Man demolished 13 buildings and caused $7 million in damage driving 'Killdozer' after losing dispute

Have you ever heard of the man who attempted to destroy an entire town over a small civil dispute?

You probably haven't, but if you have, you'll know him as 'Killdozer'.

Marvin Heemeyer was just your average guy, he lived a modest life in the small town of Granby, Colorado, working as a welder specialising in repairing car mufflers at his shop that he built himself.

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But something drove him to the edge.

For this we'll have to hark back 23 years to 2001 - the same year the original iPod was created, and six years before the iPhone.

Right next door to his small welding shop, on land he owned himself, the city had zoned the area to install a large concrete plant.

Heemeyer was upset to say the least, as he had been using the land to access his business.

The decision to do so angered him, but I don't think people understood just how much it did.

He lodged a petition to prevent this eyesore from being erected but it was dismissed by town hall officials.

So what is his next move?

Build a machine of destruction.

But in fairness this was a little further down the line - in 2003.

After stewing on it for two years he was ready to blow - he made alterations to a bulldozer that he owned, having previously bought it a few years prior with the intent of creating an alternative route between his home and his shop.

Before taking his anger out on the town, he covered his bulldozer in armoured plates that were seemingly impenetrable, installed two monitors in his makeshift cockpit - as to allow him to see out of the unstoppable machine.

According to All That's Interesting, he added three guns to the bulldozer before sealing himself in the driver's seat, making it impossible for him to get out.

This was on June 4, 2004, the date his rampage began.

It started by Heemeyer dramatically coming out of his shop through a wall and ramming straight into the concrete plant.

Once that was destroyed, he then cast his eyes on the town hall and began to plough into that, before crashing into a newspaper office, a DIY shop and various other homes.

In total he destroyed 13 buildings and created almost $7 million in damage during his two hours and seven minutes rampage.

It later became apparent that the buildings he took aim at weren't damaged in a fit of blind rage, but they were targeted and all related to the zoning committee.

He caused so much chaos that the National Guard were preparing to visit the town when Heemeyer accidentally got the bulldozer wedged in the basement of a hardware store.

At which point he took his own life.

Remarkably no one else was killed as the event unfolded.

Authorities searching his home later found multiple notes and tapes outlining his motivations, and the bulldozer was eventually taken apart and sold for scrap.