Wakefield massacre
Encyclopedia
The Wakefield massacre occurred on Tuesday, December 26, 2000, at Edgewater Technology
in Wakefield, Massachusetts
, United States
, during which the gunman, Michael "Mucko" McDermott, an application support employee, shot and killed seven co-workers.
He was found by police sitting calmly and stated that he didn't speak German
. At trial, he stated that he was born without a soul and that God had allowed him to earn a soul by traveling back in time to kill Nazis. However, the prosecution asserted that the killings were motivated by his employer's garnishing of his wages to the IRS, to pay back taxes that he owed.
The weapons he used were an AK-47 variant, a 12-gauge shotgun
, and a .32 caliber pistol
. He fired off a total of 37 rounds, shooting his victims in the back of the head repeatedly.
He was found guilty of seven counts of first degree murder and sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole
.
In the court session following the crimes, McDermott claimed he had "Travelled back in time and killed Hitler and the last 6 Nazis."
In 2008 this case was studied on the psychology programme Most Evil
.
McDermott is also cited in the 2003 Psychology book "Why We Hate" By Rush W. Dozier - McGraw-Hill pub.
Edgewater Technology
Edgewater Technology is a technology management consulting firm headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States. Edgewater, recognized by CNN/Money as the 28th fastest growing small business in 2008...
in Wakefield, Massachusetts
Wakefield, Massachusetts
-History:-Geography:The diagram above shows what is to the east, west, north, south, and other directions of the center of Wakefield. Towns with population above 25,000 are in bold italics.-Demographics:-Notable residents:...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, during which the gunman, Michael "Mucko" McDermott, an application support employee, shot and killed seven co-workers.
He was found by police sitting calmly and stated that he didn't speak German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
. At trial, he stated that he was born without a soul and that God had allowed him to earn a soul by traveling back in time to kill Nazis. However, the prosecution asserted that the killings were motivated by his employer's garnishing of his wages to the IRS, to pay back taxes that he owed.
The weapons he used were an AK-47 variant, a 12-gauge shotgun
Shotgun
A shotgun is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called shot, or a solid projectile called a slug...
, and a .32 caliber pistol
Pistol
When distinguished as a subset of handguns, a pistol is a handgun with a chamber that is integral with the barrel, as opposed to a revolver, wherein the chamber is separate from the barrel as a revolving cylinder. Typically, pistols have an effective range of about 100 feet.-History:The pistol...
. He fired off a total of 37 rounds, shooting his victims in the back of the head repeatedly.
He was found guilty of seven counts of first degree murder and sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole
Parole
Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system. All of the meanings originated from the French parole . Following its use in late-resurrected Anglo-French chivalric practice, the term became associated with the release of prisoners based on prisoners giving their...
.
In the court session following the crimes, McDermott claimed he had "Travelled back in time and killed Hitler and the last 6 Nazis."
In 2008 this case was studied on the psychology programme Most Evil
Most Evil
Most Evil is an American forensics television program on Investigation Discovery presented by forensic psychiatrist Michael Stone of Columbia University. On the show, Stone rates murderers on a scale of evil that he has developed...
.
McDermott is also cited in the 2003 Psychology book "Why We Hate" By Rush W. Dozier - McGraw-Hill pub.
Fatalities
- Janice Haggerty, 46, office manager
- Jennifer Bragg Capobianco, 29, marketing
- Cheryl Troy, 50, vice president of human resources
- Rose Manfredi, 48, accountant in payroll department
- Louis Javelle, 58, director of consulting
- Paul Marceau, 36, development technician
- Craig Wood, 29, human resources
External links
- Court TV's complete coverage of Michael McDermott murder case
- http://www.courttv.com/trials/mcdermott/041102_ctv.html IQ reference
- 7 Die in Rampage at Company; Co-Worker of Victims Arrested, The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
(December 27, 2000) - A Deadly Turn to a Normal Work Day, The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
(December 28, 2000) - In Wake of Killings, Strands of Suspect's Life, The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
(December 28, 2000) - Gunman kills 7 at net firm, The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
(December 27, 2000) - Portrait Of A KillerTimeTime (magazine)Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
(December 31, 2000) - Wants New Trial In Wakefield Massacre WBZ BostonWBZ-TVWBZ-TV, virtual channel 4, is a CBS owned-and-operated television station, located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. WBZ-TV's studios and office facilities, shared with sister station WSBK-TV , are located in the Allston-Brighton section of Boston, and its transmitter is located in Needham,...
(Dec 6, 2006) - Suspect was taking drugs for depressionBostonHerald.com BostonBoston HeraldThe Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...
(December 29, 2000) - This was no bullet-spraying massacre. He knew his victims and they died one by one The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
(December 28, 2000) - McDermott found guilty of Edgewater murders: Judge sentences him to seven consecutive life sentencesThe Daily News TranscriptThe Daily News TranscriptThe Daily News Transcript is a five-day afternoon daily newspaper in Norwood, Massachusetts, U.S., covering the Neponset Valley of Norfolk County, Massachusetts...
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