid newspapers that following the public announcement of Ryans death, the people of Hungerford reacted with relieved delight. I hurried home and got out of the car. Ryan shot at her, making a hole in the side window. They warned ground units to set up a roadblock around South View, to stop any drivers entering the area, although they had no idea what Ryan would do next. His favourite toy was Action Man, the commando-type plastic doll, kitted out with uniforms and weapons. The town had long been a tourist destination. People were sheltering in doorways and I pulled up and asked what was going on. Thomas Hamilton murdered 17 people in Dunblane in 1996. Critics said the . A groundsheet was found nearby, which could have been laid by Ryan in order to contain DNA evidence. The police had already received a report, from George, of an armed robbery in progress at the petrol station and were en route to her. "We cope by taking every day as it comes. Similarly the Whitings, for years, simply drew their curtains and refused to answer the door. "They couldnt cope. "The station was locked, so I let myself in with a key. [CDATA[// >