One of the statements Ryan made towards the end was widely reported: "I wish I had stayed in bed". Approximately 100 yards (100m) from their destination, Ryan shot Douglas dead and injured Kathleen before non-fatally shooting at two other drivers. 10-9" - the code for "urgent assitance required, I have been shot". "[2] Jim Higgins, a consultant forensic psychiatrist, suspected that Ryan was psychotic, describing how "matricide is the schizophrenic crime. There are 100+ professionals named "Susan Godfrey", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. "He told me that he went shooting rabbits one night and he came across a fellow much bigger than himself and he got a little bit stroppy with him so Michael took a gun out of his pocket and held it at him. I thought it was happening again. Susan Godfrey. Susie was born to Francis and Loretta Nimmerrichter on January 19, 1956 in Washington, Tarry knew him by sight. The Association For Women's Health Care, Ltd. 1535 Lake Cook Rd, Suite 502. America did": Rambo and post-Hungerford rhetoric', Cultural Studies, 3:2, pp. Tony Hill remembers only too well visiting his local paper shop in Silverstone, Northants, the following morning, when every national newspaper carried the picture of a woman in her twenties lying dead in the road. Dr. Sue A. Hungerford is a Obstetrician-Gynecologist in Chicago, IL. Should you hope to find a large memorial on the high street to those who lost their lives, you would not be in luck. Webster, D. (1989) '"Whodunnit? After hearing gun shots, she had run outside and saw Ryan. Ryan sauntered south down Fairview Road, shooting indiscriminately. I just prayed. En route he shot and killed two of his neighbours, Roland and Sheila Mason. [1] Mrs Susan J Hungerford, Ms Susan J Hungerford, Ms Susan Hungerford, Susan Hungerford. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The rampage, in which 16 persons also were wounded, was one of the largest mass murders in modern British history. It is the 30th anniversary of a killing spree which saw 16 lives lost and 15 people injured, Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking news delivered direct to your inbox. Local people still talk about criticism of the police just like in Cumbria. "My son Robert burst through the back door saying our neighbour Lisa had been hurt," she recalls. Linda Lepetit was 21 that summer, a young wife with three small children who lived in the terrace house next door to Michael Ryan. He died instantly. when he went Michael seemed to go. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Buck "was a bit of a tyrant [at home], so I'm told," says Williams, who knew Ryan's father through Buck's work as a building inspector. Mr Chris Bowsher, who lives in South View Road, says: "I knew that it wasn't somebody pigeon shooting or a car backfiring. Now 41, Carl is serving as an Army captain in Basra. Includes Address (10) Phone (6) Email (3) See Results. Then another neighbour, Mr Douglas Wainwright, aged 84, was shot dead and his wife, Kathleen, aged 63, was wounded. A victims' fund, set up with help from those who had created a similar fund after the 1985 Bradford City stadium fire, raised 1.25m. I picked myself up as best I could and I was back at work within a few weeks.". Members of the public with no connection to Hungerford would call the mayor with their own tales of misery. Shortly after 20:00, armed police entered a barricaded school room to find Ryan below the window having shot himself in the right temple. says Beryl. Buckingham, D. (2001) "Electronic Child Abuse" In: M. Barker and J. Petley (eds) Ill effects: the media/violence debate. For that reason, they did feel responsible. Betsy. Did residents feel, oddly, responsible? "Dad, I was later told, died instantly. MADHATTERDESIGN@GMAIL.COM, FORBIDDEN PHOTOS OF A LADY ABOVE SUSPICION, MIKADROID: ROBOKILL BENEATH DISCO CLUB LAYLA, MOH - INCIDENT ON AND OFF A MOUNTAIN ROAD, ARTICLE "THE ICEMAN" RICHARD LEONARD KUKLINSKI, Like old school VHS Covers? Join Facebook to connect with Susan Hungerford and others you may know. His father and one of his colleagues were killed by Ryan: his mother was shot but survived. He might have had a reason for doing what he did, but it was likely to be bizarre and peculiar to him. And he finds that people and animals will do what you want them to do because you have a gun.". Among others, he killed his neighbour Ken Clements, PC Brereton, his mother Dorothy when she pleaded with him to stop shooting, Francis Butler, shot while walking his dog, and Douglas Wainwright, George White and Eric Vardy, all shot while driving past. Susan Godfrey, 35, had come to the area with her two children; Hannah (aged four years) and James (aged two years) from Reading, Berkshire for a family picnic. And there it was being bandied about in the Press. Events frequently recall 19 August 1987 for the people of Hungerford. "A police constable there said, 'Don't visit the families leave that to the professionals.' Ryan bought two new guns - a Kalashnikov and a beretta handgun. He shot and killed 51-year-old Kenneth Clements who had been walking his dog with his family; the family escaped without injury. 5 ft 4 in or 162.5 cm. Ryan then drove home stopping to fill up his car with petrol, and shooting at the petrol station attendant, Kakoub Dean, and missing. "Which is just as well, because it can be a raw wound. These officers were unarmed, and when Ryan saw the police response he shot one of the officers, PC Roger Brereton, in the chest. ". Stone Church Cemetery. It was Ryan's ammunition and weapons case. Gun laws were changed after the mass shooting, banning semi-automatic and pump-action rifles. "I often passed him walking his dog on Hungerford Common," he recalls. Chicago, IL 60602. [32] At 16:40 they heard a gunshot within a school building and more officers went to the scene; the police first saw Ryan at the school at 17:26, shortly after he had thrown his Norinco out of a third-floor window. After abducting her at gunpoint, Ryan walked Godfrey 75100 yards (7090m) into the forest. Michael Ryan was the only child of Dorothy and Alfred "Buck" Ryan. "The story was in reference to the fact that a few months before the massacre I'd dealt with a variation to Michael Ryan's firearms certificate. Susan was born in Flint, the daughter of the late Donald and Louise (Stewart) Reish. The police will also fly the Union Jack at half-mast at Newbury Police station from Friday, August 18 to Monday, August 21. He was still sitting dead in his car, which had now become a crime scene. Thames Valley Police is marking the anniversary by paying its respects at a remembrance service at 2.30pm in Newbury station, led by force chaplain The Reverend Dr Anthony Peabody. That sounds like a joke but it was reality on that day in Hungerford. He was 71. He also developed a strange fantastical world, telling members of extended family that he had served in the parachute regiment. The Hungerford massacre remains, along with the 1996 Dunblane school massacre and the 2010 Cumbria shootings, one of the deadliest mass shootings in the UK. They have also lived in Leesburg, VA and Ashburn, VA. Susan is related to Jesse Godfrey and Jackie Ann Graves as well as 3 additional people. That film is scattered with the identical phrase, "I feel guilty because", as the families of the Hungerford dead recall the events of 10 years ago. Photograph: Sam Frost for the Guardian, he relative of a woman who was injured in what was then the worst shooting spree in British history opens the door, steps out into the drizzle, and closes it quietly behind him. This is a savings of over $100! Susan Godfrey is 60 years old and was born on 03/06/1962.Susan Godfrey lives in Ashburn, VA; previous cities include Charlotte NC, Centreville VA and Bowie MD.Sometimes Susan goes by various nicknames including Susan E Frank, Susan F Godfrey and Susan Frank Godfrey. ", But no incident has brought the pain of Hungerford back as pointedly as Dunblane. Mrs Dean placed an emergency call to the police. Susman Godfrey is America's premier litigation boutique. Susan Godfrey was the first person to be killed ( Image: Collect) George White was killed ( . Andy Richens, who knew Ryan at school, said: "He was a very quiet person and seemed to do his own sort of thing. Mentioned as "niece Raynall" in the Will of her half uncle, Sir Edward Hungerford, in 1607. It is also true that a great many young men possess violent films but do not go on to act violently. Before her were morning papers with the headlines "Boy of five shot dead saving dad"and "Gunman executes boy of five in the street". [20] Ryan returned to South View from the common, and the first police officers to arrive aimed to close both ends of the road to contain a possible gunman. Several shots rang out as a van passed the Norland nursing home and the driver slumped dead at the wheel. ", The current mayor of Hungerford has been in touch with counterparts in Cumbria, offering help. "For many years, images of Dad slumped dead at the wheel of his car continued to pop up unexpectedly on television. The CZ pistol was being repaired by a dealer at the time, and he had sold the Bernardelli shortly before the shootings. Trevor Wainwright, 53, was the local policeman at the time of the massacre and continued to serve in Hungerford Police until six years ago. [23][25] After firing at and injuring a pedestrian on Fairview Road, Ryan headed back towards the common. [35] In the days following the massacre, the British tabloid press was filled with stories about Ryan's life; biographies stated that he had a near-obsessive fascination with firearms, watched violent videos,[36] and possessed magazines about survival skills and firearms, including Soldier of Fortune.[37]. Unsigned. Mr Lepetit recovered from the two bullet wounds, but has never spoken of that day. Another of Ryan's victims was an elderly Asian, Mr Khan, who lived in one of the bungalows where South View becomes Fairview Road. Ballard has professed an interest in the Hungerford massacre and other "pointless crimes" such as that in Dunblane and the murder of Jill Dando. The neat terraced cottages of South View, where Michael Ryan lived, look like ideal family homes. shungerford@verizon.net. "There was this great spontaneous reaction. "That's akin to the battle of Hastings now it's part of our history, and now Michael Ryan is part of our history. get yours now before they are gone forever. "The following week he shot Alan," says Mrs Lepetit, and she almost laughs with disbelief. The Thames Valley firearms squad were training 40 miles away. After a couple of days, it soon became obvious that wasn't good advice at all," Tarry says. "He was just strolling along the road, shooting at anything that moved," said Barbara Morley. Bay was a Purple Heart recipient and proud of his three bronze stars and one . [8] He entered the store and attempted to shoot her at point-blank range; this failed when his gun apparently jammed. During his life Ryan had retreated into a fantasy world he created of the military. "Although essentially the children and I were fine, what happened really affected my husband. At one point Jack Williams, another former mayor of the town, pauses. Both were killed. A minute later Ryan's body was found sitting in a corner near a cupboard holding a gun. The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988,[34] which was passed in the wake of the massacre, bans the ownership of semi-automatic centre-fire rifles and restricts the use of shotguns with a capacity of more than three cartridges (in magazine plus the breech). Only gradually, after a day spent in the town, do I realise how unreasonable this judgment is. Yesterday's rampage was the worst mass murder in modern British history. 173-93. Michael Ryan / The Hungerford Massacre . Father: xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx (1876-xxxx) "Around 4pm, a police marksman called out to us from a field opposite, telling us to run from the house," recalls Sylvia. . Arriving there shortly after 12:45, he was seen by neighbours who described him as looking upset. target consistently at 100 meters." On market day, the high street is bustling and residents are sitting outside cafes in the enjoying the sunshine. He then removed the three shotguns from his car, possibly because it would not start. Shortly after midday on 19 August, Ryan approached Susan Godfrey, who was picnicking in nearby Savernake Forest. "I was there. The tabloid press can be an unreliable source and in English law you cannot libel the dead. St. Mary's Churchyard. After random shootings, assailant takes his own life. He spent most of his time with his mother and was jealously guarded by his father. His sentiments are shared by housewife Sylvia Pascoe, 52. He had worked for a local government agency as a building inspector,[3] and died from cancer in 1985 at the age of 80. This page was last edited on 19 January 2023, at 20:53. 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