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Housewives of True Crime

Rampage in Granby: The Destructive Path of Marvin Heemeyer's Bulldozer

Housewives of True Crime

Tabitha Kane

True Crime, Comedy, History

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In 2004, Marvin Heemeyer, an automobile muffler shop owner, went on a destructive rampage in Granby, Colorado, using a modified bulldozer armed with makeshift armor. He targeted town officials, neighbors, and businesses due to grievances over zoning, gambling legalization, and other conflicts. 

After fortifying the bulldozer, he demolished buildings including the town hall, newspaper office, and more. Despite firing rounds and explosions, the machine remained impervious. 

The rampage ended when he took his own life inside a hardware store. No one else was harmed, thanks to timely evacuations. Heemeyer's motives were linked to his opposition to a concrete plant's construction and other disputes.


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0:00.0

Hi and welcome to Housewives of Drewcrime.

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Welcome.

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Welcome.

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I am Tabitha.

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Give me date line, white wine, and I'll pick up your kids in the carpal line the next

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day, right?

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Yeah, the next day.

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Okay.

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And I am Cratchin'.

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I like white wine, true crime, and in bed by nine because I have a lot of stuff to do

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in the morning.

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We are Housewives of Drewcrime.

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Welcome.

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Welcome.

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Housewives of Drewcrime.

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How's it going?

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Oh, it's going.

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It is one of those days where it's hot is balls in Texas, everybody's tired of hearing

0:58.6

about it, but it is.

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But you know, all the kids are in school now as of this week, so that's great.

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And there's one new thing that the kids over here in the Texas are doing, which I'm

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