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Marvin John Heemeyer (October 28, 1951 – June 4, 2004) was an American automobile muffler repair shop owner who demolished numerous buildings with a modified bulldozer in Granby, Colorado, in 2004. Heemeyer's machine was postumously nicknamed the Killdozer .
American welder Marvin Heemeyer goes on a violent rampage with a secretly fortified bulldozer made up of steel, concrete, and guns after feuding with members of the small town of Granby, Colorado. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
Killdozer! is a 1974 made for TV science-fiction horror movie, adapted from a 1944 novella of the same name by Theodore Sturgeon. [1] A comic book adaptation appeared the same year, in Marvel Comics' Worlds Unknown #6 (April 1974). The film has since gained a cult following.
Marvin Heemeyer was a local auto muffler shop owner who had multiple disputes with the town over zoning, sewage, and other issues. [8] As a result, on June 4, 2004, Heemeyer went on a rampage through town, driving a modified bulldozer. [9]
Killdozer, a portmanteau of kill and bulldozer, is the nickname given to a modified armored bulldozer used in a 2004 rampage by Marvin Heemeyer. Killdozer may also refer to: "Killdozer!" (short story), a 1944 short story by Theodore Sturgeon; Killdozer!, a 1974 ABC cult classic sci-fi film based on the story
"Killdozer!" first appeared in the Astounding Science Fiction issue of November 1944. Cover art by William Timmins. "Killdozer!" is a science fiction/horror novella by American writer Theodore Sturgeon, originally published in the magazine Astounding (November 1944) and revised for the 1959 collection Aliens 4.
The "Timely evacuation" implies that Marvin didn't kill anyone because of the evacuation. Given the timeline of events, you cannot say Marvin wanted to; although he had plenty of chances to do so from video footage. He never actively went after personnel. Instead, enacting his catharsis on the buildings of his rage.
Smart Studios was a recording studio located in Madison, Wisconsin.It was set up in 1983 by Butch Vig and Steve Marker to produce local bands. The studio produced bands such as Killdozer, The Smashing Pumpkins, L7, Tad, and Nirvana.