An Oklahoma Man Who Suddenly Beheaded A Coworker - August 16 2024

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🗓️ 16 August 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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0:00.0	There were two more murders, 15 miles away.
0:02.6	When police arrives, I found the telephones and electricity lines.
0:06.0	We have a weird homicide.
0:08.8	A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...
0:13.0	A cup of murder.
0:14.8	Revenge is an emotion that can change the lives of many.
0:19.0	On August 16, 1984, a young man was born who would enact his
0:23.7	revenge on the company who suspended him, altering the lives of those involved and taking the
0:30.7	life of another human being. So if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.
0:41.7	On September 25th, 2014, employees at the Vaughn Food Processing Plant in Moore, Oklahoma, watched in horror as a man named Alton Nolan, walked in armed with a knife.
0:55.6	Alton, born August 16, 1984, had on that very same day been suspended from his job due to, quote,
1:04.4	personnel issues. And, following his meeting with the higher-ups, he went home, grabbed a knife, placed it in his shoe, and drove to the plant's main distribution center.
1:17.5	Crashing into a parked car, Alton walked to the front administration building, where, according to officials, he attacked Colleen Hufford from behind, slashing her throat, and then beheading the 54-year-old woman that everyone referred to as the office mom.
1:35.9	While he sliced away at that kind and caring woman's neck, other employees tried to stop Alton by kicking him and throwing chairs.
1:45.3	He then slashed the throw and face of another female employee, Tracy Johnson,
1:50.5	and though he intended on beheading her as well,
1:53.7	the harrowing ordeal came to a sudden end when Alton was shot and wounded
1:58.1	by the Vaughn Foods chief operating officer Mark Vaughn,
2:02.7	a man who happened to be a reserve deputy and was armed.
2:06.6	He was quickly arrested by responding police and taken into custody,
2:10.6	while those present that horrific day stood in shock trying to wrap their heads around
2:15.4	what just happened.
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