'It's a show that I'm passionate about': Will Mellor on 'Cops Who Kill'. At about 02:00 she looked out of the window and saw the bodies from South View being collected and driven away. The other three ducked down on the floor but Ryan fired at Lisa. Then Ryan had shot and killed Abdul Khan, a hard-of-hearing 84-year-old who was gardening. "I said I needed a bit of help at home but I didn't say what had happened. He continually asked about his mother and how she was. John O'Gaunt School in Hungerford, Berkshire, where Michael Robert Ryan committed suicide following the Hungerford Massacre, 8th September 1987. Ryan shot Lepetit twice in the arm and once in the back as he fled. "She tried to tell Michael to stop and he shot her at close range," Mr Jackson adds. Later that day, his parents were driving up from their home in Kent to visit him. "I got into the house and slammed the door. "I didnt know the Masons at No. Just after midday, on 19 August 1987, the 27-year-old unemployed Ryan entered a secluded area of Savernake Forest. Find Hungerford Michael Ryan stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Fifteen vehicles were taken away for forensic examination. It was his gun cupboard. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visited the village on Thursday, August 20, 1987, the day after the shooting, to pay her condolences. "He was as good as gold. Mrs Jackson noticed he was holding a gun in each hand. A car drove towards Ryan and he shot both occupants. Classmates remember he was quiet, seemed shy, "kept himself to himself" and was keen on the military. "As soon as there's been a shooting, some journalist will call. A Thames Valley Police report to the Home Office found that - given the limitations imposed by the remote location and the difficulties in radio and telephone communication - the force's response "went well". A former school friend remembers a teenage Ryan boasting of spying on and stalking people there. No-one blamed me. Ryan had holed himself up in a second-floor classroom and was shooting through the window at both police and press helicopters. I happened to mention that a chap that worked with my wife was injured during the shootings, to which he suggested that it was a good job that the SAS finished him off when they did. The couple have been married for 60 years and celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary in January. Terrified, crying and huddled against the wall, she begged him not to kill her. 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. Dorothy Ryan, Michaels mother, was a lunchtime supervisor at the primary school where Mrs Jackson worked. 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. They were unable to refuse him as he had no record of mental instability and no criminal record. He saw Mr White and Mr Jackson in the car and Mr Clements - who had been walking his dog with his family - lying dead on the footpath. It is known that he made her put her son and daughter, aged two and four, in her car. As Mr Playle rounded a bend in Priory Street, Ryan fired a single shot. After all, he was in the area and knew Mrs Dean. "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. Meanwhile, a police officer had noticed Godfreys empty car with open doors and had gone to investigate. It was market day in Hungerford, a balmy Wednesday, 19 August 1987. The Hungerford massacre occurred in Hungerford, Berkshire, England, on August 19, 1987. Sandra Hill, was shot while driving; Jack and Myrtle Gibbs, were shot in their home in Priory Road; and Ian Playle was shot while driving into Hungerford on a shopping trip with his wife and two children. He arrived back in South View in time to set fire to his home, shoot his dog, chase another dog, and take three guns from his car before killing Mr and Mrs Mason at 12:47. They had heard the sounds of the shots being fired and were terrified. His victims included his own mother and police officer Roger Brereton - who was later posthumously awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct. The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 was passed in the wake of the massacre. The police officers at the scene did not apprehend him at this point, as they were unarmed. Mrs Wainwright had the presence of mind to get out of the car and cower behind it. The names of the 16 people who were killed are listed on a stone set into the wall of the town's war memorial garden, with no mention of how they died. Prof Jackson says it was at this point Ryan changed his plans. The birds didn't sing again for five days.". 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. He told his wife to stay indoors with the little girl she was babysitting and headed off to Hungerford town centre, first to a newsagent to buy some maps and then to the police station. 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. 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. The beauty spot near Marlborough is a popular place with dog walkers, picnickers and ramblers. But, he reasoned, it was his day off. Hungerford is a big shooting area, farmers and gun clubs and that sort of thing. Mr Lepetit said: "I gave him a hand one week, and the next he shot me and set fire to my house.". 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. They were armed with .38 Smith and Wessons, which were no match for Ryans arsenal.Four and three quarter hours after the police had first been informed of Ryan, he was finally spotted at one of the schools third floor classroom windows at 5.26 pm. His wife and children had been in the car but were unhurt. Close to tears, she toured the streets, met with the relatives and visited victims in hospital. The smiling Ryan shot 11 rounds from his semi-automatic at another car that drove into the street. He had what appeared to be a normal upbringing, although he was perhaps overindulged by his mother. That's not him. It was confirmed that Michael Robert Ryan had fatally shot himself at 6.52 pm on Wednesday, 19 August 1987, with a single gunshot to the head. Godfreys children watched as he climbed into his car, which was parked next to theirs, and drive away without a word to them. I've never run so fast. After the murders, the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 was passed following a report commissioned by then-Home Secretary Douglas Hurd. When Ryan was old enough, he purchased a shotgun and began to collect other weapons, which he proudly displayed in a glass cabinet in his bedroom. Ian Playle, the last victim to be fatally shot, had in fact been warned of the danger in South View by police. Later that night, the clear-up began. It's testament to her own strength of mind that she did. "He was trapped and didn't have a viable way out of his situation.". He died instantly from chest wounds. "It was just routine. The Round Table helped by providing funds for taxis, rents, television rentals and other services. Another, Eric Vardy, was killed. "Ivor has very limited mobility, and his lungs are damaged from the bullet. "I just started to run. Ryan was well-known for driving "like a bat out of hell" - the only time he had been in trouble with the police was for breaking the speed limit. An elderly neighbour, Dorothy Smith, 77 years old and deaf in one ear, had come out into the street to see what all the noise was about. Continuing to live with his parents, his doting and indulgent mother would pay for anything he could not afford, including cars, petrol, insurance, and even his first gun, an air rifle. Seeing two of his neighbours, Roland and Sheila Mason, in their back garden, he shot Roland six times and Sheila once, in the head. 2 - Sheila Mason "There was a picture of my dad, dead in a car with a blanket over him. At 1.30 pm specially trained officers from the Tactical Firearms Unit were brought in and local police officers assembled closer to town. Peter Sutcliffe was convicted of murdering thirteen women and attacking seven other women. People were said to have run into the streets chanting, The bastards dead, the bastards dead, whilst children cycled around on their bikes, yelling Good riddance, and people in pubs toasted his death. Ms Haslett reversed rapidly and she and her partner escaped with only minor injuries. "I think he used to do it quite often, but then with him he used to say lots of things. "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.". Whilst people did recognise that she was a victim, Canon John Reynolds, who conducted the service, selected not to mention her son and only made a brief reference to the Hungerford massacre. He uses it against the people he has grown up with and against the unarmed police that are called. Marjorie Jackson recuperating in hospital in 1987, "I just thought to myself, I'm a mother. Getty Images offers exclusive rights-ready and premium royalty-free analog, HD, and 4K video of the highest quality. It was a police vehicle which had its blue lights flashing. The dog and its pursuer rounded a bend before disappearing from view. It was absolute panic stations. Gunshots were often heard from Hungerford Common, at one end of South View. As they drove down Priory Road, Ryan shot at their car and Playle died from a single bullet wound to the neck from the Beretta. Wouldn't hurt a fly.". "What he did was the ultimate taking back of control. He says he was helped by a discovery made at the post-mortem examination - that his father had developed lung cancer. Say the name Hungerford and most people will associate the town with the events of Wednesday, 19 August, 1987. Ryan headed across the playing fields, still shooting. "He was going to set fire to his mother's house and drive away, leaving the police to believe he'd died in the fire.". [CDATA[// >