It was Jane, PC Wainwright's then-wife. [34] A number of factors hampered the police response:[23]. [8] The Norinco was purchased from firearms dealer Mick Ranger. But, although the house was cleaned and modernised and made available for them, they could not bear to return. Prof Jackson says it was at this point Ryan changed his plans. Either way, he turned away. [21][22] Brereton, who was in his patrol car, crashed into a telegraph pole. More information Clip length: 00:00:10:10 Location: United Kingdom Mastered to: QuickTime 8-bit Photo-JPEG SD 720x576 25i Originally shot on: 576 25i Source: He cannot even pass the end of the road. Online Editor Additional Crew See also The other three ducked down on the floor but Ryan fired at Lisa. He used his semi-automatic rifle to strafe the front door and open it. 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. "They couldnt cope. He returned to South View to find bodies on the ground and was asked by police to identify them. He put some petrol in his car and some in a canister. He also had a more sinister motivation for visiting the woodland. Copyright 03/06/2023 Alamy Ltd. All rights reserved. "He certainly had no 'manifesto' or message to the world.". Knowing his way around the streets, he had tried to drive home by another route. 10 - Douglas Wainwright 2023 BBC. 6 were already dead.". She had started the day wearing yellow trousers, borrowed from her sister. "I didnt know by doing that, by asking him to come home, I was just leading them both into danger.". "It was a massacre," she says. Michael Ryan: The Hungerford Massacre: Directed by Adam Luria. Shortly after Ms Haslett escaped South View, her colleague Derek Whiting arrived in a second ambulance, completely unaware that a gunman was at large. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. Ryan fired at helicopters from this window. Ryan was finally cornered and an armed officer trained his sights on him. Specifically, gunman Thomas Hamilton arrived with four handguns and 743 rounds of ammunition and targeted children at a local primary school. He left the job in July, and returned to claiming unemployment benefits. [18] He exited the house with equipment such as ammunition, survival equipment, and a flak jacket. Read about our approach to external linking. At 22:10 GMT, Inspector Joseph Drewitt, the officer-in-charge of Hungerford police station, had set out to meet PC Thomas Shorter, who was the village constable of Great Shefford. After the murders, the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 was passed following a report commissioned by then-Home Secretary Douglas Hurd. The name Hungerford has been marred by the mass shooting ever since. 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. 8 - Francis Butler The decision to take a low-key approach was made in 2007, as the then town mayor Peter Harries decided 20 years was a better time to remember the events. Ryan had holed himself up in a second-floor classroom and was shooting through the window at both police and press helicopters. Four houses, including Ryan's home at the far right, were later demolished. "We got a letter from the Queen," Mr Jackson adds. Mrs Whiting remembers: "He was very upset for weeks afterwards. Although many neighbours described Mr Ryan as a pleasant man, there were rumours he was especially strict with his son. "They were looking for bullet holes and spent shell cases to collect. Her children, who were 85 yards away from where her body was found, were later reunited with their father. Further delays were caused by the firearms squad being in training about 40 miles away. "I got into the house and slammed the door. Driving his Toyota into South View, Ryan shot and killed White instantly and caused severe injuries to Ivor Jackson who feigned death and survived his injuries. It was absolute panic stations. [38]This event was also mentioned in the book "Unnatural Causes". He got me in my lower back. After abducting her at gunpoint, Ryan walked Godfrey 75100 yards (7090m) into the forest. She telephoned her friend George White for help, and asked him to collect her husband Ivor from work in Newbury. "I think he used to do it quite often, but then with him he used to say lots of things. Gunshots were often heard from Hungerford Common, at one end of South View. Another, Eric Vardy, was killed. I could smell cordite in the air. On 19 August 1987, gunman Michael Ryan went on the rampage in the small town of Hungerford. 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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. "Jack and Myrtle were great friends of ours, who were callously murdered inside their home. [30][31] From the house, Ryan shot at neighbouring houses and caused injury to the occupants. RM 2F6M9TA - Hungerford massacre. front and inside pages of the newspapers 20/August/1987 copy pic David Sandison "I effectively put myself on duty and thought because of my local knowledge I could show the armed response team the back routes around the town. Ryan killed himself at 6.52pm in John O'Gaunt Community Technology College. The week before the shootings he had helped Ryan bring a heavy cabinet down the stairs. Michael Ryan, a 27-year-old unemployed labourer who was one of the town's 5,000 residents, went on the rampage through its streets killing 16 people, including his own mother, before shooting himself in . Because the road was blocked by PC Brereton and Mr White's car, he and his partner could not drive their ambulance up, so he went on foot. Trevor Wainwright, Hungerfords usual bobby on the beat, was on a day off. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. Then he and his brother Peter went into their home, released the dogs from the cupboard, and started to clean the blood and glass from their kitchen. 3 - Kenneth Clements One man was injured. The couple and their two grown-up sons now live in a two-bedroom council house a few streets away. 15 - Ian Playle, Susan Godfrey was shot and killed in Savernake Forest. She told him someone was shooting across the back gardens of their road. "At the hospital, where my mum was, everyone who'd been shot had been put into the same ward. Only two phone lines were in operation at the local police station, which was undergoing renovation. The gunman was reloading his weapon and Mrs Wainwright thought he would shoot at her again. Police during the investigation in August 1987, Killer Michael Robert Ryan murdered several people while they were driving, The remains of Michael Ryan's house in South View, after he set fire to it. A right little sod. The Hoddle Street massacre was committed by a former soldier who wore combat fatigues. Then the radio announced the names of some of the people whod been shot, but didn't say if they were dead or alive. "After what happened, lots of people split up," says Ivor Jackson. Someone had shot at the cashier, Kakoub Dean. The investigation into Mrs Godfrey's death found she had not been raped. "She was dead on the ground, on her front just by the drive of our house. His wife and their two children escaped injury; Playle died at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford two days later. [8] He entered the store and attempted to shoot her at point-blank range; this failed when his gun apparently jammed. 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Thirty years later, the events of that day are rarely discussed by those affected. He was making his way to a part-time gardening job in the nearby village of Inkpen. The speed with which he carried out his agenda indicates an element of forethought. "It hasn't got any easier. When PC Wainwright heard it was Michael Ryan from South View, he couldn't put a face to the name. "I think she either refused to [have sex] or resisted," he said. "I always encouraged him to talk about what happened, and one day he whispered to me and asked if he could use a rude word. Stars Craig Jackson Christopher Slade See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist 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. The Hungerford Massacre: Directed by Ruki Sidhwa. At 12:58, Ryan shot and killed him while he was using his radio to report an active shooter. She thinks he saw Mrs Godfrey and her children having a picnic and enjoying themselves. 1000s of new photos added daily. Wouldn't hurt a fly.". [30][31], At 13:45 the police helicopter arrived and broadcast warnings to the public. He is still haunted, he says, by the photograph of his father dead in his car. He's dead. The police helicopter was in for repair, though it was eventually deployed. . Before Ryan turned the gun on himself, he killed his own dog and set fire to his home. He said: "People from both towns would call me and say 'how did you deal with it all?'. The letter, complete with golden tassel, is still in its recorded delivery envelope and is kept in a basket in the Jacksons' kitchen. Shotguns had to be registered and were required to be kept in secure storage. Browse 98 HUNGERFORD MASSACRE stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. "There was a picture of my dad, dead in a car with a blanket over him. Having chased the spaniel away, Ryan returned. He legally owned several semi-automatic weapons and told people he had been in the SAS - just one strand of a fantasy life woven by him and apparently perpetuated by his mother. "It's understandable when people don't want to talk about it. Sixteen people were killed and 15. We know about The Queen's royal residence at Windsor but what about the royal at Winkfield? This great offer will bring down the cost of your weekly food shop. The boy enjoyed pointing his weapon at cows, birds and even other children, says Dr Yardley. 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He can barely speak about his friend, George White. [8], Ryan left the forest and drove east on the A4, stopping to fill both his car and a petrol can at the Golden Arrow petrol station in Froxfield at approximately 12:35. "As soon as there's been a shooting, some journalist will call. Others who tragically lost their lives included Susan Godfrey, of Reading, who was enjoying a picnic with her children; Roland and Sheila Mason were killed in their garden, and Kenneth Clemments, who was walking to Hungerford Common. "I told her he had tattoos, was about 6ft 1in and had grey hair. The dust was flying up from the ground around my feet as the bullets hit. They'll do what we did. She seemed more concerned about her trousers than her wounds. 1 - Roland Mason The John O'Gaunt School where shooter Michael Robert Ryan killed himself. PA NEWS PHOTO 29/9/87 WEAPONS USED BY HUNGERFORD KILLER MICHAEL RYAN ON DISPLAY AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE BERKSHIRE MARKET TOWN PB. "I just started to run. This great offer will bring down the cost of your weekly food shop. If it comes up, he leaves the room or goes to sit in the greenhouse. He became a skilled shooter and member of two gun clubs. "I rushed back to check on Jane and on the way I saw smoke coming up from South View [a nearby street]. Mrs Jackson noticed he was holding a gun in each hand. Jack was killed instantly, and Myrtle died two days later at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon. "Then he shot her again, twice, in the back, from about four inches away.". His face, she says, was expressionless. A report on the massacre was commissioned by Home Secretary Douglas Hurd. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. On 14 July, he applied for another variation, to cover two semi-automatic rifles, which was approved on 30 July. Local people described him as a "loner" and a "gun fanatic". I killed all those people, but I haven't the guts to blow my own brains out." But Ryan had moved. The town had long been a tourist destination. [2] On reaching Bulpit Lane, Ryan killed taxi driver Marcus Barnard who was en route home to see family between fares. "It's difficult to ascertain exactly how much he planned it, but I think it was well in advance and right down to minor details," says Dr Yardley. [21] After this, two of Brereton's colleagues securing the east end of South View came upon Robert, Kenneth Clements's son, who informed them that the shooter had continued west on South View. In a grove of trees headed by an ancient standing stone, near the cricket pitch used by the school in Hungerford where gunman Michael Ryan holed up, a body last night lay covered by a blanket and. "If it had happened today, there would probably be some sort of trail on a computer as perpetrators tend to do a lot of research.". Prof Craig Jackson, a psychologist who specialises in spree killers, thinks there was also a sexual motive. [29] Using the Beretta, he shot at a passing car and fatally injured the driver, 22-year-old Sandra Hill. "I knew Id been hit. "'Some blokes gone mad with a gun', they said. "Ivor has very limited mobility, and his lungs are damaged from the bullet. In his car he carried his Beretta pistol, M1 carbine rifle, and Type 56 semi-automatic rifle. Then he tore his heartfelt letter up. Ambulance driver Hazel Haslett arrived minutes later. I saw Robert Clements hed been walking the dog with his dad, Ken, and just witnessed him shot dead in South View. He said: "To see that house opposite come down was a God-send. With her window open and radio on in her Renault 5, she became Ryans 13th murder victim, dying from a single shot. Police in action during a Gun siege in Hungerford, Berkshire, the event became known as the Hungerford massacre, 19th August 1987. Rather than getting away from the carnage in South View, he started to check the houses to find and help the injured. Mrs Godfrey was killed at about 12:30 BST and Mrs Dean was shot at just five minutes later at the petrol station. On the evening of 11 December 1876, brothers Henry (born 1851) and Francis Tidbury (born 1858) had been game poaching near Eddington, Berkshire, and were on their way home to Hungerford. It was one of the worst mass shootings in British history. It banned the ownership of semi-automatic firearms and pump-action weapons and made registration mandatory for shotgun owners. He looked at her. Read about our approach to external linking. Nothing has ever happened like Hungerford. Then the nurse came back. His wife, who had a bullet in her spine, was not expected to walk again. "He was a good man. Alamy and its logo are trademarks of Alamy Ltd. and are registered in certain countries. The final shooting took place at about 13:45. At this point, he discarded the carbine, it having been useless since jamming in Froxfield. This was approved on 30 April 1987. Ryans school friend remembers his mother would buy the boy whatever he wanted, but his father "couldnt be played" and "wore the trousers" in the house. Dr Yardley thinks he planned them well in advance. I was due to go and visit her, but I thought I couldn't. Arriving there shortly after 12:45, he was seen by neighbours who described him as looking upset. Mr Whiting did not understand. "She tried to tell Michael to stop and he shot her at close range," Mr Jackson adds. One of the boys she was with went to fetch his mother, Sylvia Pascoe, a qualified first-aider who lived at No 14. She remembers Michael as quiet and polite. Then he shot at Mrs Dean and sped back to South View where he set fire to his home and shot dead his dog, Blackie. [2] Fourteen-year-old Lisa Mildenhall, who also lived nearby, heard the noise and went to see what it was; Ryan shot her four times in the legs. The elder Mr and Mrs Wainwright had been about 300 yards from their son's house when Douglas Wainwright was shot in the head and Kathleen Wainwright in the chest and the hand. "I said I needed a bit of help at home but I didn't say what had happened. Ryan had been targeting people he happened across in streets and gardens. I should have said but I didnt want to worry anyone. With Tom Roberts, Sarah Britton, Alison Chapman, Liz Chapman. En route he shot and killed two of his neighbours, Roland and Sheila Mason. George White was driving Ivor Jackson back from work. CHIEF CONSTABLE THAMES VALLEY POLICE TO THE RT HON DOUGLAS HURD CBE, MP. Hungerford massacre: 35 years on since the horrific killings that shook the nation Three decades ago a gunman killed more than a dozen people in his own town in Berkshire News By Lily Morl. "[Mr Ryan] was quite the bully. [21][23], Still on South View, Ryan next shot at Linda Chapman and her daughter Alison, who had just turned onto the lane in their Volvo. VideoDo Russians really hate the West? He died instantly from chest wounds. He would insist on lying down on the back seat of the car if we ever went out, so he couldn't be seen. Their friend George White, who worked with Ivor, said he'd drive him home. 47 minutes of horror: The Columbine massacre In less than an hour, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had killed 12 of their classmates and 1 teacher, injuring 24. Julian Knight killed seven people in Melbourne. "I just thought: 'They dont want outsiders. From his porch bench across the road, Mr Geater looks forlornly at the new builds as he ponders the question of what the massacre means a quarter of a century later. As he approached a playground near Bulpit Lane he shot and killed dog walker Francis Butler. It was his gun cupboard. The Jacksons had loved their home on South View, with its large garden, and were in the process of buying it. At 18:52, after a few minutes of silence, a muffled shot was heard from the school building; Ryan was subsequently unresponsive to police. I mean, there's no legitimate reason anyone would need to have a Kalashnikov - but it was legal. And strictly speaking, it was not his responsibility; Froxfield, though just outside Hungerford, was in Wiltshire rather than Berkshire and beyond the jurisdiction of Thames Valley Police. Linda Chapman and her teenage daughter Alison - Mr Whiting's sister and niece - were hit. When, in March 1996 Thomas Hamilton shot dead 16 schoolchildren and their teacher in the Stirling town of Dunblane, Trevor Wainwright decided to write to the Scottish police. The beauty spot near Marlborough is a popular place with dog walkers, picnickers and ramblers. Shortly after 20:00, armed police entered a barricaded school room to find Ryan below the window having shot himself in the right temple. That was possibly even worse than hearing it the first time.". [25], Near the War Memorial Recreation Grounds, Ryan shot 26-year-old Francis Butler as he walked his dog. It's difficult. "My daughter arranged it. [8][33], Ryan became engaged in conversation with a sergeant within the TFU and informed them of his arsenal and ammunition, claiming that he had a grenade as well as the Beretta. She was hit in the legs and the hips. 2023 Getty Images. Browse 61 hungerford massacre photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Jeremy Josephs. Even now Mr Jackson has not been back to South View. On 19 August 1987, the 27-year-old loner was in licensed possession of two shotguns, three pistols and two semi-automatic rifles. We know about The Queen's royal residence at Windsor but what about the royal at Winkfield? 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