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Morning Cup of Murder

The Hungerford Massacre - May 18 2024

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

May 18th: Michael Robert Ryan Born (1960) Sudden mass shootings rarely make sense. On May 18th 1960 a young man was born who would commit a truly devastating massacre for motives that, to this day, remain a mystery.  *Suggested by Martin Cleaver on Facebook Messenger* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungerford_massacre, https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/ryan-michael-robert.htm, https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/michael-ryan-and-the-hungerford-massacre, https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/berkshire-history/gallery/hungerford-massacre-35-years-horrific-24808652, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/inside-indulgent-lonely-childhood-hungerford-11162474 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

0:02.6

When police arrives, they 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.

0:14.9

Sudden mass shootings rarely make sense.

0:17.9

On May 18, 1960, a young man was born who would commit a truly devastating

0:23.4

massacre for motives that to this day remain a mystery. So if you like your coffee hot,

0:29.9

but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder. On August 19,

0:36.4

1987, a young man, 27-year-old Michael Ryan,

0:41.4

grabbed a handgun and two semi-automatic rifles and made his way to the Savernake

0:46.6

Forest in Wiltshire, England. At 12.30 p.m., he walked straight up to 35-year-old Susan Godfrey

0:53.8

and her two preschool-age children,

0:56.3

as she loaded them back into her car after enjoying an afternoon family.

1:00.5

With absolutely no hesitation, he abducted the mother at gunpoint, walked her about 75 to 100 yards

1:07.1

away into the forest, where he had previously placed some ground sheet. And though police

1:12.9

would later say that his intention was to rape the woman, Michael took one of those weapons,

1:18.8

leveled it at Susan Godfrey, and pulled the trigger 13 times 10 yards away from where he set up.

1:26.2

There was no evidence of sexual assault, and her abandoned children were later found by a woman walking in the woods.

1:33.7

Driving east on the A4, Michael stopped at the Golden Arrow petrol station to fill both his car and a can.

1:40.6

When another customer left, and he, seizing the opportunity, walked into the store and shot the cashier

1:46.8

behind the counter. His gun apparently jammed and as he left to make his escape, the cashier called

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